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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rht3bz" data-source="post: 1314264" data-attributes="member: 9841">I've worked for a lighting company for 20 years and have sold all kinds of incandescents, compacts and now LED's. With compacts and LEDs you can't go cheap. The $10.00 LED's sold at some of the big box stores will shift in color and will ultimatly lose their life fairly quickly,  Really good quality LED will run in the $45-$60 range.The life on compact will be cut short if you turn them off and on a lot, they are like the 4 ft T-12's and T-8's which need to warm up to work effectively. That is a reason that some incandescents are still needed.Also, like already stated if you have a dimmer and don't buy a dimming compact it will shorten the life or kill it all together.If you think compact's and LED's are too expensive remember the energy savings, you either pay up front when you buy or later with your electric bill.60watt X 4000 hours burned X .08 (typical kwh)/1000 = $19.20 to burn per year per bulb.13 watt CFL X 4000 hours burned X .08/1000= $4.16 to burn per year per bulb.Plus you will typically buy 8-10 incandescents per one compact so add that cost in too. If you are having short life with your incandescents try to buy a 130V bulb, it will look a little dimmer but will withstand the power surges we all experience.</blockquote>