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Light Bulbs -grrr.

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Casdon Wed 13-May-26 14:20:56

It’s raining, and since I had three light bulbs that have blown as a result of a power surge the other day, I got round to it this afternoon. Well sort of. Why does virtually every bulb in my house have a different fitting, wattage or size and shape to every other bulb? Is it just me who has a whole shelf of spare bulbs, and even then has to go shopping to search out the one that’s blown, which I don’t actually have. I wish they would standardise the damn things!

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crazyH Wed 13-May-26 14:26:44

Yes I have the same problem - normal top, screw top, bayonet top, ceiling lights - I have a box in the garage full of bulbs of different shapes and sizes 😫

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Cardamom Wed 13-May-26 14:38:00

And it doesn't matter how big a stash of light bulbs you have, or how many different fittings, voltage or wattage is in your stash...... you won't have the bulb that you need right now. So you take the blown bulb out of the lamp, put it in your bag so that you can get the exact bulb that you need when next in town. But the store will have aisles and aisles of light bulbs, of every size, fitting, colour, wattage, dimmable/undimmable, clear, opaque, daylight, warm light....... BUT THEY WON'T HAVE THE BULB IN STOCK THAT YOU NEED NOW. Because it needs to be ordered. angry

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M0nica Wed 13-May-26 15:04:10

Hollow laughter. There is a table in our living room covered with bulbs, no two the same. I am going to sort them all out and label them - or so I say.

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