Customer Reviews

GE 12980-6 40 Watt Globe G25 Light Bulb, Crystal Clear, 6-Pack

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

These are clear globe bulbs, larger than normal, with the standard base. For the smaller vanity sized globe bulbs with the miniature candelabra base, see GE 17722-12 25 Watt Decorative Candelabra Globe G16.5 Light Bulb, Crystal Clear, 12-Pack or GE 17730-12 40 Watt Decorative Candelabra Globe G16.5 Light Bulb, Crystal Clear, 12-Pack.

I recently installed a ceiling fan which includes 3 light sockets below it and frosted glass shades. I liked the look of the fan but not the frost glass shades. I've always liked the bare bulb and socket look where you can see the filament inside the clear glass so I bought these bulbs and took off the shades of the ceiling fan unit. It looks much better and more modern now and sorta reminds me a bit of the steampunk and tube/valve movement. Way better looks than just a normal lightbulb both when the lights are on and when they are off!

Note, these have a larger bulb than 'normal' light bulbs so make a bit of a statement (in a good way!).

The packaging was flimsy and most of the bulbs were shattered when the package arrived. I was trying to save time and energy by purchasing them online. Instead, I spent more time and and energy dealing with the return and I still had to go to the store to purchase the bulbs.

Here once again I am with a pedestrian item that arrived on time and does what it is supposed to do very well so that rates five stars--what else could I give it?

With the government threatening to kill the incandescent light bulb, and vanity mirrors using light bulbs as part of the design, putting in the new flourescent bulbs would look silly in the extreme. I'm stocking up on these bulbs before they disappear.