CFL Bulbs 4-Pack 40w & 60w Equivalent $1.45 - Home Depot B&M

Found at Home Depot in PA:

762148098409 9W 4-pk = 40 Watt output

762148098584 14w Mini 4PK = 60w Equivalent output

Both $1.45 per pack. Works out to $.36 each

Other bulbs on sale for about $3.50 per pack

I assume these are the soft white equivalent ones... Any pricing on the bright white and daylight ones?

FYI, based on experience with these, the 9w will give output similar to the 14w. I had 60watt standard bulbs first. I put in the 14w and where way too bright, so I put in 9w ones...

My .02...

local lowes in jacksonville, fl has 23w(100 watt equivalent) daylight ones
on clearance for 48 cents each.

for the most part these prices are reflective of state rebates and hence prices vary by state and municipality
NJ 60W soft-white is around $2.65 for 4 pack

itsme13 said: This is lowes clearance. They had 200-300 of them.
They are stacked away from there regular bulbs.

Obama4Prez said: itsme13 said: local lowes in jacksonville, fl has 23w(100 watt equivalent) daylight ones
on clearance for 48 cents each.

Do you know if this is a Lowes clearance or if there is some local utility instant rebate involved?

Thanks.

Thanks - hopefully there will be some left at my local Lowes after work.

OLED FTW!
Hopefully the OLED technology will drop in price like these CFLs have.

What brand is this?

= ( not in Houston,TX....i still paid full price since i drove out there haha

dawpa2000 said: What brand is this?

TCP (Technical Consumer Products)

For those that have had bad luck with either n:vision or Commercial Electric bulbs, beware that EcoSmart bulbs are also made by the same company.

Source: http://www.nvisioncfl.com/warranty-request.aspx

a lot of these cheap bulbs burn out quick.

how long do these last?

anyone find bulb deals in SoCal?

madmaxmedia said: I bought a bunch at a Costco in Thousand Oaks, CA (Southern California Edison) at similar prices with instant rebates from SCE. I replaced every single bulb in my house for maybe $10 or so, and now my lighting takes up a quarter of the power it used to. Wonderful deal, the light quality is good as well.

At the Costco closest to my home (LA DWP) there is no such deals- just depends on your local utility.

I know you did not mention money saved on your electric bill, but it is statements like these that might make people think they are saving tons of money.

Please post real numbers. If you are like most, and closely monitor your electric bill each month, you would notice little to no difference in your electric cost by switching the CFL.

Typical lighting for the entire house only accounts for about $4 to $6 a month of your electric bill.
Changing to these CFL bulbs in every light might drop the total electric bill $3 a month.

Preventative waste.

That's why I have a sophisticated 24 hours monitoring system, powered by my dual quad-cores with dual gpus and 20 sensors ranging from thermal to microwaves, used to detect the correct amount of mass and energy to determine if there is a person in the room or an insect. If connected it to these 14 watts CFLs, I think every household can prevent waste.

RobsTV said: madmaxmedia said: I bought a bunch at a Costco in Thousand Oaks, CA (Southern California Edison) at similar prices with instant rebates from SCE. I replaced every single bulb in my house for maybe $10 or so, and now my lighting takes up a quarter of the power it used to. Wonderful deal, the light quality is good as well.

At the Costco closest to my home (LA DWP) there is no such deals- just depends on your local utility.

I know you did not mention money saved on your electric bill, but it is statements like these that might make people think they are saving tons of money.

Please post real numbers. If you are like most, and closely monitor your electric bill each month, you would notice little to no difference in your electric cost by switching the CFL.

Typical lighting for the entire house only accounts for about $4 to $6 a month of your electric bill.
Changing to these CFL bulbs in every light might drop the total electric bill $3 a month.

I switched almost entirely to CFLs and i definitely saved more than $3 a month. In fact i kept track of my electricity bills, and i saved a little over $200 for the year, which comes out to $16 a month. This savings were after the power company raised rates. I also cut my electricity usage by 4000 kWhrs or about 20%. Now I can't prove that all of that savings was from switching to CFLs but I'm sure a large percentage was. Cost of switching to all CFLs? about $250 including a few of the more expensive recessed CFLs.

Even if you take a conservative example you save more than $3 a month. Assume you replace 15 60-watt bulbs you use the most and replace them by 13-watt CFLs. Thats 47 watts x 15 bulbs x 4 hrs/day average x 365 days = 1029kWHr. At $0.10 per kWHr (the national average) that's $103 per year or $8.60 a month. You can get those 15 CFLs for $25 or less at regular price. But i would guess my assumptions are extremely conservative for most households with 3 or more people, so the potential savings is probably a lot more.

Finally, switching to CFLs and saving energy is just the right thing to do to decrease your impact on the Planet. That's the main reason I've been switching to CFLs, but the money saving was tangible.