Posted by Judy Burrell - In light of the new "going green" movement, we decided to change out most of our regular light bulbs in our home with the new fluorescent bulbs.  We are encouraging all of our Real Estate clients to do the same, so our Team can get everyone to save energy and decrease the need to build new power plants.  The new bulbs take much less energy and they are supposed to last 5 times longer than the old style of bulbs.  The extra life of the bulb makes it worth the extra cost, in addition to feeling good about using less energy.  I first bought some GE bulbs at a local hardware store.  Later I found some at Costco that were much cheaper, so I bought some of those too.  At first I was happy to have found some that were less expensive.  However, several of the cheaper bulbs are already not working after only a few short weeks!  Also, when we turn them on, there is a much longer lag time before the bulbs turn on.  With the GE bulbs there is a very slight delay, and they are all working!

So watch out!  All fluorescent light bulbs are not created equal!!  I wish now I had spent the extra money and bought all GE bulbs instead of trying to get by with a cheaper version.   Please change any old fashioned light bulbs with fluorescent bulbs, but spend the extra money to get good quality.