In article , NOPSAMmm2005
@bigfoot.com says...

[curly-q CFL] **6 for ten dollars at HD, and they are fine in most places.

Around here (suburban Chicago), Ace Hardware sells these every couple
of months for $.99 each after an "Instant Rebate", usually with a
limit of six per visit. That's a good enough stock up price for me.
Most of the fixtures in my house that tend to stay on for extended
periods are now equipped with these, including those that are left on
due to pure laziness (it doesn't bother me nearly as much with CFL).
As for the slow start, the higher light output of the 17 watt lamps
("75 watt equivalent") compared to the 60 watt lamps I replaced,
apparently is an equitable tradeoff - nobody complains. Evidently,
they feel it's worth the wait.