[Unrepentant VN Vet]

..the quality of bulbs has declined a lot.

Grandma and I really, really like the GE "Reveal" bulbs (nice sunlight color to the light), so I've been squirreling the things away out in the shed for the last two years.

Their quality is just plain crap. Not only are they out-of-your-mind fragile and short-lived, but the screw bases on 'em are ALL so poorly made, it's a half-hour job getting a dead bulb out of the socket and a new one to replace it.

I've wound up with a handful of busted glass and another pretty job getting the base out of the socket a few times as well.

Well, I'll just use up the rest of the mess and make them the very last item with "GE" upon it to ever again come into my possession.

GE's pooped in their messkit, as far as I'm concerned.

BTW, if you're trying to get in contact with Newcandescant, wait until Monday....and probably late in the day. I sent 'em an email, and it came back stamped REJECTED - MAIL BOX FULL.

LOL. It would appear that there is a rather warm reception to this outfit going on......

[TigersEye]

I'm done with GE too. It really chapped me that they continued to do business with Iran then come to find they back the Progressive Movement to the hilt. They can burn!

Here's a tip a friend gave me for removing a broken light bulb base. Cut a potato in half, jamb it on the broken base and screw it out. Unplug or otherwise cut the juice first of course. =8-O

I like the product and prices of the company Jack Hydrazine linked to in post #14.

[Bobalu]

I've wound up with a handful of busted glass and another pretty job getting the base out of the socket a few times as well.

To get the base of a broken bulb out of a socket, turn power off to the bulb then peel a small potato and smash it up into the base, you can then easily turn the potato and unscrew the base from the socket.