MM wrote:
On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 07:25:18 +0100, Tim+
wrote:

MM wrote:
Tesco online groceries only have ONE type of candle bulb with standard
bayonet cap and that is a 7W fluorescent type for £3.60. Three pounds
and sixty pence for ONE friggin' bulb!

But on Amazon I can find loads of the "old-fashioned" element 60W
bulbs at a fraction of the price, e.g. Sylvania pack of 10 for £4.99
(or 20 for £7.99). Given that I have just replaced one "old-fashioned"
bulb for the first time in 9 years, £3.60 seems an excessive amount to
pay when I could fit the old style for around 50 pence for another 9
years. These are the wall lights in the front room and are not
switched on much.

How come the "modern" fluorescent bulbs are so expensive? Or is it
just the supermarkets finding yet another way of ripping us off?

MM

Given their relative complexity, a better question would be "How come CFLs
have been so cheap up till now?".

I don't call a jump from 50p to £3.60 cheap!

MM

That's why I said "up till now"!

Tim