BigLan said:We switched all our lights over earlier in the year and I've noticed they have a yellow tinge to them and don't seem as bright when you turn them on. After a couple of minutes I don't notice it though.

That's normal. CFLs take a short period to warm up and reach full brightness, which I why I remarked that I dislike using them in areas where you just need to flip the light on, complete a short task, then turn them off and go elsewhere. Better quality units reach full brightness more quickly, but whether their higher cost is worth it is up to you.

I picked up a pack of the 13/60W today. In the process of checking for DOAs with a four-bulb fixture, I discovered that the consistency of quality could also be much improved. Of the ten in the pack, four of them reached full brightness almost instantly, with a bright, white light. One lagged a little behind those four. Another four lagged behind that, with unevenness among each spiral of the tube. The final one almost seemed defective, and was noticeably dimmer than the others when first turned on. It took a long time to warm up, and even after it warmed up wasn't as bright as the others.

CFLs and LEDs (which are ranked/sold by quality) may be the future, but they still need work.

Hindustani said:Just came back from local Costco (Bay Area, CA) and they have the 10-pack 60W fluorescent bulbs for $1.50 after instant discount of $12.50. Original price is $13.99. They also had 6-pack 100W fluorescent bulbs (uses 23 watts) for $5.50 after instant discount.

Go green and give me some green

Hi, I went to Costco in City of industry, CA. on Sat. the price is $13.99 on price tag. Is that just certain store has this on sale for $1.50???

same here, they harldy lasted few months (2-3). I had paid full price for them.
Get them from home dp or lowes but not from costco.
arct said:I just want to give my 2 cents on these bulbs. I had thought I got a great deal because they were so cheap. Turns out, you get what you pay for. Most of the bulbs burned out within one month. When I went to change some of them out, the entire screw assembly twisted off leaving me having to cut off power to my house in order to get pliers to turn it out manually and remove it. This happened quite a few times. I'm never going back to these bulbs again. I still got some leftover ones which I'll never be using again. But YMMV...

rcrooks said:Shaithan said:Is this "soft white", "natural white" , "white" or with "Day Light" lighting?

OP its a great deal if it has "Day Light" as it costs around $6 elsewhere


If it doesn't make it obvious, assume they are 2500-3000k color temp, which is yellowish dirty light, like incandescents.

Daylight is somewhere between 5000k and 6000k, which is pure white.

I get mine from 1000bulbs.com for around 6 bucks a piece. The difference in light quality is worth it to me. I bought about twenty 30w 5000k bulbs.

I think that there's an urban myth out there that more color temp = better quality. I just tried a 100w-equiv 6500K daylight bulb from Lowes and thought the light was pretty much light blue and only good for a greenhouse or something. The cheaper lower-temp bulbs are "better" to me even if only because I'm used to the "warm" yellow light of incandescents. I was surprised because I thought the higher-temp would be handsdown better.

arct said:I just want to give my 2 cents on these bulbs. I had thought I got a great deal because they were so cheap. Turns out, you get what you pay for. Most of the bulbs burned out within one month. When I went to change some of them out, the entire screw assembly twisted off leaving me having to cut off power to my house in order to get pliers to turn it out manually and remove it. This happened quite a few times. I'm never going back to these bulbs again. I still got some leftover ones which I'll never be using again. But YMMV...
next time you screw your bulbs in, don't use pliers!

i have NEVER had a bulb (including regular incandescent) that separated from the base while unscrewing unless i had overtightened it while installing it.

i replaced all but 10 bulbs in my house with CFL bulbs in the last couple weeks - i had a bad bulb, took it back to costco and they refunded me a prorated amount based on the 6 pack flood price. if your bulbs lasted 1 month and you didn't take them back, i say shame on you - costco would have taken them back with a smile!

as of last week, this deal is a no go in AZ - i'd have to look again to see if APS is offering a similar discount - they did this about 4 months ago, with a huge discount, but the discount as of last week was much smaller - i paid almost $13 for a 6 pack of CFL floods!

For those in the more southern areas of California, Henry's Market has a box of four 23-Watt fluorescent bulbs (100 Watt incandescent bulb replacements) on for $1.99 in SDG&E packaging.

BigLan said:oxnardprof said:
You can also take ccfl's to you nearest ikea, which should have drop-boxes to collect and recycle.


Of course not everyone has an ikea nearby. ...

The instant rebate on these is in also effect in New York. I got three packs each (the limit) of the 100W (23W actual) @5.99 per/pack, and 60W (13W actual) @1.79 per pack, indoor floodlight for use with high hat lights.

Not a bad deal.

wendyt said:Hindustani said:Just came back from local Costco (Bay Area, CA) and they have the 10-pack 60W fluorescent bulbs for $1.50 after instant discount of $12.50. Original price is $13.99. They also had 6-pack 100W fluorescent bulbs (uses 23 watts) for $5.50 after instant discount.

Go green and give me some green

Hi, I went to Costco in City of industry, CA. on Sat. the price is $13.99 on price tag. Is that just certain store has this on sale for $1.50???

Yes, it's only a North Cal deal, no go for SoCal at all I think, I'm in West LA which also has the pack for 13.99. OP, please update the title to only in NorCal.

Are these still available? I looked in the light bulb section of the store and couldn't find these.