Compact Floursecent Light Bulb Alert

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I got 10 or 15 of them for $2.00 at CostCo about a year ago or so.
They were $12.00 with a $10.00 instant rebate at the register.
Love it.

Wow, that's good! I paid about $4-$6 each at 50% off. I picked up like 30 strings.

But I also noticed that the lights are different this year. In the past I only saw white "rice" LED ones. This year they have the solid plastic bulbs for a brighter (and colored) light. I also noticed tehy have no lead on them. The first bulb is like 6" from the plug. Which is good when you plug them end-to-end. Not so good when you plug them into a wall and would like no lights for a foot or two.