Agreed. Every time I see the 6,000,000 candela flashlight at Meijer (the one with an apeture the width of a dinner plate), it requires a supreme act of will for me to not buy it. I have literally no need for such a thing, but every fiber of my being calls out for a great big flashlight. I have no idea why.
They make'em 10 million candle power and cordless to boot!!
You sound like my hubby. He has flashlights so bright, a surgeon could use them for operating on patients. Gotta be a guy thing. Just give me a little pen-light and I'm happy.
I've found that I'm always happy getting something else that emits light... I was amazed when I found out about those little Tikka 3 LED head lamps that spelunkers use. As soon as I saw one of those, I needed to run right out to the local Cabellas (a relative term, as it's about 50 miles away) and buy one for my took kit (I work on computers, and have spent years with a mini-maglite clenched between my teeth) and a larger Ray-O-Vac headlamp that I keep in my car. As well as the full size Maglite that I keep in my car... I think that I've got a total of about 14 different flashlights around here, as well as both AC and DC powered quartz halogen work lights...
I love putting on my headlamp. As an added bonus, those bluish-white LEDs will blind someone when you're talking to them!
Mark