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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am finally getting to the end of my stash of incandescent light bulbs. What —exactly— do I get now?

I have an internal hallway with ceiling fixtures. When I bought some bulbs that claimed to replace 60 watt bulbs, I ended up with dim, yellowish almost brownish light.  I have lamps in the bedroom that use 3-way bulbs, and large round globe bulbs around the vintage mirror in the bathrooms. My biggest issue at the moment though is the hallway. I used to just grab 4 packs of GE lightbulbs, and all was well.  Now I have no idea what brands are reliable and which ones aren’t, or what really replaces the old regular 60 watt bulbs.

Please help. An Amazon or other link with specifics would be great.  Thank you! 
Yes, this is a real plea. The hallway really is that bad now. [/quote]

I am in the same boat.

I keep hoping that Trump will do the one executive order almost everyone can get behind, almost as popular as the banning of paper straws, the return of incandescent lightbulbs.

A girl can dream.[/quote]

It would really mess with me, but I would actually thank Trump for the return of incandescent lightbulbs and the easy availability of Coke made with cane sugar.  Wince. [/quote]

Sorry, why would you want incandescent bulbs? I get that people didn't like the fluorescent they were pitching 10-15 years ago, [b]but LEDs are phenomenal[/b]. If you have an LED that doesn't look exactly like how you want it, you've got the wrong LED. [b]And they last forever.[/b] And they use less energy.

Also, you can get cola with cane sugar—Mexican coke is sold at the Giant and Balducci's has a case full of hippy-dippy no-corn-syrup softdrinks.[/quote]

DP, but bolded parts are laughable. 
Also, around 15% of people give or take cannot handle the refresh rate of LED's and it makes them ill feeling, causes visual tracers and dots, affects hormones, etc.

LED's are not natural light from an incandescent source. [/quote]

I mean, mine are rate for 10-20 years. And you can get them in literally any tone, warmth, color, etc.

[b]And there's no evidence that 15 percent of people cannot handle the refresh rate of high quality LEDs.[/b] Stop.[/quote]

Most don't last long, at least not as long as older USA made incandescent bulbs, which would average a longer lifespan than that. Many older light bulbs I have had in houses last over 30 years of daily use. LED's from China now might get 2-5 years max now.

Bolded part. 
It has been part of the LED discussion for many decades. Learn more about it. Sounds like you are trying to spread misinformation, suppress other information, and push corporate propaganda.

Also, in addition to aforementioned health effects by around 15% of humans, there are negative health effects from LEDs for all humans, in regards to "blue light" and some UV radiation exposure to the eyes from them.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/glaring-problem-how-led-lights-worsen-light-pollution/

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Yeah, maybe you’re buying the wrong bulbs. The ones I have show no signs of faltering. Maybe be a little smarter with what you buy?

As for the health issues - I looked it up and everything out there says it’s a not well established issue and only a small number of people are affected. I’m not pushing anything that’s just what all the credible sources said. [/quote]

PP, I’m the OP — still following this thread. My original post was made in an effort to get suggestions about what some of the “right” bulbs might be. It’s hard to be “smarter” when I’m starting from scratch — and my first (easily available) choices have not been good ones. At the risk of being overly repetitive, if you have any “smarter” suggestions— about specific brands or even a link to an article, I’d appreciate it.

Thanks to all of you who have responded with useful information and great suggestions. I really do appreciate your help with this! [/quote]

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