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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.
Whereas in the other supermarkets (Albertsons and HEB), I found the lamps albeit of different brands available for lot less and also they had a wide range to choose from. So what the heck is going on? Is Wal-Mart really pushing for the energy saver lamps or is that just a publicity stunt? Or is the problem more to do with the location? But then you wouldn’t get the lamps elsewhere either.
I bought the lamps at Wal-Mart but will be returning them as I got cheaper ones at the other store. Wal-Mart, even thought you are promoting an environment-friendly product, cost [more generic brands, please] and consumer preferences [let me buy just one] are still applicable.
[tags]Wal-Mart, compact fluorescent lamps, environment, energy-saver, bulbs, business[/tags]
by Patrix | on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007 at 9:38 pm | 
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January 3rd, 2007 at 10:21 am reply
Hey,
Well our Walmart was practically overflowing with those squiggly bulbs..( you know in the aisle, on the floor, on the racks, just everywhere) I think it might have been a problem with the Walmart in your town. In fact when I bought them, there were more of these than the regular bulbs in stock…
Yes they are a lot more expensive, but I guess if you dont have to buy them often enough, it shouldn’t be much of a problem…
January 3rd, 2007 at 10:31 am reply
Patrix I am going to try this. I will let you know. Chris
January 3rd, 2007 at 11:45 am reply
Sqrl, I thought so that it might be local Wal-Mart to blame but I was disappointed at not getting any especially after the hype. Yeah, they are expensive but since I was buying just one, it didn’t hit that hard.
Chris, thanks for that link. I just needed one though. The four-pack for $12 sounds like a good deal.
January 3rd, 2007 at 12:02 pm reply
Pat, since you mentioned Ikea in a previous post - they actually sell these bulbs for quite cheap. We changed almost all the lamps in our household to these bulbs. Best thing is that you dont have to keep replacing the bulbs.
January 3rd, 2007 at 12:22 pm reply
Bongo, thanks for that. I didn’t know Ikea sold those bulbs. Will pick them up next time I visit them.
January 22nd, 2007 at 11:49 pm reply
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