First post, so go easy...

Seems that PG&E is subsidizing Feit Electric 4 packs of 100W replacement CFL's. I just bought 5 packs at the Walgreens on Telegraph in North Oakland, but you can find participating stores in your area here: http://www.pge-cfl.com/

Since this is a PG&E thing, it'll obviously only work in places serviced by PG&E so if you live in Ohio, call your cousin who lives in the bay area.

I bought some last year in a state where the power companies do not pay part of the cost of CFL. I bought some FEIT CFL for 1/2 price. At 1/2 price I still feel like I wasted money because several died after little use. The last one died within 1/2 a second of turning it on the first time. I have some other brands that have lasted for years inside and outside of my house.

At the posted price, they may be worth the gamble but I paid about that much for a single 23W FEIT CFL and will never do so again.

How about putting location in title?

I found this deal at Menards around 2 years ago when they were running deals on Feit CFL bulbs (decorative & traditional). One (1) of the decorative bulbs was DOA, I called Feit and they shipped a new one that arrived in about week.

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The decorative bulbs are in our kitchen (ceiling fan) and dinning room and used on a daily basis. The bulbs have performed flawlessly. The traditional bulbs are used in our living room table lamps on a nightly basis, no failure issues. The heat output is significantly less with these bulbs...

I understand that 2 years ago and current day examples are completely different, one could only hope that quality will continue to improve with time!

Good on your fatwallet pocket, but bad for the environment.

my 2 cents

IStillPickUpPennies said:Stay away, stay VERY far away from anything labeled "Feit Electric" or "Lights of America". Both of these suffer extremely high failure rates compared to other brands. You would be lucky if they last even 12 months. I know because I bought a dozen of them during sales, and 8 of the 12 burned out in the first year. Never again.

Agreed the "infant mortality" of Feit Electric blubs are very high in my experience.