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"Sods law" at it´s best

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LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 11 Mar 2014 09:17

I got fed up with light bulbs that didn't last, so I contacted the company (in Oz).

Spoke with a woman who was very apologetic..... and she sent me a box of 6 replacements.

I 'phoned her back a month later, told her they had all died.

I then got a letter from the company, thanking me for my "interest" :-S and that they were doing their best to maintain good stock.

I don't buy that brand any more.

Berniethatwas

Berniethatwas Report 11 Mar 2014 07:43

Son, an electrical engineer who should know better, replaced several of their most used lights with the LED variety. Didn't notice any real reduction in the power account so checked with a watt-meter. Result? The savings were about the same as switching the TV and DVD player off at the wall rather than leaving them on standby. Yeah - do both and save a smidgin and do yourself an injury squeezing behind the TV to find the switch again!

And yes, he has complained about the very short life of some of the 'long-life' bulbs they've had.

B

Researching:
Avatar - George Cluni-kuni. Not from the South Hams.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 11 Mar 2014 06:45

My o.h. has been buying bulbs from a local electrical store, they are more energy efficient but daylight ones and altho expensive they do seem to last a long time. He also recently got some from Lidl or Aldi (can't remember which) at about £7 each but they are good, hope they last.

Lizx

BrianW

BrianW Report 10 Mar 2014 19:30

I had a low energy bulb pack up a few weeks ago.It was two or three years old but had done nothing like the 8,000 hours it was supposed to so I took it back to Tesco (it was their brand) and they refunded the £3.50 with no argument.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 10 Mar 2014 19:01

Don't seem to be quality they used to be. I put three in lounge fitting the other day and that evening there was a bang.

One bulb had exploded and glass fragments everywhere. Luckily no one was hurt.

They were made in China. To be honest, most household things seem to now come from there.

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 10 Mar 2014 18:20

Whilst at the local (English) market today I said to OH oh get a bulb for the hall. (So many of our bulbs are different fittings and fixtures). He said may as well get 2 (as we have no spare of this type) as often when 1 goes so does another.

I nodded to wise words ;-)

We got home and put the new hall light in, switch the kitchen light on (no window) and oh lookee a bulb has gone ! Hubby a smug as can be said told you and fetch the 2nd bulb we had bought ..........replaced it in the dual light fitting in the kitchen ...turned the light back on and well would you believe it "sods law" said yup the other bulb is gonna blow also !
maybe he should have bought the bulb and the back up plus a spare ! :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria