Customer Reviews

GE 46645 25-Watt Stained Glass Light Bulb

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I've had one of these in a little lamp with a white shade that sits on an end table I have. It's used most nights I'm home and it's lasted for ages. The colors of the glass do start to fade a bit after such a long while however, even though the bulb life goes on and on. If they made some with different wattages, like for instance at least 60, that would be wonderful. Unfortunately they only come in 25 watts. If there were higher wattages, I'd be tempted to use more of them here and there around my home, although they are a bit pricey...

However, I do have a major complaint with these bulbs. On every one of them that I've seen, almost 1/3 of the bulb surface is yellow glass. There are more yellow pieces than any other color except for red, and the red pieces are smaller. I counted more than one bulb, and this was the average result:

Yellow: 10 pieces
Red: 10
Orange: 7
Blue: 5
Green: 3

The pieces which are fewest in number are also the smallest in size. I'm not sure why that is. Personally, I don't find a predominance of yellow to be appealing. I would prefer that the colored pieces which comprise these bulbs were more equal in size and distribution and therefore with a bit less yellow-tinted light.

UPDATE JAN 2012:
Sometime after writing this review, I began to find that some of the bulbs I bought were being made with more red glass and less yellow. (I uploaded a picture.) I think that for some reason this was usually the case when I got them together in 2-packs. But after a certain point, the place where I got the 2-packs unfortunately stopped carrying them that way, and I've been unable to find them sold like that anywhere since then.

Also, as of right now it looks like the price of these has risen almost 50% since I originally posted this review. Hmm.

I bought a set of two of these bulbs at Walmart the other day for $9.00 in the clearance isle. Never seen stained glass bulbs before so i curiously bought them. When i got home i put it in a Lamp with a clear/frost white shade. WoW! they transformed a lil simple light into Beautiful lamps! these bulbs are awesome! i would recommend thenm to anybody! if you like creativity, uniqueness, and origonality these are for you! i was worried that once these burn out i wouldnt be able to get more, Thank god for the internet! ***** 5 star!

These will transform a frosted white glass shaded lamp into something a lot warmer, a lot more interesting.. They're beautiful. Now I need a clear glass shade to run one bare in, on a dimmer, just to admire the bulb itself. I think they're little works of art!

This is my favorite light. It's like be being backstage at the circus in some small tent, putting on the clown makeup and getting ready to go on (count to six... jump in the car...).

I ordered 4 of these bulbs. After receiving them I discovered that 2 of them did not work. The filaments in each of the bulbs looked fine ... they just didn't work. After returning them I received a refund for one bulb only. Just a hassle.

Our current home is getting to small and with the addition of our second child, even smaller.

To compensate and just to be safe we currently have our newborn in our bedroom. The only problem is it is very dark in our bedroom so we went to look for a night light.

We had previously used these multi-color bulbs for something similar in the past so I went to our local stores looking for more but was unable to find them.

Amazon again saved the day by having these bulbs available and the price was decent as well.

These bulbs run all night in a tall lamp in the corner so that we have enough light to see but it is not disturbingly bright.

I have the 40-Watt version of these in an overhead light... They're beautiful with the light on or off. Unlike some customers, I haven't seen any fading of the colors {I have 2 in the noted fixture}. The glow emitted by these is very "warm", so don't look for bright light from them. I think they're more about giving the room a warm, welcoming, relaxing feel than about creating a well-lit space. I've had my two bulbs for 8 yrs. now and they're still going strong.

As an added way of making these look even more amazing, put them on a dimmer.... Magic =)

They're a bit pricey, BUT, consider that 5yrs. ago or so, they were $25 each ;)

This was an experiment as I had not been aware of stained glass bulbs, but I'm happy with my purchase. It is a great low-level lighting for watching TV or to just sit and chat. I used mine in a neutral colored statue-based lamp with a light neutral shade. This bulbs gives off multiple low-level lighting colors and it is remarkable how it provides a different look to the lamp and surrounding area. Great purchase!

For a couple of bucks, turn a boring light into a fun one for a fraction of the cost of stained glass.

Nice faux stained-glass bulb which can add sparkle to a dull area or shade. Each section is painted to look the part and each is separated with strong black resin to simulate the lead. The thing that amazes me about these bulbs is their life. I recently had one go and replaced it... after 7 years of being on every day. I don't know why these seem to last so long but it's an added bonus of an already cool product.