http://www.ipatrix.com/1768/power-sipping-bulbs-get-backing-from-wal-mart/ Crossing Borders Crossing Cultures Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ipatrix.com/1768/power-sipping-bulbs-get-backing-from-wal-mart/#comment-8579 Missing Fluorescence at Nerve Endings Firing Away Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:38:31 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/01/02/power-sipping-bulbs-get-backing-from-wal-mart/#comment-8579 [...] I posted earlier today that I was pleased that Wal-Mart was going green and promoting the swirl-shaped compact fluorescent lamps. Since the big-ass bulb in our dining area had fused earlier yesterday, I decided to replace it with the energy-saver bulb and promptly went to the local Wal-Mart. But in the bulb aisle, I was disappointed to see hardly any fluorescent lamps. The regular incandescent ones were plentifully available. I finally found a two-pack which was priced at $7 as opposed to one buck for four ordinary bulbs. I needed just one lamp and considering that as advertised, I wouldn’t be needing another for at least five more years. [...] [...] I posted earlier today that I was pleased that Wal-Mart was going green and promoting the swirl-shaped compact fluorescent lamps. Since the big-ass bulb in our dining area had fused earlier yesterday, I decided to replace it with the energy-saver bulb and promptly went to the local Wal-Mart. But in the bulb aisle, I was disappointed to see hardly any fluorescent lamps. The regular incandescent ones were plentifully available. I finally found a two-pack which was priced at $7 as opposed to one buck for four ordinary bulbs. I needed just one lamp and considering that as advertised, I wouldn’t be needing another for at least five more years. [...]

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