Good old 100W bulbs dirt cheap!

That's cheaper than the Dollar Tree I saw yesterday, four fer a buck.

Maybe they are unloading stock before the law takes effect?

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16 for $3!

That's right, Sixteen for $3. I couldn't believe it and loaded up. They had 60 Watt ones too.

the shelves are still full at walmart also. Just the American made ones have gone away. All chink or taco made now.

On 1/20/2012 9:21 AM, Steve Barker wrote: ...

I think they were gone a long time ago... GE shutdown the last US production not long after the ban legislation passed didn't they?

I know they toyed w/ trying to meet the new efficiency reqm'ts for a while but gave it up as impractical after a while and quite an investment.

_That's_ how to create US manufacturing jobs in DC, exemplified. :(

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yeah, i was buying the USA ones at walmart as recently as 2 weeks ago, but they were interspersed with the furrin' ones. i suspect they were just warehouse leftovers. I've got over 400 of them now. I probably have enough anyway.

Just curious, why would you possibly want 400 of them? Heck, we found four in a drawer about a month ago and couldn't give them away so we tossed them.

Don

Multiple choice: A. Bulb-boy's not very 'bright'. B. Bulb-boy's a troll C. Bulb-boy's waiting for them to become scarce and plans on selling them to some dumbass on fleabay.

They think they are going to get rich selling them on eBay. Yup, that's right. P.T. Barnum had a phrase for these guys.

how is it that others will meet the efficiency requirements and GE couldn't? Could it be lack of investment in research?

On 1/20/2012 2:19 PM, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote: ...

a) I'm unaware of anybody who has done same w/ an incandescent or is even attempting to, and

b) Look up the amounts published(+) they did spend on the project before finally pulling the plug

(+) I'd also expect that those numbers are only a fraction of the actual investment made.

Thanks for calling me names.

C. is the correct answer.

so phillips and satco can make the cut, but GE can't?

I couldn't find the amount spent on research. can you provide a link?

Right now, today, Ebay has GE 100-watt bulbs for $40 and $75.

'Course these prices are for multi-packs.

On 1/20/2012 6:26 PM, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote: ...

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I've not seen it.

Oh, the news article says the EcoAdvantage bulb is exclusively available at HD. That explains not having seen one (and never will in all likelihood as the closest BORG is 200 mi).

I see from the Philips page they're a halogen element and in looking at the specs, they cut 25% of output to gain 28% in energy compared to a standard incandescent. I guess it's just enough to slink in under the specific way the regulations are written that marketing them as replacements even when are close to the next lower standard rating is good enough to get by.

GE apparently was really after a bulb w/ equivalent lumens but inside the energy mandate and that, at least so far, seems unachievable.

The GE $$ invested in the program was in several news stories at the time they announced they were dropping the effort--your google surely must work as well as mine.

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Makes you feel pretty good when BW calls you dumb, eh? ;-)

Hey! He's got more than 10. Hurry! Buy them!

They also have them for less than 52 cents a piece.

Serious question. What use is there for 100w incandescent bulbs? We had a couple in places like the basement but they were replaced some years ago with CFLs that work fine.

Reminds me a lot of people I have seen stock up on commodity stuff thinking it will be worth something. Problem is there are the other thousands of people why did the same thing.

There is also a similar thing with Lionel trains. Old trains can be worth a lot because they are rare. So thousands of folks pay lots of money for new trains that must be kept in the original packaging. Only problem is there are 100,000 people doing the same thing so the trains will never appreciate.

How about outside my front door, where I don't want to wait 5 mins for it to put out light when it's cold? Or how about a closet where I only use it for 2 mins once a week and want light instantly and a 20 cent bulb is more cost effective than a $3 one? Or for a decorative fixture where I think it looks better with the light from an incandescent? Or for other applications where I'm tired of the crap shoot in buying CFLs, not knowing how fast they will come up to brightness, how long they will last before they crap out, which in my experience for many is nowhere near the number of years claimed. Or maybe I'm just an environmental extremist and believe the mercury in them will ruin the planet. Any of them good enough?