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Dave writes:
I went into Lidl today and they are selling 60 and 70 Watt CFLs for 39

I presume that's 60 and 70 Watt _equivalent_ CFLs?
(which in reality will be nearer 45W and 55W equivalents).

pence each, or 5 for 50 pence. They are in a box with British Gas marked
on it. Are they any good for anything?

Probably about right for a bedside table light, or other decorative
light. If you have a fitting which takes multiple lamps, sometimes
multiple of these low power ones result in enough light in some
situations.

I have boxes of similar things which came through the post.
Mostly, they're far too low wattage to be useful - it's difficult
to find any use for CFL retrofits 20W IME. You need 23-25W to
replace a 100W bulb. Costco is the only place I've found which
sells CFL's with honest equivalency ratings on the packet (the
make is Feit, which is more widely known in the US than here).

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