I hate them also.. and they are suppose to last quite awhile.. we put some in two months ago and three have already blown.. you cant see shit for awhile and I hate em..

Yep, they were installed in my old office & I had the janitor put the old ones back in the middle of the night :)

I'm all for saving the environment but I have to agree that I hate how dim they are when you first turn them on and then they get really bright. We put some in our living room ceiling fan fixture - can't use the dimmer with it now because it makes an awful hum if we don't turn them all the way up.

okay, b/c i'm thinking of going to the dumpster and getting the old ones out :P

I was also on e-bay and trying to take pictures in that light is def. a no no.. horrible pics

oh lovely... :( i take lots of pics

light bulbs werent made to be wasteful. they dont use extra watts... its wires and a bulb, that electricity travels through... i dont see how a company could cut back on that... it uses what it needs to use to work. any less and it doesnt work.

im with beast, theyre not bright enough.

the apt bldg installed them saying it'll save money on electricity...well, geesh, i guess so, i can't see a damn thing, and what i do see gives me a headache :/

There are a variety of those things, some mimic "sun light" better than others. For me they work, but I often end up with a mix of bulbs because I don't want to throw one away just because there is something better. So I wait for them to burn out before replacing them.

Hmmm, I wonder. The people who make these decisions (to switch to new bulbs), do they use them in THEIR offices?

they are garbage! hate 'em. they don't last like they say they do. It's part of the Green Movement. (I know I'm asking for a fight here, but I have to say this). It's nothing more than shifting the wealth from the oil giants to the carbon credit giants. Just my opinion ........

Eco friendly lights can be good but you need to get the right one's.

I am using those that simulate natural daylight. They cost a little more to buy but the light from them is great. I love them.

I have used normal eco lights and was not fond of them. I had to switch up to those I am using now.

Can't use them with dimmers, very dangerous(expolsion)...please change those back to regular old-fashioneds, hon....

They don't trigger migraines in me, but I'm not wild about them. I don't like the quality of the light, so I've gone to lower-wattage types, more ambient-light feeling in the room.

Still use regular old-fashioneds for reading, less flicker.

I hate the bloody things - the light takes ages to come on and is then horribly dim. Hadn't thought these could be triggering my migraines - my husband has becomome obsessed with them lately. I want to save the planet but I also want to be able to SEE!!

i went to the dumpster and changed back most of them... now i'm in a fucking fight with youknow who about it.

don't think this is what you guys are talking about but I got 1 of the 7 yr light bulbs in my hall way....def not bright enough...


i apologize if ti's not what you guys are talking about, but then again, i dont keep up on the eco friendly stuff. (too expensive for me.)