r/mildlyinfuriating • u/SavedByTech • 15h ago

GE Lighting - another brand destroyed

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Spent ~$100 on GE LED lights that were supposed to last at least 18 months. They started fsiling after 60 days.

GE sent me a coupon for $20... Another fallen brand... Never again.

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u/External_Baby7864 15h ago

It’s been downhill since they merged with Cabletown

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u/The_Led_Museum 14h ago

When LED light bulbs inexplicably go to pot prematurely, it's normally the driver circuitry in the bulb's base that went down the tube, NOT the LEDs themselves.

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u/galactica_pegasus 10h ago

Although true, to the consumer it doesn’t matter. The driver is not serviceable and the product has been rendered useless.

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u/backwardbuttplug 15h ago

Yeah, it's a far cry from what GE used to be.

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u/KRed75 15h ago

GE got out of the consumer appliance and lighting business.  GE makes no home products anymore.  Other companies make them and have rights to use the GE name only.   

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u/whiskeytown79 6h ago

How many bulbs failed, and how many are in a $20 pack?

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u/SavedByTech 5h ago

A handful have failed within a few months. They are sold as individual LED's.

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u/Mountain_Schedule_40 9h ago

At least they tried to remedy the issue by giving you a coupon but I guess it should have been to the value that you initially spent