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nine_k on Feb 6, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: What Happened to the 100000 Hour LED Bulbs?

> definitely not paying $10+/bulb

Maybe you should. I mean, the cheapest option is rarely the most durable or performant. See Vimes' Boots Theory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Vimes#Boots_theory_of_soci...

dwighttk on Feb 6, 2019 [–]

those $10 CFLs burned out almost as quickly as I could replace them. Kinda spoiled me on the whole "spend more for something that will last longer" theory.

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