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Review on Efficiently Brighten Your Space with Ascher Halogen Equivalent Daylight Non Dimmable Bulbs by Steve Willis

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Worst lightbulbs ever, good for lightbulbs

TLDR: The price is right, but they don't even last as long as lightbulbs. It's better to spend more and buy something durable. We bought a new bathroom fixture and it took 5 GU10 lightbulbs to make it. I've never heard of a GU10 bulb. So of course I looked at Revain, found these 5 packs that were great priced, bright and had the 'colored' light I wanted, so I excitedly bought them thinking it would be such a hunch. At first they worked fine, but after a month or two I noticed that one of the bulbs "flashes" either went out, then periodically - it burns for a few minutes, then goes out for a few minutes, and then goes out again. I've tried removing and reinserting it, swapping the socket with the bulb for another bulb, etc., but it still "flashed". I tried to live with it, but over time it was more off than on. A few months later it was off all the time, which I thought was great because turning it off was less annoying than the blinking; The room was a bit dark but I still had 4 good lightbulbs. Then a few months later another light started flashing. I thought maybe I just stumbled upon a pack of poorly made lightbulbs - it could be an accidental manufacturing defect, right? So I just re-ordered another pack of the same bulbs thinking it was a few months later and I'm sure the low quality stock had run out. A different light flashed about every month. And when I used up all 5 spare bulbs and another bulb started blinking, I decided to pay double and buy it at a local hardware store. It's been 2 years since I bought the original bulbs and of the original 5 bulbs plus 5 spare bulbs I only have 1 working bulb - the rest are spares from the hardware store. And when the last light starts flashing, I also change it to a hardware store brand and I'm done with that. Don't waste your time.

Pros
  • This is great
Cons
  • Some bugs