What would it take to get people to change light bulbs out to the new energy saving ones?

Answer 1

75% reduction in price would get people to buy..

They say one energy saving bulb that costs about seven dollars (or more) would last a few years. My ordinary ones for a lot less money last several years so why would I change. I'd need an incentive to change cause I rarely use lights.

Poor people and senior citizens and those on disability or on food stamps can't get the new energy bulbs cause they are too costly. Plus, seniors need to see and the new energy saving bulbs put out less light.

Answer 2

Make them less expensive. They are a bit pricey, but overall I guess you save money. I would have to see the savings. If I'm in a store, I'd probably buy the $2 bulb and not the $8 bulb. Right there to me, that's spending less money. I wouldn't even think about the savings on my electric bill a month later or a year down the line. If it were actually stated on the bill, you could have saved [blank $$] if you had replaced your bulbs, I may think about it, or if I had older bulbs and changed them to the newer ones and could actually see, in dollars, the benefit to using the bulbs, and my bill being lower, I may give it a try.
We have some of these in our house. It says right on the box, one of them uses 13 watts, and 800 lumens bright as opposed to a regular light bulb which uses 60 watts and is 850 lumens bright. It says it's a 60 watt replacement bulb & 8000 life. I guess that's hours. So less wattage is less electricity?? They are supposed to last longer too. They give off a different kind of light, is seems brighter/whiter, almost cleaner kind of light. It lightens up the whole room, but not as harsh. If that makes sense. It says not to use them in a light controlled by a dimmer though. hmmm.
I'm for using them, anything to make the bills less & save some money. I guess it just comes down to how much you want to shell out when you go to buy the lightbulbs. Are you thinking about how much you spend then, or how much you save later??

check this out too. Someone mentioned this, but it says those are made of mercury. Which isn't good. So you save money, how do you safely dispose of them?? There is an article on what they are, how they work, and the pros and cons.

Great, so we buy the bulbs based on saving money and being more energy efficient and there are plenty of negatives to them too. It doesn't say any of that on the box!!!

I guess, besides all that, if stores had some sort of deal, like bring in your "outdated" version for a few bucks off the newer ones, people might try them out. I know I like deals, coupons and free stuff. That might be incentive for other people to give something new a try too.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I've tried the new swirly neon bulbs several times in different places in my home. And, every time the bulbs have burned out in relatively short order. I don't want a "free" replacement bulb from the guarantee that comes with the purchase. I want the dang things to actually work in the first place!

Answer 5

The old styles of the energy saving bulbs were not suited for all types of fixtures. I have noticed new ones on the market and I think that it will make more people convert over now.

Answer 6

Give a guarantee that they last as long as they are advertised. Make the energy saving light bulbs cheap enough to afford them.

Answer 7

I wanted them for a very long time, but being on a fixed income, could not afford them. Then, a few months ago, CVS Pharmacy had a 4-pack for $4--so I bough them. A few weeks later, CVS only had a few packages left--so I got another 4-pack on clearance, for $1.

At one time, when these bulbs were new, they were selling them at the expensive prices, but giving away rebate coupons for nearly the entire amount. I believe that was in New York some years ago--but now, they should do it again--and everywhere.

Answer 8

i have been changing to them because they do work. They also improve the lighting in one room where it was dark with the "old" bulbs (60 watts). The cost is more, but they do last much longer. As an "old" one goes out, it is replaced with the new lights.

The ones that I have in place have already paid for themselves.

Answer 9

A better system to collect the broken or burnt out fluorescent bulbs which cannot be thrown away in the normal trash because of the mercury they contain.

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the development of a new bulb that contains no hazardous substances.

Answer 10

1) Make the new ones less expensive than the old. People always want to save money.

2) Provide a recycling incentive to get them to turn in their old bulbs for coupons or cash.