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Old Oct 29th, 2007, 07:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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PSA: don't buy GLOBE branded LED nightlights:




E222872 AC BH5006 68GL

horrible output and EXTREMELY horrible quality

purchased a handful of them... and more than half didn't WORK.... they also don't last very long either, despite using LEDs which are supposed to last practically "forever"

so if you're looking for energy saving LED nightlights, DO NOT BUY GLOBE



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Old Oct 29th, 2007, 07:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
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may I ask where you bought and wat was ur price?
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Old Oct 29th, 2007, 08:04 PM   #3 (permalink)
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you can get some alright ones from CT. At least there you can return it if anything goes wrong!
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Old Oct 29th, 2007, 08:17 PM   #4 (permalink)
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nice pics.
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Old Oct 29th, 2007, 08:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Thanks for the heads up. Are you able to return them?
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Old Oct 29th, 2007, 10:27 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I swear, everything Globe makes is garbage. We bought several Globe light fixtures that were pure garbage. Some were bought at HD and went straight back, one was bought at CT and they refused to take it back, even though it was clearly defective. It was a bathroom fixture with 3 lights on a bar. The weld on the bar was broken and the nipple holding the bar to the base was literally broken in half. CT said deal with Globe, which we did..... for months! In total I must have emailed them 20 times over about 4 months and emailed tons of pictures of the issue. They finally, again after months, decided that it wasn't their problem and CT must have mishandled it. By that point CT was really having nothing to do with a refund or exchange. All in all, we won't touch Globe (or CT) at all....
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Old Oct 29th, 2007, 10:58 PM   #7 (permalink)
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All my LED plug-in night lights are Globe. DId you buy them from Walmart? If you did you can return them for a refund or exchange.

I didnt encounter any problems with them and in terms of output, you cant expect much if the are 0.3W.
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Old Oct 29th, 2007, 11:16 PM   #8 (permalink)
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One picture would have sufficed.
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Old Nov 2nd, 2007, 02:04 PM   #9 (permalink)
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sorry for the late update, had to get the information from my father

he bought them from canadian tire @ ~$2.99 each

anyways, avoid globe
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some globe CFL lights are a fire hazard
http://www.google.ca/search?q=globe+...hl=en&safe=off
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Bought this last year for 2.99 at CT also. Worked for 1 night, will not turn on aftewards.. Return right away. Pure garbage. once bought a 6 pack CFL and 2 out of 6 bulbs did not work.
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Old Nov 6th, 2007, 12:19 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I am luckier, I bought more than six of these, some are cylinders, some are cube. They all work great for almost 2 years.

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PSA: don't buy GLOBE branded LED nightlights:
E222872 AC BH5006 68GL

horrible output and EXTREMELY horrible quality

purchased a handful of them... and more than half didn't WORK.... they also don't last very long either, despite using LEDs which are supposed to last practically "forever"

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Old Nov 6th, 2007, 10:21 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I am luckier, I bought more than six of these, some are cylinders, some are cube. They all work great for almost 2 years.
you sure are!! my father purchased a few of these, and none of them are working anymore

back to incandescent night lights... 7W each
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Old Nov 8th, 2007, 02:56 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I bought two at CT, they both died within days. Returned them, got two more, which also died. CT person said they had a lot of returns for them, 'must have been a bad batch', she said.

I took a credit and bought something else instead. I picked up a outlet cover night light at TRU that has worked fine ever since.
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Old Nov 8th, 2007, 04:09 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I swear, everything Globe makes is garbage.
+1. Replaced all my Globe CFLs with Philips.
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