/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

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I think they meant inclusive of the cost of the bulb itself.
I remember when CFLs were like $20, had to warm up, gave off ugly green light, and went pop in a year. Those definitely didn't have you breaking even on energy. Likewise, tossing all of your CFLs for LED bulbs a few years ago didn't make any financial sense. Now that LED bulbs are cheaper and last longer and some come with crazy high CRI scores you'd be wise to replace any CFLs that die with them.
I bought a ~$30/~30W Chinesium LED bulb that's brighter than the fucking sun to put in my shower. I didn't buy it to save money, I bought it because it's bright. The electronics inside it overheat and go pop every 2 years. They replaced it twice under warranty - even though the card in the box explicitly says not to use it in enclosed or wet environments...
The ~60W/~$5 halogen you'd normally use in there would last far longer. Still worth it to me. They make an even more obnoxious one now.