I bought my very first, a "dimmable" one, years ago now at a B&Q closing down sale, "30,000 hours life". I reckon it lasted all of 30 seconds. Untypically for me, I somehow managed to lose the receipt. Put me right off LED lighting for years.
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Recently my last filament bulb for the bedside table lamp blew. Oh dear! Got to get myself a "dimmable" LED bulb. Some research followed... I eventually found myself at a large B&Q. Couldn't see the 13.8W 1521L one they had on their website. (Which definitely reminded me of the first one I had bought years ago...)
Christ! I can remember when you went into a shop and just asked for "a 60w lightbulb", now you appear to need to be a member of MENSA to buy one. Eventually I went off with a Philips 5.9W 806L ("60W equivalent"). Made sure I got a receipt.
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Went home, just tried it. Well, yes, I can actually tell when it is switched on, I can't deny that. But equivalent to 60W? You must be joking, looks more like 30W to me. Hopeless!
I'm thinking of converting to oil lamps.