“Maybe they’ve gotten better in the last year or two, or maybe I shouldn’t have skimped on the cheap store brand “
A few years ago there was a lot of cheap junk out there to suck peopLe in with low prices. Prices are now much lower.
The bulbs I buy are from Costco/Lowes/HD. Selection is also much better. Make sure you get the ‘color’ you want. Look for displays of different lights. Don’t go strictly by the words. Look at the ‘k’ values.
Thanks for the info. I’m more interested in lumens and longevity than color, but I get your point.
I’ve toyed with checking out Costco, but there’s just me here and I’m not sure I can justify the annual fee. I already have everything I need and almost every material thing I want.