THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED
THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED
Y'all know how much I love lamps and lamp light. I mean who wants to sit in the dark? Oh, and don't even get me started on overhead lighting, but sometimes we need to use that, too.
Since the good old incandescent bulbs will be a thing of the past as soon as they all sell out what are we left with to use? Well, I have good news!!
Thank goodness for new technology and these fabulous LED bulbs. I was sent two of these Cree LED light bulbs to try out. When I was contacted about reviewing these bulbs at first I thought no I don't think so and then I was like wait a minute. I turn on a lot of lamps every night and on cloudy days. Turning those on a lot means they burn out and have to be replaced so why not try these out. We all use light bulbs probably every single day and these will last TEN years!
When I opened the box and got the bulbs out I was surprised how heavy they are. Then I opened the package and got one out. These are quite different. The bulb is rubbery feeling to the touch and a bit sticky. These stay cool to the touch and don't put out any heat like other bulbs. I have burned my fingers on many a bulb, but you can touch these while they are on with no chance of getting burned.
These bulbs contain no mercury and you can dim them. I am thrilled with that since we have a lot of dimmer switches. In some states utility companies are offering Energy Star instant rebates which will make the price a bit better. These do run from around $10 to $20 depending on the wattage. Home Depot is the only store carrying these award winning bulbs. You can find out more info about the bulbs at creebulb.com.
I did a little comparison with a regular incandescent bulb and the new Cree bulb in the same wattage. I think you can see that the Cree LED bulb is a bit brighter, but they are definitely not glaring. They even offer different types of white light to choose from. I was sent the soft white.
Well, I know everyone can use some new light bulbs and here is your chance to win two of these fabulous bulbs.
How to enter:
1. Leave a comment.
2. Like Cree Bulb's facebook page here.
3. Like my facebook page here.
Leave a separate comment for each entry. Remember to leave your email address if you don't have a blog so you can be contacted if you win.
This giveaway is open to US residents only.
The giveaway will run through Monday March 3.
Good luck and I am going to Home Depot to buy me some more of these!
I was given the product to try and all opinions are my own.
Good to know Kim! I've been hoarding the old bulbs because I really don't like the regular energy saving bulbs! Gotta try the Cree bulbs on your recommendation!
ReplyDeleteI am not a believer either Kim, but if you like them, I can try it. Angela~~~smitty@monroeaccess.net
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree Bulbs, smitty@monroeaccess.net
ReplyDeleteAnd of course I am already a fan of your page. smitty@monroeaccess.net
ReplyDeleteI've been buying the incandescent bulbs, too! Hopefully the Cree' s will be a great alternative, because the other brand's I've seen had such a cold look to them. Thanks for the chance to try them out!
ReplyDeleteLongtime Facebook fan! :)
ReplyDeleteCree Facebook fan now, too! Thanks again for the chance, Kim!
ReplyDeleteI don't care for the swirly light bulbs either. I would love to give these a try.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I don't like the newer bulbs either. These look great and remind me of the old bulbs. I'd love to give them a try!
ReplyDeleteHi Kim,
ReplyDeleteI am going to give these a try. I have never liked the energy saving blubs because of how long it takes a lot of them to get to a full bright light. I hate to walk in a dark room and turn on the lamp and it takes 5 minutes for the blub to get bright. So I will give these a try. Thanks for the chance to win these too.
Kris
I'm already a fan of yours :) ~Joanne~ @ Livin' the Glamorous Life
ReplyDeleteI'm now a fan of Cree lighting : ~Joanne~ @ Livin' the Glamorous Life
ReplyDeleteHope to venture out to Home Depot for these bulbs before the snow storm. Thank you for this giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI've heard about these bulbs. Thanks for the chance to win a couple to give them a try.
ReplyDeleteWhether I win or not, I look forward to trying these new light bulbs. I'm not a fan of modern decor and those squiggly light bulbs look too modern for my taste. ~Joanne~ @ Livin' the Glamorous Life
ReplyDeleteI'm a Cree Facebook fan (adipper@nc.rr.com
ReplyDeleteSavvy Southern Style Facebook fan, too. (adipper@nc.rr.com)
ReplyDeletelooks like it's worth a try.....haven't ever liked the slow to come to full brightness aspect!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try these light bulbs....pam - hatkeys@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteliked the Cree Bulb fb page
ReplyDeleteI liked your facebook page ages ago! pam - hatkeys@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI liked the cree facebook page. Pam hatkeys@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI'm very interested in trying these bulbs I can't stand the usual LED bulbs. Like all the FB links. Thanks for the give-a-way. lucindacummins@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI have not liked the new bulbs in the past, but will try these based on your recommendation Kim. Thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course I have been a facebook fan of yours forever!
ReplyDeleteI'm off to get some of these awesome sounding light bulbs!
ReplyDeleteThis is so timely as my stash of incandescents has finally run out! Does it make any weird noises or flicker when you dim it? That's been the issue I've had with similar bulbs. Maybe I'll win and I can find out on my own!
ReplyDeleteI would love for there to be better light in some rooms of my condo. These look interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. I'm reluctantly switching over to the new bulbs too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great info--I'm off to Home Depot today and will add these to my list...
ReplyDeleteLight is an issue, mainly in our livingroom, there is no overhead light. The entire room is lit by three lamps, a fourth being the piano light....
ReplyDeleteI need a touch more light, especially since I just changed my lampshades from 25 year old lampshades to a touch more modern and a darker fabric.
LEDs have been a touch too bright and a different light....I would love new! Yes please!
In the dark....
Nancy
wildoakdesigns@gmail.com
I liked Cree on FB...
ReplyDeleteI already liked you on FB...
ReplyDeleteWell, since my neighbor invented the LED, I should like them and use them...I like them so much better than the florescent as they look better and do not bother my eyes!....
ReplyDeleteAlready like Cree on FB!
ReplyDeleteAlready "like you" on FB!
ReplyDeleteI think I better look at these next time I'm at The Home Depot.
ReplyDeleteI Like you on FB.
ReplyDeleteI Liked Cree on FB
ReplyDeleteI think we will all need to try these. I do not like the florescent bulbs at all. ketaylor@suddenlink.net
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try these!! I've been curious about them and we've been hoarding the old ones and are running out!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I have a stockpile of 40 and 60 watt incandescents, but somehow missed the 75 and 100, and now I'm out! :( I'll definitely be checking into these.
ReplyDeleteI will have to try one....I have not been impressed with the bulbs I have tried so far. However I know I need to find something because my stash of bulbs is only going to last for so long. I wish they would come up with something attractive for chandeliers with the exposed bulbs.....
ReplyDelete~Des
I have not seen these yet but will give them a try.
ReplyDeleteI liked Crees facebook page. Liked yours long ago.
tina
tinam61@yahoo.com
We've been trying different bulbs. Like that these work with a dimmer. I'll give these a try. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI like you on facebook. rwdhad@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteI liked cree on facebook. rwdhad@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteI am seriously excited about these lightbulbs! Very interesting! I'd love to win! April theruppes@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this, Kim. I've been worrying about those new bulbs, and the ugly light they'd cast. I like how you showed that there is no difference in the lighting with the old and this new one. Just showed your post to my Hubby...going to pin this for when we need bulbs.
ReplyDeleteI have just returned from an awesome estate sale where I bought a lamp exactly like yours (well not exactly, exactly). I have always loved yours so much. I need these bulbs to put in my lamp.
ReplyDeleteGood lighting is such a pleasure. Thanks for a chance to try these new bulbs.
ReplyDeleteI hate the "new" lightbulbs also. These sound really neat and I would love to win so I can try it before I buy it.
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree's Facebook page
ReplyDeleteI liked your Facedbook page
ReplyDeleteOh those bulbs are great! We bought one when we bought our light fixture for the kitchen from Home Depot. The salesman sold me on them and when I came home, Jimmy already knew about them. He definitely wants to get more, so I'd love to win this giveaway! They are a great alternative to those other energy saving bulbs.
ReplyDeleteI've already liked your facebook page.
ReplyDeleteI liked the lightbulb facebook page.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try these!
ReplyDeleteBeth
Goodvariety@yahoo.com
I'd like to give them a try!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try them. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial, Kim! I am anxious to give these a try! I don't care for the mercury bulbs, either!
ReplyDeleteI would love to try these bulbs.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. I had not heard of these bulbs.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely going to buy those bulbs. I have lamps that need they will fit.
ReplyDeleteI Liked Cree on FB
ReplyDeleteI had already liked your FB page. :)
ReplyDeleteMy husband has slowly but surely been replacing all our lights with the Cree bulbs. Every time he goes to Home Depot he picks up one or two. We had tried those curly q ones but I couldn't stand the light they put out. When he came home wanting to use these I admit, I wasn't too nice about it. But they have won me over and all is good between me and hubby once again. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Kim! Oh, and Happy Belated Anniversary!
I was sad to hear of the loss of regular bulbs a few months ago. I have stocked up but would definitely try these new bulbs.
ReplyDeleteI follow Savvy Southern Style on Facebook :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to find a new bulb that I actually like. I hate those squiggly ones too :(
ReplyDeleteI follow Savvy Southern Style on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI am following Cree on Facebook :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to try these. I love that they are not the swirly kind.
ReplyDeleteFollowing SSS on FB
ReplyDeleteLiked Cree on FB
ReplyDeleteWonderful now I won"t have to sit in the dark!
ReplyDeleteLiked Cree Bulbs on facebook
ReplyDeleteLiked SSS on facebook
ReplyDeleteThanks again Kim! I've been very worried about what I'm going to do with all my clip-in lampshades. As always you came to the rescue!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like something that would be awesome to try. I've considered buying these, but haven't done so yet, so a giveaway would be perfect!
ReplyDeletesince you gave such a good review on these I guess I will try them I too have clip on lampshades and wondered what to do. Thank you for your review!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this Cree product!! I am converting our house and this would be a great help. My email is cadobyns@aol.com I do love the shape of these bulbs and the fact that they are not hot to touch.
ReplyDeleteAny bulb that lasts 10 years gets my vote.
ReplyDeleteI already like you on FB.
ReplyDeleteFan of Cree facebook page! cadobyns@aol.com
ReplyDeleteFan of SSS facebook page! cadobyns@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree on FB.
ReplyDeleteI love that these new bulbs don't contain mercury. That they run cool is also a definite plus. I think I need several of these in my home.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the news on new light bulbs; it's SO confusing...all the different bulbs and I know I don't want to use bulbs with mercury which non LED bulbs have...what's the savings there? I don't want mercury in land fills and then in ground water.
ReplyDeleteLike you, light, light and more light is my motto, especially as my eyes seem to have aged quicker than the rest of me.
Great...now I can stop hoarding bulbs! As long as they have soft white...I'll be on board! ;)
ReplyDeleteI have been hoping for something other than those awful LED lights. I would love to win! Thanks for the giveaway! becca2671@bellsouth.net
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of these bulbs, but thanks for the chance to (maybe) try them.
ReplyDeleteAlso a FB follower, under my real name. If you choose this comment, I'll give you my name to check. Thanks for another chance to win.
ReplyDeleteHi Kim,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting about this. I've been so resistant to these but our traditional bulbs will soon be a thing of the past so we need to find something that works. My husband put the Cree bulbs in a few of our lamps and I didn't even notice! They are improving.. thankfully. Enjoy your Sunday! xxleslie
Like most people, I just don't like the "new" bulbs....I'm glad to know about this latest, better bulb, but want you to know that the incandescents are STILL being manufactured, as Newcandescents, made in the USA, as explained in the following excerpt from a FoxNews article.....once the 2007 law passed, Larry Birnbaum worked to get his bulb to pass gov't standards and began shipping his regular incandesent bulb marketed as a 'rough service' bulb....an incandescent bulb that can take hard knocks, like on a subway, where there is constant vibration. Here is an excerpt of the article and people can google Larry's name or "Newcandescent" to get the full article:
ReplyDelete"A modern day Edison has a bright idea: a way to keep the incandescent bulb burning brightly, despite a government law set to go into effect New Year’s Day that effectively outlaws the most commonly used lightbulbs.
Most bulbs, that is. Not those made by lightbulb savior Larry Birnbaum.
“When the government decided to ban incandescent lightbulbs, they left a loophole in the law. An opening,” Birnbaum told FoxNews.com. “What that was was rough service.”
A “rough service” bulb is, in Birnbaum’s words, a bulb that can take a beating, one meant for industrial purposes -- imagine a lightbulb on a subway car, built to survive the jostling and vibrations of the daily commute. But despite their intended use, they work just like normal bulbs: Consumers can buy them and screw them into any ordinary lamp socket.
The 2007 law forces manufacturers to improve the energy efficiency of ordinary bulbs dramatically: 40W bulbs must draw just 10.5W, and 60W bulbs 11W, and incandescents simply can’t do that.
'You’d be shocked how many people still want incandescents.'
- Larry Birnbaum, CEO of Newcandescent
But there are a variety of exceptions to that law for specialty lighting, including bulbs with unusual bases, others meant for special display purposes, and rough service bulbs. In 2010 Birnbaum applied for a permit to build them under the new specifications: Per the government, his bulbs needed seven filaments rather than two, a brass base, and 1 millimeter thicker glass, and the bulbs had to be filled with a special mixture of argon and krypton to improve their lifespan.
“They made it very difficult for everybody. I had to do three different samples at three different times until we finally got the approval, they were so critical,” he said. “I don’t blame them.”
His bulbs, called Newcandescents, began shipping in 2010 -- made in America, at a plant outside of Indianapolis by around two dozen employees.
Demand has been remarkable, Birnbaum said. After a 2012 appearance on the Rush Limbaugh show, he received $100,000 worth of orders and enough traffic to crash the website.
“You’d be shocked how many people still want incandescents,” he told FoxNews.com.
I hate to admit it, but I've stockpiled 60 and 100 watt incandescent bulbs because I dislike the new ones so much. These look interesting and I'd love to try them out.
ReplyDeleteI like you on fb :)
ReplyDeleteOh, boy, count me in! I found an entire box of regular incandescent bulbs about two years ago at a Goodwill and have been using those. I cannot stand the look of those spiral bulbs poking their snouts out of desk and bed lamps and, as you point out, they've put a lot of lovely lamp shades out to pasture...and the light they emit. Oh, ugh! Please, please, please, I hope I win.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS SO MUCH FOR THE INFO ON THE BULBS.
ReplyDeleteI HAVE BEEN UPSET OVER THE SITUATION ALSO. I WILL TRY THESE.
JEANNETTE HARDWICK JHARDWICK0@GMAIL.COM
This is so good to know - thank you!
ReplyDeletegreat improvements; save time and energyWHOOHOO!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are sharing this on your FB page. I LIKE
ReplyDeleteThanks for introducing us to CREE and their FB page. I LIKE
ReplyDeleteI'm anxious to see if you get ten years out of these. We were constantly having to replace burnt out bulbs at work, so my boss splurged and bought a couple of these at $20 each. We got maybe a couple of months out of them.
ReplyDeleteI am with you I don't like the new bulbs but I have noticed the soft light is THE WORST yellow light. The bright light version is the best. I am also going to try out the Cree. Thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteI would love to try these!!
ReplyDeleteVickie
vcw32309@yahoo.com
These look great! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteangels@cfl.rr.com
Thanks for a chance to try these new bulbs! My little clip-on shade in the kitchen looks a little wonky on those spiral-shaped bulbs.
ReplyDeleteI'm a FB follower of yours!
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree on FB.
ReplyDeleteI would like to try one. I am always looking for the perfect light.
ReplyDeleteI follow you on FB :)
ReplyDeleteI LIKED Cree on FB
ReplyDeleteCree bulbs sound interesting --- would love bulbs that last more than a few months. Thanks for a new giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI like the look of these bulbs! thanks!
ReplyDeleteliked them on fb.
ReplyDeletelike you on fb, too. thanks!
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree on fb--
ReplyDeletewould actually like to try these out!
Catherine
Liked your fb page too--
ReplyDeleteCatherine
would like to try these…got some of the "other" bulbs and they are so big around won't fit in my ceiling fixtures!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway Kim...we use those Cree bulbs all around our house!
ReplyDeleteI have been buying up the old bulbs too cause I also hate the new ones. BUT, since you are recommending these I would love to give them a try!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the chance, Kim!!!
ReplyDeleteI liked your FB page a long time ago:)
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree's FB page too.
ReplyDeleteWe have had disappointing experience with some "long lasting" bulbs...hope these are better!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see there is another option for light bulbs!
ReplyDeleteGood to know...
ReplyDeleteThanks for your recommendation! I will give them a try!
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree on FB.
ReplyDeleteI liked SSS on FB.
ReplyDeleteI liked and commented on both pages on FB, thanks for sharing this info and giveaway!!!
ReplyDeleteOh. I was a follower of your blog but must have missed the FB like :) my email is rogernshelly@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree Bulbs ~ Patrycja Cudziak
ReplyDeleteI liked you on FB ~ Patrycja Chudziak
ReplyDeleteI just got a new lamp and would love to try out these new bulbs. TY for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI use a lot of fluorescent bulbs, so I would love to try these!
ReplyDeleteI had already liked you on FB!
ReplyDeleteI liked Cree LED bulbs on FB!
ReplyDeleteDarn! Overlooked that I was supposed to leave my email!
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