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Originally Posted by Ironduke
Overall sales volume goes down with CFLs, more expensive light bulbs are sold but far fewer are.
60W equivalents can be had for $1.65/bulb, a 100W for $2.52.
$.40 to $.75 for an incandescent, and 8 of them are used over the life of a CFL. Whoever is using incandescents is spending more money on bulbs.
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Where are you finding those prices. I thought I did well getting a 150Watt equivelent today for $7.95 at Target (down from $11).
In my experience, a good CFL will outlast more than 8 incandescents; I've had a CFL on my porch going on 6 years...6 years of 100 watt incandescents at 3-4 a year comes to 18 to 24 bulbs. I have a 24" flourescent going strong from 1996, which is 11 years at 3 to 4 a year or 33 to 44 incandescents. I've been sold on CFL and flourescents for years, except where color was an issue. Now I see CFLs with 6400K, which is pretty close to true color.