FIRST Fundraiser: Selling LED "Lightbulbs"

[ericzundel]

I have used similar LED lightbulbs at home (Google handed them out to employees who were interested about 2 years ago). They were touted as equivalent to 40W bulbs and looked fine. The bulbs we were given had some reliability issues and they didn't last as long as the CFLs we use everywhere else. But then, that was two years ago...

I found they were better than CFLs for applications like small lamps in the bedroom that have a shade that clips on the bulb and ceiling fan lamps that take multiple bulbs because, well, they don't look industrial. I put one in the basement stairs (which we always forget to turn off.) The brightness was less than the old bulbs, but you don't notice the change after the first day or two. I never have liked the CFL "warm" bulb look. The color temperature of the bulbs we got was very much like an incandescent bulb.

I would love to replace the multiple bulb fixture in my foyer (takes small base incandescent bulbs) with something I could fill with these.

What I find challenging with this fundraiser is that the team members I'm working with might have a hard time finding many takers at a product that is $25 each. It would be great if there were some kind of smaller ticket product to go along with it. A box of Gurl Scout cookies is under $5 and I believe the Boy Scout popcorn sales have some kind of $10 option.

-Eric.