Fortunately for you, I also have a cure. Send me the Arc LS, and I will, in turn, send you a broken, yet still usable, rubber flashlight, 2 AA batteries, PR base bulb, and a wonderfully horrid and sickly dim yellow beam. You may wonder where it is you're actually stepping, when you take it walking some night, but your long road of expense and upset significant other will be a mute point and my flashlight will well be worth it.
Listen to my story. I was once like you. Totally FINE with what the local Wal-Mart store had to offer. I had a nice Maglite 2D flashlight, a Dorcy lantern light, and a few others. I wanted a light to carry in my pocket, and one day I saw, while at Wal-Mart, some 2AAA UK pocket lights. It was a super little light. Then I ended up finding this place online. Now my 2AAA UK light has been replaced with an Arc AAA and an Arc LS. And my Maglight has been modified with an LED. It hasn't been cheap. Sure, it now puts out a white and much brighter beam, but at what cost? It Didn't stop there. A Blaster III here, a Madmax drop in there, countless number of Luxeon LEDs purchased, . . . . . . . . . . I can't go on. . . . .
Look, just send me your Arc LS, . . QUICKLY , . . while you still can! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jpshakehead.gif