Off Topic: LED Light Bulbs

[Paul Beaudet]

Sounds like a great deal.

Recently at the RI home show, I picked up 4 bulbs subsidized by National
Grid, $10 plus RI tax. Coming to less than 2.50 a bulb once you factor in
that a LED task lamp was included.

Things are starting to look bright for LEDs regardless of subsidies. Like
mentioned savings justify some extra upfront cost. Plus the reprieve from
those annoying off colored low frequency blinking CFLs.

Now, if we could only justify the security expense of "smart" LEDs. Because
the energy of flicking a switch may offset the expense of connecting an LED
to wifi. <sarcasm>

On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 6:22 PM, maddog at li.org <jonhall80 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> A couple of months ago I mentioned a special that Phillips was doing with
> Home Depot,
> having some LED light bulbs that were the equivalent of 60W (800 Lumens)
> for a price of $5 for two.
>
> I was in Home Depot down by Pheasant Lane Mall and there was a display of
> these bulbs.  They are $5.97 each, but with
> a "rebate" of $3 per bulb (up to three at a time), they come down to
> $2.97, which was close enough to the $2.50 each for me.
>
> The bulbs are in the shape of a large bulb, but flattened, and they give
> light in a "360 degree" arc, not just a "floodling" pattern like some LED
> bulbs.  While these bulbs are able to be used with a dimmer, they are not
> recommended for a fully enclosed fixture.  There are other Phillips LED
> bulbs for that purpose, but they were not part of this promotion.
>
> They use 10.5W of electricity, and if you use them for three hours a day
> at 11 cents per kilowatt hour they use $1.26 of electricity a year.  A 60W
> incandescent bulb will cost you about six times that, or about six dollars
> a year, so you pay for the bulb in much less than a year, particularly if
> you have little kids who tend to leave lights on.  I know none of you have
> that happen....
>
> With the coupon I saved nine dollars on the bulbs.  I went back into the
> store for something else and got another three bulbs (with a second coupon)
> and so I saved 18 dollars, plus I am going to replace a couple of other
> bulbs that are low power, but just do not put out the lumens that these
> bulbs do.
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> md
>
>
>
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