A Bright Idea!

[FiZiX]

Hey guys,

Myself and the Missus were out shopping for "house stuff" in Dunelm today when we came across a shining example of a glowing deal! :winky: (sorry will stop the light bulb jokes :shutit: )

10 OSRAM energy saving light bulbs for just £1

So loving a good deal when i see one i bought 20x 70w energy saving bad boys for 2 whole sovereign pounds!!

Happy Shopping!!

[sparkystav]

Thats pretty impressive, good find.

[Mike_B]

Was this at a local shop, or something national? I think the 70W ones are the tungsten filament halogen bulbs (ie much more like traditional bulbs) so you can dim them, have a much warmer tone of light etc etc - is that what these are?

That type are £1.99 EACH at Sainsburys at the moment, but I still think they're better than the compact flourescent types with their sickly greenish light...

[Bazza]

whats energy saving about a 70w lamp ?

against a 100w its 30w less

but against a 60w its 10w more !

but............it still uses 70w of energy

where as the Flouresant equivalents use about 20w

and are about 80% more efficient !

its not a bad price for them though

[Steviewevie]

I was assuming that FiZiX meant they were 70W-equivalent bulbs. Though of course I could be wrong.

[aztecbandit1]

Have you got a chandelier in your lex then? :D :P

Most of us use HID's on our cars

[FiZiX]

Mike_B, not sure if its national... by the size of the stock they had there (Nottingham branch) i would have thought yes it would be... Check out your local Dunelm... haha sound like a ruddy advert now!!

I was assuming that FiZiX meant they were 70W-equivalent bulbs. Though of course I could be wrong.

You are indeed correct mate, sorry I should of explained it a tad better... They are infact 75W equivalents only consume 14W of power and are a warm white colour, not bad at all.... 10,000hrs use... according to the box

Have you got a chandelier in your lex then? :D :P

Most of us use HID's on our cars

Aww now thats an idea! :D Hey it would be pretty bespoke... dont think anyone else has one!! Haha... i think HIDs would be too bright for chandelier bulbs mate :winky:

Edited March 4, 2009 by FiZiX

[aztecbandit1]

I was assuming that FiZiX meant they were 70W-equivalent bulbs. Though of course I could be wrong.

You are indeed correct mate, sorry I should of explained it a tad better... They are infact 75W equivalents only consume 14W of power and are a warm white colour, not bad at all.... 10,000hrs use... according to the box

Have you got a chandelier in your lex then? :D :P

Most of us use HID's on our cars

Aww now thats an idea! :D Hey it would be pretty bespoke... dont think one else has one!! Haha...

think you'd get fed up of the "chink chink" sound as you drive though mate with it rattling around all the time

Good price for the bulbs though B)

[FiZiX]

Haha, yeah i abandoned the idea... i think the "chinking" would be the last of my problems, i think my missus wud leave me!