Originally Posted by gerv
Those bulbs are much cheaper nowadays. I bought them recently at about $10 for box of 5. I think it was at Lowe's. Even at a higher price considering that they use 25% of the electricity, they are a steal. I can notice that it helped decrease my electricity bill.
When I first started using them, I was buying them just for their longevity. I was sick of replacing those round, cheap bulbs every month or so; the curly ones last more than a year (I put one of them as an outdoor more than 2 years ago... it's going strong.)
When you consider all the pluses, you owe it to yourself... they are actually much cheaper than the 4-for-$1 bulbs. [Now... isn't that ironical?]
I'll take a look next time I'm at Lowe's and Home Depot... for that price it would be worth it. I live in an apartment, and I only have maybe 9 bulbs that I can replace with those. I seriously doubt if I'd notice the savings on my electric bill, though.