Let me tell you how to get the deal of the century.

I found a place and ordered 10 of the 100-watt replacement CFL’s. It cost me, counting shipping, $36 (bulbs $30 + shipping $6). At the time I ordered, that was about half the price I could get a comparable bulb at Walmart!

What’s the secret? They are sold by a non-profit group selling CFLs in an effort to save the environment. So you can save money and save the environment at the same time. Here’s the bulb that’s now shining throughout the Argonautica homestead:

FEIT 23W TWIST

It draws 23W and is designed as a 100W replacement. I have to say that it works brilliantly and fits almost anywhere an incandescent does. It cannot be used in dimmable fixtures, however.

These things really do work well, so much so that I even checked on a wholesale purchase to retail them myself. I found out that the non-profit is already selling them at wholesale prices! How could I compete with that? I couldn’t, so I’m letting everyone know about it.

The place you can get these is ecolightbulbs

Their service is excellent; two of the bulbs in my order must have had a rough transit even with the great packaging, because they weren’t working, but ecolightbulbs sent me replacements with no questions asked. Being a non-profit, they only mail out on weekends, so be patient when you order.