30
Mar
2008
No More than 5 Years — Guaranteed!
How many Maes does it take to change a lightbulb? Just one, and not only does the bulb get changed, a blog post comes out of it.
When changing a lightbulb today, I noticed the following written on the package:
Guaranteed to last up to 5 years. But not more than that! In fact, if it doesn’t blow within 5 years, they’ll replace it with one that did, no charge!
For the curious, the bulb in question is a Philips Marathon fluorescent bulb for standard light sockets. The light it makes is fairly good, especially considering it’s only 15W. But we’ll see how long it lasts… 
Tarja Thirroul on April 1st, 2008 at 1:47 pm
That's awesome! I need some 5 year bulbs for me and my room mate! Let me know if they are as advertised. I don't want any crappy 4 year bulbs.
~Tarja