On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 12:16:07 GMT, "Keith D" munged @ munged . com
wrote:

In my experience Ikea's low energy bulbs last about 5 days.

IMHE, they're up to 3 1/2 years (how long I've been in this place).
OTOH, all of the slightly larger Phillips I put in at the same time
have now failed. YMMV