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drmwevr08

drmwevr08

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Maybe someone here can tell me what I'm missing or verify that I'm correct, or even that lightbulbs are extrememly defective!

Anyway, here's the deal. The lone bulb in our fridge finally goes out, prompting my wife to think the whole thing is broken but thats another story. Anyway, I pick up a package with two bulbs in it and try to plug them in. One works, one does not. I initially think that maybe one socket is bad, thus the reason for us only having one light as far back as I can recall. However, when I trade the bulbs out the good one is still good , the bad one still bad. I almost said to heck with it and threw the bad one out. Afterall, we'd had only one forever anyway. But, changed my mind and took them back to Walmart, who took them without questions. So, I buy a new package and return home, hoping to be able to see the leftovers for the first time in a week. I open the package and screw both lights in to find... nothing. NEITHER of the latest two 'new' lights work. So, this brings me to the question. Is there something I am missing that makes this other than a 75% failure rate for these lightbulbs? I'll probbaly just have to take em back AGAIN and try one more time but I am shocked that this is so much work!

Maybe I put them in backwards. :twitcy:
 
Maybe someone else bought a 2-pk of lightbulbs, replaced 2 burnt-out ones, put the burnt-out ones back in the box, and then returned them to Wal-Mart, where they were promptly restocked.
 
drmwevr08 said:
Maybe someone here can tell me what I'm missing or verify that I'm correct, or even that lightbulbs are extrememly defective!

Anyway, here's the deal. The lone bulb in our fridge finally goes out, prompting my wife to think the whole thing is broken but thats another story.
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:eek::confused::confused::confused::wacko:
 
Fortunately both packages were sealed. :smile: Glad to see this really doesnt make any sense to anyone else either!
 
drmwevr08 said:
Fortunately both packages were sealed. :smile: Glad to see this really doesnt make any sense to anyone else either!
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It make perfect sense. You probably bought one of the following specialty packs:

  1. Mystery Pack - A random sampling of bulbs in a variety of states of functionality
  2. Budget Pack - Regular light bulbs with this disclaimer: "Bulbs typically have a failure rate of 93%" Thus, you are ahead!
  3. Early Edison Pack - The bulbs work, but only for about 3-5 seconds.
Either that or you are completely incompetent.
 
3GenClone said:
Poor contact maybe? Sounds like there could be some corrosion or just a loose connection.
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If the one out of the first package hadn't worked in both sides I might think so.

Maybe they are turning on when I CLOSE the door ? :twitcy:
dang reverse lights anyway
 
drmwevr08 said:
Maybe someone here can tell me what I'm missing or verify that I'm correct, or even that lightbulbs are extrememly defective!

Anyway, here's the deal. The lone bulb in our fridge finally goes out, prompting my wife to think the whole thing is broken but thats another story. Anyway, I pick up a package with two bulbs in it and try to plug them in. One works, one does not. I initially think that maybe one socket is bad, thus the reason for us only having one light as far back as I can recall. However, when I trade the bulbs out the good one is still good , the bad one still bad. I almost said to heck with it and threw the bad one out. Afterall, we'd had only one forever anyway. But, changed my mind and took them back to Walmart, who took them without questions. So, I buy a new package and return home, hoping to be able to see the leftovers for the first time in a week. I open the package and screw both lights in to find... nothing. NEITHER of the latest two 'new' lights work. So, this brings me to the question. Is there something I am missing that makes this other than a 75% failure rate for these lightbulbs? I'll probbaly just have to take em back AGAIN and try one more time but I am shocked that this is so much work!

Maybe I put them in backwards. :twitcy:
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I can't believe it took this many replies to find the problem.



A retailer that beats up its suppliers for such ridiculously low wholesale prices that some of them are actually driven to bankruptcy doesn't generally have the highest quality products.
 
If you want to know the bad news, a short can burn bulbs out. I would start with another package of light bulbs though. If it is a typical bulb socket, you can actually put a household bulb in there to test it. Oh, and not the energy saving bulbs either, they have trouble with cold.
 
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