Six free CFL bulbs

pinballlooking · 02-06-14, 03:45 PM

I have a few CFL bulbs 5 energy smart one other type pictured.
These are free you just pay actual shipping or if you are close just pick them up. I am close to Greenville SC.

I have switched to LED lights.

ecomodded · 02-06-14, 04:50 PM

I remember when those Bubs first came out, I was all over them.
Now I am buying the LED's and can't wait for the next innovation that kicks the led's to the curb.
I suspect that will be a organic material that gets excited when energized and lights up.

pinballlooking · 02-06-14, 04:55 PM

If nobody wants them in a couple days they will go to the dump. I was never a fan of this kind of bulbs.

Daox · 02-06-14, 05:05 PM

I'd try to give them away locally. Use freecycle.org or put em up on craigslist for free. Shipping pretty much would cost as much as buying them new I think. I just talked with a friend a few days ago and she said she picked some up at the local dollar store for 50 cents a piece.

pinballlooking · 02-06-14, 05:12 PM

You are right if they are selling that cheap it is not worth it. I did not realize they were that cheap.
Just delete the post.

Daox · 02-06-14, 05:16 PM

When you start giving away free LEDs let me know.

ecomodded · 02-07-14, 09:54 AM

I suggest giving the bulbs to a charity of your choice , they may well be used to swap out some incandescent bulbs and redeem their worthiness.. I still have half a dozen in my fixtures waiting to die, they last a long time in those fixtures you hardly use.. decades.

I always endured those under powered and dim CFL bulbs , until the last few years when I started replacing the Dim cfl's with LED's.

They currently have 100w LED fixtures that will light up a yard or barn.

pinballlooking · 02-07-14, 10:00 AM

They went to Goodwill last weekend.

Daox · 02-07-14, 10:08 AM

Thats a good idea.

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ecomodded Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vancouver Island,Canada. Posts: 1,037 Thanks: 116 Thanked 100 Times in 87 Posts	I suggest giving the bulbs to a charity of your choice , they may well be used to swap out some incandescent bulbs and redeem their worthiness.. I still have half a dozen in my fixtures waiting to die, they last a long time in those fixtures you hardly use.. decades. I always endured those under powered and dim CFL bulbs , until the last few years when I started replacing the Dim cfl's with LED's. They currently have 100w LED fixtures that will light up a yard or barn. Last edited by ecomodded; 02-07-14 at 10:09 AM..

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ecomodded Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vancouver Island,Canada. Posts: 1,037 Thanks: 116 Thanked 100 Times in 87 Posts	I remember when those Bubs first came out, I was all over them. Now I am buying the LED's and can't wait for the next innovation that kicks the led's to the curb. I suspect that will be a organic material that gets excited when energized and lights up.

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pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	If nobody wants them in a couple days they will go to the dump. I was never a fan of this kind of bulbs.

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pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	You are right if they are selling that cheap it is not worth it. I did not realize they were that cheap. Just delete the post.

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