Cheap CFL light bulbs
In our electric bill this month, we received a coupon for $6 off a 5 or 6 pack of GE Energy Smart Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs. Retail price for a 6 pack of 13 watt (60 watt equivalents) at the local Wal-Mart is $9.88. This brings my total cost to $3.88 for the six pack, or $0.65 per bulb. I will definitely be utilizing the coupon.
We installed CFL’s in most of the fixtures in our house. One of our problems with CFL’s is that the decorative bulbs take too long to warm up. Until the bulb is warmed up, the light is too dim to be practical. In areas where you only need light for a minute or two (bathrooms, laundry rooms, closets, etc.) it isn’t practical to use the decorative CFL bulbs. Our choice seems to be to use the normal CFL bulb or an old-school incandescent bulb. Thus far, we have chosen to use incandescent bulbs in those areas, but with this coupon, I may give the CFL’s another try. As it stands now, approximately 80% of the bulbs in our house are CFL’s.
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