I bought a 9 watt, 800 Lumen, 5000K 2 pack of LED bulbs for $20 from Menards. They were no name brands, but I've had good luck with low cost LEDs, so I figured I'd try them out. My first LED bulb disappointment. First these are no brighter than the 450-500 lumen 6 - 7 watt LED bulbs I've tried. My "room bounce" test confirmed it. Secondly, the light quality was poor. The other 5000K bulbs show the redness in my skin where these lacked the color rendering even though the color temp was the same. I returned them. Junk
Second is a Utilitech branded bulb from Lowes. This is a 3000K, 800 Lumen bulb rated 9.99 watts (yes that is how it is shown on the box!). My Kill-A-Watt meter shows it at 12.5 watts which is way out of spec. I'm keeping this one because it is still 64 lumens per watt (My baseline is that LED bulbs must be better than 60 l/w before I consider them). It also seems properly bright and has a high power factor.
Second is a Utilitech branded bulb from Lowes. This is a 3000K, 800 Lumen bulb rated 9.99 watts (yes that is how it is shown on the box!). My Kill-A-Watt meter shows it at 12.5 watts which is way out of spec. I'm keeping this one because it is still 64 lumens per watt (My baseline is that LED bulbs must be better than 60 l/w before I consider them). It also seems properly bright and has a high power factor.