Comment Re:Clean Power (Score 1) 1049
I've found that unless you have nice clean power, CFLs don't last any longer than regular bulbs. Not everyone gets 60 Hz pure sine, 120V+-1% to their house. Older wiring, older part of town, etc. I rented an apartment that had me replacing CFLs once a month (until I realized it was the apartment and not a fluke and switched back). You still can't beat 4 bulbs for $.99.
I have the exact opposite experience. I live in a 60 year old house with various electrical oddities and several fixtures that would blow out incandescent bulbs after about 2 months. Replaced them with CFLs and they've lasted years.
My gripe with CFLs are that some have this odd delay when first turning on that drives me crazy, or some turn on dim and then gradually get to full brightness, and then *a few* work perfectly. And it's really hard to find those ones that work well.