Energy Saving Bulbs.................

[pipinfort]

The question is...........what do i do with all the energy saving bulbs that i have received free from energy suppliers that don`t even fit my light sockets.........????

 

[mrskitty]

Give them to somone that CAN use them?

 

[pipinfort]

Believe me i`ve tried........can`t shift `em. i don`t want to bin them but.........

 

[shillelagh]

give them to oxfam or maundy relief or another charity .... they may be able to sell them or give them to someone else. Ive got loads as well ..... which are all on the top of my cupboard waiting for the ones i've got in there now to go .......

 

[pipinfort]

Good idea, i`ll nip them in tomorrow..........................

 

[emamum]

i'll take them if you dont want them pip?

 

[pipinfort]

Sorry they have just gone.........the bloke up the road has snaffled them.........( although i`m convinced they won`t fit his fittings either)

 

[emamum]

lol, ah, well was wortha try.

 

[pipinfort]

When he finds they don`t fit you can have `em, (he`s a bit bonkers,bless)

 

[emamum]

aww, thanks, now all i have to do is convince someone he wants to change the bulbs on the stairs was only a few weeks ago i had him changing the downstairs ones (why do they all go at once?)

 

[jaysay]

I must be lucky all the energy saving bulbs if got fit my sockets

 

[Neil]

Please can we use the term lamp holder instead of bulb socket?

 

[MITZY]

I put mine on free cycle site.

 

[david1]

Just found this on BBC WEBSITE -

BBC News - Energy-saving bulbs 'get dimmer'

 

[Less]

Just found this on BBC WEBSITE -

BBC News - Energy-saving bulbs 'get dimmer'

It's an age thing Dave, It doesn't just happen to bulbs I'm afraid.

I got these free but when I try to plug them into my Bulb Socket, they act like an air freshener, The first thing visitors say is, "Ah the decaying smell of onions, I'm glad to see you didn't bother". the sizzling sound they make just seems to cancel out my tinnitus, so there is a positive side I suppose.