Visited Northampton Riverside, also confirmed in Wrexham
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kmc99
30 Jan 16#1
this is nationwide. Got some in Wrexham yesterday and the girl said they are changing the packaging so clearing all old stock out for £1 or less
Krizzo3 to kmc99
30 Jan 16#3
Thanks for the info, can't really go wrong with a pound each no matter how long they will last is what I'm thinking :wink:
milkonesugar
30 Jan 16#2
cleared my homebase out of certain sizes.great bulb.good light.no issues as yet
blindmansden
30 Jan 16#4
Loads in Bishop Auckland
Jiggy Jiggy
30 Jan 16#5
Went to the Purley branch this morning and they didn't have any LED bulbs :disappointed:
kidrock123
30 Jan 16#6
nice find, heat
HARRIA01
30 Jan 16#7
Good job the shade hides them! I need some of these im only 5 bulbs away from being an all led household!!
HARRIA01
30 Jan 16#8
The best i seen close to thiscwas screwfix pack of 5 for a tenner but always out of stock stores near me
edash to HARRIA01
30 Jan 161#9
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They've being doing LEDs in poundland for a few weeks now for a...£1
ryanmounsey to HARRIA01
31 Jan 16#20
Wikes do 10 for £19
matth9999
31 Jan 161#10
The poundland 5W models are not very reliable, out of 5x 5W candle, 2 have already failed... it's too much in the smaller sizes without venting or outboard heat radiator (but currently stress testing a 5W golfball, 10 hours at a stretch) before I class it as good for where it's actually wanted.
Also, the smaller bulbs are normally in somewhat confined shades, which makes heat issues even worse
Now a 3rd one of the 5x 5W poundland candles has gone ... kicking myself for losing receipt. PS. Good teardown review of those Poundland Electreks ... https://youtu.be/b_eU3ZpN6aE
Note... the Poundland 5W standard globe is VENTED
PS. Homebase TCP 12W models - metal finned back as heatsink.
TCP 6W metal back (no fins)
Poundland - plastic (vented on the standard globes)
Poundstretcher (Hyundai) 7W - unsure by the touch test, seems cool to be plastic, but nothing like as cold to touch as the TCP ones
HARRIA01
31 Jan 16#11
Thanks for the update but id have to question the quality. I made sure i bought phillips gu10 leds for my spotlights in house from amazon. Cost me £4 a bulb but doubt will ever have to place again!
marcr2
31 Jan 16#12
Loads in Romford. Picked up 2 60w alternatives.
Krizzo3 to marcr2
31 Jan 16#13
They are bright as ****! Put them in our corridor but think I will downsize as they are burning the eyes when I go pee at night, I would say they are as bright as a 100w bulb
theyiddo
31 Jan 16#14
What wattage and lumens are they? If they are the LEDs I've seen in Poundland over the past few months, they'll be very low, and useless for anything except illuminating the inside of a wardrobe or similar.
terayon00
31 Jan 16#15
If you are referring to the op's deal. Take a look at the picture it says 810 lumens and 60w
Yiddo4life
31 Jan 16#16
Just got back from Gloucester store they're at the front before the tills
loads of 40w equivalent bc
I got a couple of 60w bc
Nothing at all in ses
charliewashington
31 Jan 16#17
just brought a load of blubs from the Merton store still some left
renard
31 Jan 16#18
Homebase, Hedge End, Southampton, Sunday afternoon - loads of bulbs, many sorts and sizes, LED, Halogen etc, all at greatly reduced prices (50p and £1). Includes some circular tubes.
They are not in the electrical section with all the other bulbs. As you go in, turn right and go right to the end, past Habitat, to where it says something like "Clearance Bargains" on the left. There are TWO aisle ends with the bulbs, so check both of them.
Many thanks to the OP.
FTCom
31 Jan 16#19
I got some of these the last time they was on offer, have worked out good so far. Pity there's no G4's available, I bought some off EBay but have had five out of the ten blow so far within weeks. Not the best, I guess it's worth paying that bit extra for better quality.
Yiddo4life
31 Jan 16#21
The 60w are as bright as the 100w cfl in my garage
Like the instantaneous on and light output is quite white - only ses to go and whole house led
MikeRotherham
31 Jan 16#22
Sounds good. Are there any GU 10s available?
HARRIA01 to MikeRotherham
31 Jan 16#27
See comment above wickes 10 for £19.90
foxyladykezza
31 Jan 16#23
got a few from Bodmin store this morning. lots were only 50p including colour -changing led spots. excellent bargain!
theyiddo
31 Jan 16#24
No, I'm talking about the Poundland ones....hence why I mentioned Poundland.
matth9999
31 Jan 16#25
Got a basketful at Romford, though others were filling two wheeled baskets.
Yes, the 810 lumen, 12W = 60W were the stars, but I'd expect them to come up higher than the supposedly 60W equivalent 11/12W CFL's - on a somewhat unscientific test (Lightmeter app on phone), the 5W poundland LED (on stress test) was beating an admittedly well used 11W CFL.
Now I think of it, while I got a stack of the "60W", maybe I should have bagged some more of the "6W=37W" - on that measure, the others should equal 70W.
PS. While the 6W do not have a specific heatsink or vent, the back section feels cold to the touch, maybe white coated metal, rather than the plastic of the poundland ones.
And a quick measure up suggests that the 6W will sensibly fit the place I was originally lining them up for - doesn't need golfball, but they need to be a little shorter to avoid poking out from the upturned glass shades.
Might swing back there tomorrow for a few more 6W, but probably all gone, the rate they were going, though it was the 12W that were really shifting.
Also made a 50p mistake, 32W circular that I though might do in a nominal 40W fitting, but it's way smaller
guardone
31 Jan 16#26
i have been using the poundland gw10 size and no problems after several weeks of daily 8hour stretches.
Just bought some bayonet cap globes 10w off amazon light supplier 3 for £10 and might return them if homebase has any tomorrow. thanks for that.
Wibble436
31 Jan 16#28
You pee in your corridor? Gross!! :-)
Navvy
1 Feb 16#29
Just been to Romford and there's still loads left on the shelf
Brown_Rolf
2 Feb 16#30
Same experience here with the Poundland Electrek models - bought a GU10 and a BC, both failed within a month. False economy.
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Visited Northampton Riverside, also confirmed in Wrexham
All comments (30)
They've being doing LEDs in poundland for a few weeks now for a...£1
Also, the smaller bulbs are normally in somewhat confined shades, which makes heat issues even worse
Now a 3rd one of the 5x 5W poundland candles has gone ... kicking myself for losing receipt. PS. Good teardown review of those Poundland Electreks ... https://youtu.be/b_eU3ZpN6aE
Note... the Poundland 5W standard globe is VENTED
PS. Homebase TCP 12W models - metal finned back as heatsink.
TCP 6W metal back (no fins)
Poundland - plastic (vented on the standard globes)
Poundstretcher (Hyundai) 7W - unsure by the touch test, seems cool to be plastic, but nothing like as cold to touch as the TCP ones
loads of 40w equivalent bc
I got a couple of 60w bc
Nothing at all in ses
They are not in the electrical section with all the other bulbs. As you go in, turn right and go right to the end, past Habitat, to where it says something like "Clearance Bargains" on the left. There are TWO aisle ends with the bulbs, so check both of them.
Many thanks to the OP.
Like the instantaneous on and light output is quite white - only ses to go and whole house led
Yes, the 810 lumen, 12W = 60W were the stars, but I'd expect them to come up higher than the supposedly 60W equivalent 11/12W CFL's - on a somewhat unscientific test (Lightmeter app on phone), the 5W poundland LED (on stress test) was beating an admittedly well used 11W CFL.
Now I think of it, while I got a stack of the "60W", maybe I should have bagged some more of the "6W=37W" - on that measure, the others should equal 70W.
PS. While the 6W do not have a specific heatsink or vent, the back section feels cold to the touch, maybe white coated metal, rather than the plastic of the poundland ones.
And a quick measure up suggests that the 6W will sensibly fit the place I was originally lining them up for - doesn't need golfball, but they need to be a little shorter to avoid poking out from the upturned glass shades.
Might swing back there tomorrow for a few more 6W, but probably all gone, the rate they were going, though it was the 12W that were really shifting.
Also made a 50p mistake, 32W circular that I though might do in a nominal 40W fitting, but it's way smaller
Just bought some bayonet cap globes 10w off amazon light supplier 3 for £10 and might return them if homebase has any tomorrow. thanks for that.
You pee in your corridor? Gross!! :-)