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Others say...
"woth its price" It's cheap and it's bright. The problem is the wire is a little short, and the switch is not easy to use.
"This review is not of the quality of the product, but merely is meant to give people more information not otherwise available." I have had the lamp for a week and am returning it because the following information was not in the description: the on/off switch is not located anywhere on the lamp itself, but is instead on the cord. I thought it was automatic that a lamp like this would have an on/off switch on the top of the lamp, or someplace on the base. If it's on the cord, it just is really hard to turn on and off because it requires reaching behind my desk.
"Great for the price" Plastic base, metal lamp. Easily adjustable, and holds a lot of my office supplies. Surprisingly bright for such a little lamp! I use it for reading and knitting, which it's perfect for.
Just FYI: Mine arrived slightly scuffed. I'm not sure how. It's on the back of the lamp, though, so I don't see it most of the time.
"Basic lamp basically works" Nothings special, just a plain desk lamp. It comes with one bulb. I took off one star because the light switch is about one foot down the electrical cord, which means if you put the lamp at the edge of your desk the switch is dangling off the side.
"Okay..." I suppose if you're a "lamp geek" or engineer, you might know that a GU24 bulb (which this lamp requires) is NOT a standard bulb base, but instead has two posts at the base which lock into the lamp. I, however, did not know this and ordered spare bulbs with standard household bases. It also comes with a bulb, so it's not a critical issue, it's just irritating that we're somehow supposed to know that a part number means non-standard.
Otherwise it seems to be a decent lamp/desk organizer.
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"It is a lamp that works, and works well", What can I say? Nothing too fancy. It is a lamp. And it works well. I read some other reviews which complained about the on-off switch not being on the base. With all due respect, almost all of the desk lamps I have used in the past did not have an on-off switch on the base. And I am not so lazy to get up from the chair to switch off the lamp, and honestly, I don't have to even if I do feel lazy at some point of time. I can easily reach to the switch on the wiring from my chair to switch it off. It all depends on how you set it up on your desk. It is a good lamp. It has a large base with a lot of space to keep your stationery. That is a good feature. The bulb that comes along with the lamp is a good one. It is bright yet it does not emit much heat. The lamps I have used in the past made me feel like I was burning in hell. But, that is more the feature of the bulb rather than the lamp. Hey, but still...they give you the bulb for free with the lamp, instead of being cheap-scape. So, to sum it up, it is a good lamp with good large base that does not emit much heat. I am happy with it. And the price is very reasonable. The worse lamps I have bought before cost more.
"why would you buy this???", By buying this lamp, you are locking yourself into buying an uncommon and expensive bulb. Just buy a regular lamp with a screw-type bulb and you can put the cheap cfls in there instead of some crappy $15 cfl (which this lamp requires).
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"Odd Place for the Switch", I echo the other reviewers' comments about the switch being at an odd location. No matter where I have put this on two different desks it is very awkward and requires leaning down and over the other items that may be around it in order to cut it on and off. Otherwise it is a nice lamp that I can use as the main lamp in my small home office without having to burn the overhead just to read or see my copy as I am typing from it.
"Non-standard lightbulbs required. Not a regular bulb socket.", Buyer beware. This lamp does NOT take regular compact fluorescent light bulbs. The bottom of the bulb has these two tiny metal circles on it, that connnect to the lamp. Whenever this lamp stops working, i will definitely buy a different brand that takes regular bulbs.
Amazon even suggested that i buy a box of compact fluorescent bulbs made by the same company. Of course, these bulbs don't even work with this lamp! Good job Amazon! Guess i'm not the first (and probably won't be the last) person who falls for that one!
Terrible purchase overall.
"Good for the Price", This is an inexpensive light and I got the quality that I expected. I agree with the other reviewers on the switch location, but on my desk, it works. It is a very bright light, so don't buy if you want something that could bounce off a computer screen.
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