I had a couple of lightbulbs in the ceiling fan in my entryway/dirty room but it was so dark and dim I thought there was no hope without seeing a floor lamp , which seemed a bit absurd when walking into a room with your hands full of groceries or other goods. These bulbs (only 60 watts each!) now light up the room at the touch of a button. So far there's some flickering when dimmed, but I'm not sure leaving it at a lower level will mitigate that. I basically wanted bright and daylight and it works (even dimmed with some flicker the light works and is brighter than the old bulbs). I replaced another lightbulb in the master bedroom and no longer need a floor lamp there for small jobs. I hope I don't have to buy more for a long time, but if I do, I'll buy this.