they really are not worth anything. 

Oh yeah, for fun and curiosity they have their place - i have a blue and a green CFL sitting around (as well as some decorative CCFL in yellow, pinkish-red etc).

But i mean, it would surprise me if enough people bought screw-in CFLs for general lighting purposes, to spend shelf space on in the 2020s.

Exactly. For us, the collectible value of CFLs is now greater than their practical value (especially for products from the 2000s or earlier). Since 2017, I have stopped installing or replacing new CFLs at home. Instead, I have collected all of them, especially those of better quality.

But no big cry, as integrated CFLs are 100% superseded with definitely better performing LED sources. May be regretted for some very niche applications like spectrometer calibration.  I believe, single NOS samples for collecting and such application will be around for decades anyway. I have a drawer full of specimens)

I also collected a whole box of CFLs. For obvious reasons, I will no longer replace any CFLs in my home, in my plan, all of the fluorescent lamps in my home will be change into LEDs by the end of this year. This is not only to obtain brighter and more stable light at the same wattage, but also gives me the opportunity to collect all the used traditional lamps from my home

Oromocto New Brunswick used to have many of them too, I always remembered those big remote ballasts they had, gave them character.


Wasn't there a park in Toronto somwhere where there were a bunch of those?


EDIT: Found another in Wakaw

Little update:

I got in contact with the seller to see if any of the other lamps he had were Safeline lamps, and as it turns out, of the eight lamps he had, four of them were Safelines! So, I will hopefully be receiving four Sylvania 250W deluxe white Safeline mercury vapor bulbs.

I don't believe the DOE rule that goes into effect in 2028 applies to anything other than the screw-based general service lamps that are currently required to achieve an efficacy of 45 lpw today.  Linear fluorescent and HID have separate regulations, but screw-based CFLs would be considered GSLs and prohibited by this rule.

@Econolite03, 100% agree there too. Dominos is the best in terms of value, which is excellent because Dominos is also 3 minutes away
from my place, so driving there is easy. Papa Johns and Little Caesars are more expensive... Little Caesars is my favorite among the two.
Just unfortunate that Little Caesars isn't close to where I live, unlike Pizza Hut, Papa Johns and Dominos.
A&G Pizza, a local business near me, is also very good. Unfortunately their customer service obliterated all chances of me giving them
anymore chances.
Just now, I ate some "Spidey" Yogurt, from Walmart... yogurt based around Spider-man, but very similar to "Trix" yogurt. March 2026 expiration date,
so it's fresh/delicious. Drank some vanilla Almond Milk with NesQuik chocolate syrup. (Chocolate milk) Really good stuff, always an 8 out of 10 there.
Next paycheck is just a couple days away... I gotta snap out of this and get back into physical fitness/weightlifting.

As someone who has primarily a pizza diet I’m the same way… unless someone else brings it or its offered to me, I personally wouldn’t get it. I have accounts with Domino’s, Papa John’s, and Little Caesars instead. I’d say value wise Domino’s is the best, with Papa John’s/Little Caesars are tied. Then there’s the local businesses which while more expensive have really good pizza.

Probably Mountain dew, green V or Redbull.

Today I reported a couple of smashed 26w CFL Sylvania Suburbans on a laneway, unfortunately they will likely just have a new lamp stuck in, since the diffusers aren't made any more.