My local Lowes, Flowood, MS, had 3 pack 23Watt equivalent 100 on clearance from $12.98 to $1.98 this weekend.

markj11 said:My local Lowes, Flowood, MS, had 3 pack 23Watt equivalent 100 on clearance from $12.98 to $1.98 this weekend.

Can you please tell which brand was it ?

markj11 said:k000 said:markj11 said:My local Lowes, Flowood, MS, had 3 pack 23Watt equivalent 100 on clearance from $12.98 to $1.98 this weekend.

Can you please tell which brand was it ?

Sylvania, it's in the title. Also, they were on the end caps towards the registers with other bulbs that were marked down. The other bulbs were only marked down a couple of dollars.

Thanks.... my bad.

Are these soft white or day light type bulbs ? In other words are they bluish tinge or yellow ?

FWIW, I have noticed the daylight CFL's are simply pure/bright white, and don't resemble the bluish tint or bluish hues that the daylight incandescent bulbs had. I've got GE Daylight CFL's all over the house and the color they give off is amazing, blends in perfectly with real daylight.

Do they even make dimmable CFL? That's the only thing keeping me from swapping out all the bulbs in my house.

EDIT: OK I fully admit I should have googled it first but it was just a gutshot, "damnn they have that!" reaction.

http://www.thegreenguide.com/blog/freshfinds/340

Can anyone recommend a brand of CFL's that come on full force as soon as you turn the switch on? So far ones I have found have a delay time before full brightness comes on.

markj11 said:My local Lowes, Flowood, MS, had 3 pack 23Watt equivalent 100 on clearance from $12.98 to $1.98 this weekend.

Same deal different place.

They had the 3 pack 23watt at Walgreens (Feit Electric brand) for $1.98 as well.

I saw this in Lincoln, CA (on Sunset blvd), but it should be the same throughout

spain1110 said:Can anyone recommend a brand of CFL's that come on full force as soon as you turn the switch on? So far ones I have found have a delay time before full brightness comes on.

DON'T BUY GE Brand CFL's. They take forever and a day to reach full brightness. The Home Depot house brand "n:vision" or something similar is quite fast at reaching full luminance.

Does the packaging say "mini-spiral"? And do you have the lowes SKU for them?

Thanks!

markj11 said:My local Lowes, Flowood, MS, had 3 pack 23Watt equivalent 100 on clearance from $12.98 to $1.98 this weekend.

I saw on several of the news channels recently report health problems such as migraine headaches. lupus and depression being tied to these bulbs. Dr. Gupta on CNN is one I remember specifically. You might want to look it up. After I switched to the CFB in my kitchen the frequency and intensity of my migraine headaches increased. I just swapped out the bulbs and it's too early to tell if it has made an improvement. Just an FYI..