The Municipality
Newly Enlightened
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2014
- Messages
- 47
I've been using CFL's for the past 10 or so years but I decided it's time to go LED. At first I was going to get some Ebay bulbs and even though I've never had a problem with any of my many other Ebay no-name purchases over the years I decided - NO, do it right this time, I want these bulbs to last. So I bought a 4-pack of nice CREE 2700k warm whites, put one in my dining room, and left the other 3 in the box, waiting for the next CFL in the house to fail.
This light stays on 24hrs a day, it's basically the night light for the house, but I was very confident that it would outlast any CFL I've used here that lasts maybe 2-3 years and not once did I second-guess my purchase nor the huge price differential. I was so happy, even excited a little bit - until now, 6-1/2 months later.
Never again. Name-brand doesn't mean anything in this day and age. Everything is engineered to fail and these are no exception. What a waste of money. I'm so angry with myself right now. These things were not cheap by any stretch of the word. I could have had nearly 20 Ebay bulbs for the cost of these 4. I'm furious with myself. I didn't even want to put another one in but I don't have anything else to put in there. Oh my god I'm so angry.
This light stays on 24hrs a day, it's basically the night light for the house, but I was very confident that it would outlast any CFL I've used here that lasts maybe 2-3 years and not once did I second-guess my purchase nor the huge price differential. I was so happy, even excited a little bit - until now, 6-1/2 months later.
Never again. Name-brand doesn't mean anything in this day and age. Everything is engineered to fail and these are no exception. What a waste of money. I'm so angry with myself right now. These things were not cheap by any stretch of the word. I could have had nearly 20 Ebay bulbs for the cost of these 4. I'm furious with myself. I didn't even want to put another one in but I don't have anything else to put in there. Oh my god I'm so angry.