Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Earlier this year in an effort to reduce our carbon footprint we changed all the light bulbs in the house over to compact fluorescent bulbs. Since this change involved a substantial outlay of money, we decided we would take full advantage of the 9-year warranty if any of the light bulbs failed to last for the advertised lifespan, meaning we were careful to save all the packaging material, which we stored in a box in the attic along with the sales slips for the purchase of the bulbs. This really paid off a couple of days ago when one of the bulbs blew and all we had to do was take the bulb, its box, and the sales receipt back to the store for a quick and hassle-free replacement. There was one small glitch… the customer service person at the store did not want to return the sales slip, but since it represented possible replacement value for the rest of the bulbs we had purchased, my husband insisted and eventually the store manager decided that he could mark on the sales slip that we had returned one bulb and give the receipt back. Compact fluorescent bulbs are a great idea, but they are expensive, so don’t forget to save the packaging and receipt in a convenient, easily-accessible place… just in case!
Update: Why We Got Rid of Our Compact Fluorescent Bulbs.
Written by Shirley | Filed Under Frugality, Green Living, Simple Living, Voluntary Simplicity
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Comment by Louise:
I had one of my compact florescent bulbs go out after 2 years it didn’t break it just stopped working, but there was an odor, what was that, was it the mercury or why would it smell. I have all my bulbs changed to these as Walgreens had 6 for $1.00. we bought enough to change all the bulbs but now after reading all the down side of using them I think I may switch back I still have my incandecent bulbs.
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