Feit ECObulb price rollback $.96 @ Wally-world

[addikt1337]

Went to pick up some stuff for oil changes today, and there was an end cap next to the light bulb section with the Feit ECObulb 60W/100W compact fluorescent bulbs for $.96/each. Regular price: $7.58/each

I outfitted my entire house for $31.68 (no sales tax for the win!), when it would have cost me $250.14.

No idea if this exists at others, so YMMV.

 

[0roo0roo]

atleast in california i've seen plenty of subsidized bulbs. they have them in center isle bins with a buncha pg&e stickers on them, generally GE bulbs for 89cents or so.

 

[ElFenix]

$7.58 per bulb cannot be a regular price unless i'm missing something. home depot will sell you 6 '60' watt CFL bulbs in a pack for that. and the HD bulbs were nicer than the feit bulbs i got from costco.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea, thats no regular price, thats pretty extreme exageration to make a sale look good

 

[DannyLove]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
$7.58 per bulb cannot be a regular price unless i'm missing something. home depot will sell you 6 '60' watt CFL bulbs in a pack for that. and the HD bulbs were nicer than the feit bulbs i got from costco.

FYI, if you are referring to the n:vision bulbs sold by Home Depot those shouldn't be gauged as regular "retailer" price. Those are reduced from the utilities... trust me

 

[kalipoo2000]

sweet --- gotta check wally world ..... my electric co will rebate me $2 for each bulb.

 

[zig3695]

as much as i love the CFL bulbs, i did just have a scare the other night. i was sitting in the livingroom watching tv when all of a sudden- 'pop!' 'fffffzzzzzzzz' crackle crackle with a bunch of smoke. the fuckin thing was on fire. cfl's are nice, but its the standard bulb for me when i know ill be leaving that light on unattended.

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: zig3695
as much as i love the CFL bulbs, i did just have a scare the other night. i was sitting in the livingroom watching tv when all of a sudden- 'pop!' 'fffffzzzzzzzz' crackle crackle with a bunch of smoke. the fuckin thing was on fire. cfl's are nice, but its the standard bulb for me when i know ill be leaving that light on unattended.

Wow. Report it to the manufacturer and the proper authorities.

CFL's are most useful exactly for leaving on unattended. But in any case fire should never be a concern. Certainly, I would not generally use any FL in a loaf-about living area due to the poor light quality. Better for hallways, garage, outdoors, security, &c.

 

[Mongals]

The problem with CFL bulbs for me is the mercury content. If one of them is dropped then the mercury goes airborne creating a breathable hazard. What I'm excited about is in the next few months Lowes and Home Depot should start carrying LED bulbs, which consume less energy, are a little more expensive, but don't have mercury.

 

[Auric]

Indeed. Plus more durable and long lasting but not without disadvantages too. I really hate FL's glare and flicker though. Progressive nations have verboten the cool-white variety and have strict regulations requiring natural lighting in office environments, &c.

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: Mongals
The problem with CFL bulbs for me is the mercury content. If one of them is dropped then the mercury goes airborne creating a breathable hazard. What I'm excited about is in the next few months Lowes and Home Depot should start carrying LED bulbs, which consume less energy, are a little more expensive, but don't have mercury.

Have any links? I have been waiting for years.

 

[DannyLove]

Originally posted by: Mongals
The problem with CFL bulbs for me is the mercury content. If one of them is dropped then the mercury goes airborne creating a breathable hazard. What I'm excited about is in the next few months Lowes and Home Depot should start carrying LED bulbs, which consume less energy, are a little more expensive, but don't have mercury.

The amount of mercury in them is almost near nothing. I doubt the haz mat team needs to be called if you accidentally drop one.

Originally posted by: zig3695
as much as i love the CFL bulbs, i did just have a scare the other night. i was sitting in the livingroom watching tv when all of a sudden- 'pop!' 'fffffzzzzzzzz' crackle crackle with a bunch of smoke. the fuckin thing was on fire. cfl's are nice, but its the standard bulb for me when i know ill be leaving that light on unattended.

I'm curious, who is the manufacturer?

 

[MisterE]

Originally posted by: DannyLove

I'm curious, who is the manufacturer?

I'm not the guy that you were querying, but I came home a couple of months ago and one of my GE CFLs had burned out. It was seriously blackened and pretty nasty. I don't know if it had actually flamed up, though. Thankfully, the lamp shade wasn't burned and the house didn't catch fire.

That lamp burns constantly in my house, and the bulb lasted about a year. Rated life of the bulb was 8,000 hours (a year is 8,760 hours), so I actually got my money's worth out of the it(!).

 

[Slick5150]

Originally posted by: DannyLove

Originally posted by: Mongals
The problem with CFL bulbs for me is the mercury content. If one of them is dropped then the mercury goes airborne creating a breathable hazard. What I'm excited about is in the next few months Lowes and Home Depot should start carrying LED bulbs, which consume less energy, are a little more expensive, but don't have mercury.

The amount of mercury in them is almost near nothing. I doubt the haz mat team needs to be called if you accidentally drop one.

Originally posted by: zig3695
as much as i love the CFL bulbs, i did just have a scare the other night. i was sitting in the livingroom watching tv when all of a sudden- 'pop!' 'fffffzzzzzzzz' crackle crackle with a bunch of smoke. the fuckin thing was on fire. cfl's are nice, but its the standard bulb for me when i know ill be leaving that light on unattended.

I'm curious, who is the manufacturer?

Yes, that's correct. The amount of mercury contained in a CFL bulb is minuscule, and the recommended measures to clean it up should a bulb break is to simply sweep up the glass and wipe the area down with a damp paper towel and throw it away.

To put it in perspective, the most mercury a CFL would contain would be about 5mg (a mercury thermometer would have 100 times that amount), while a power plant will emit 10mg of mercury to produce the electricity to run an incandescent bulb compared to only 2.4mg of mercury to run a CFL for the same time.

Bottom line, CFLs save you money and are better for the environment.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Auric
Indeed. Plus more durable and long lasting but not without disadvantages too. I really hate FL's glare and flicker though. Progressive nations have verboten the cool-white variety and have strict regulations requiring natural lighting in office environments, &c.

only older ballasts flickered, new ones really don't.
color temperature is listed on bulb. the question is how much of the spectrum the light reproduces. cri index or something. newer bulbs are pretty good at matching incandescents. cool blues have their uses but you wouldn't want them in most homes just because they make everything look grey. and can possibly mess with your sleep cycle/body clock.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally posted by: zig3695
as much as i love the CFL bulbs, i did just have a scare the other night. i was sitting in the livingroom watching tv when all of a sudden- 'pop!' 'fffffzzzzzzzz' crackle crackle with a bunch of smoke. the fuckin thing was on fire. cfl's are nice, but its the standard bulb for me when i know ill be leaving that light on unattended.

What's scary about the CFLs is that they contain mercury, which isn't exactly something you'd want to breath in or touch or ingest.

 

[Slick5150]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Originally posted by: zig3695
as much as i love the CFL bulbs, i did just have a scare the other night. i was sitting in the livingroom watching tv when all of a sudden- 'pop!' 'fffffzzzzzzzz' crackle crackle with a bunch of smoke. the fuckin thing was on fire. cfl's are nice, but its the standard bulb for me when i know ill be leaving that light on unattended.

What's scary about the CFLs is that they contain mercury, which isn't exactly something you'd want to breath in or touch or ingest.

REad my post 2 above yours. People need to stop passing along this misinformation.

 

[DannyLove]

Sadly, there are thousands if not millions of American's out there with the mentality of WhipperSnapper. Firstly, read the entire damn thread, jesus christ.

 

[Holycrap]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

What's scary about the CFLs is that they contain mercury, which isn't exactly something you'd want to breath in or touch or ingest.

It's been some years since any of the kids have tried to eat light bulbs and since we put the bulbs in the sockets and don't let anyone throw them at each other, there is no breaking and no sitting around breathing in any vapors.

 

[LurkingInNC]

back to the deal...

looks like this deal has not been found except in Billings MT? anyone else?

 

[Kato]

Home Depot has these on sale quite often for about $1 each. Last week they had 4 packs for $3.9x. CFL contains mercury vapor but so does regular fluorescent lights at your school, office, home, etc. CFL probably contains much less than your regular fl bulb due to size difference. Just don't break them and use care in cleanup if it breaks.

 

[Squalish2357]

The recommended cleanup procedure? Open a window, and walk out of the room. Even if you don't, I believe I remember calculations that given an average air replacement rate, you would never end up going above EPA mandated air concentrations by breaking a single CFL - though I certainly wouldn't trust that (on the odds that you actually managed to do better than average with your weatherstripping).