Ok, this is a ‘tongue in cheek entry’, but it does have value for those who might be reading.
While we all see from reading the nutty ‘Tell It to the ER’ and Letters to the Editor that Wal-Mart is “evil”, according to a New York Times article the world’s largest retailer has committed to get Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs into 100 million homes this year. CFLs are found in only 6% of households today. Wal-Mart seems determined to use its marketing prowess to do what hasn’t successfully been done in the CFL’s 25-year history: to convince consumers to pay more upfront for large savings over the product’s lifetime.
I for one have converted almost all the bulbs in my home to CFL’s, thanks to their availablity at COSTCO at a bargain price thanks to a PG&E rebate program. For example, my bathroom light bar had nine 60 watt bulbs, for a whopping 450 watts every time I turned it on!
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