Amazon Basics Equivalent Efficient Standard Reviews Summary

Brightness and Light Quality

Pros:

• "These bulbs give a very bright light and I couldn't be more pleased."
• "These light bulbs have the perfect warm glow to them and make the room feel much warmer."
• "These are bright and worked well until 2 failed in less than approx 8 months periodic usage."
• "I confirm there is absolutely NO flicker, NO sound, and they are plenty bright."
• "These are bright! 100W isn’t kidding around."
• "These bulbs are brighter than all of the other energy-saving I have tried. The light is also soft and of a soothing color."
• "These lights have a nice warm glow."

Cons:

• "After barely an year of regular use - couple hours a day - 2 of the lights started blinking and losing brightness."
• "We had one fail within the first 30 minutes of installing them. The failed bulb flashed a few times when the lights were dimmed."
• "The 'daylight' hue in these is putrid. Very artificial blueish 'first generation LED bulb from the 90s' color."
• "They flicker like crazy and have a terrible artificial color when dimmed."
• "I ordered soft white and these definitely are not soft but very bright white lights."
• "Side by side with a regular bulb that is technically lower brightness (40W), you can see how dim these supposed 60w equivalent bulbs are."
• "I found the blue white light exceedingly harsh for my living room and den."

Longevity and Durability

Pros:

• "I made a choice to replace all my light bulb with these and I have to say they’re worth it. It puts off less heat and last for a long time before replacement."
• "After a few months of running all night every night in my porch and back lights I have very happy with these. No issues. Very bright and dim nicely if I don't want full brightness."
• "These bulbs are amazing for the price."
• "These bulbs should last a lifetime. Unfortunately, several of them just started blinking after about a month and are now useless."
• "Out last any other brand of Leds."
• "These are great quality and Long lasting."
• "All in all, I’ve been very satisfied with this AmazonBasics order and the quality of these LED bulbs. The six pack is a useful size as well, and a good value overall."

Cons:

• "Only lasted 18 months, not ten years as advertised."
• "Many of the bulbs I purchased did not come close to that. A high percentage failed after less than a year of normal use."
• "3 of the 6 bulbs died within a year, with VERY light use, maybe 100 hours."
• "A 10k Hour bulb is supposed to last ~10years - I've had half of these bulbs burn out after 4 years."
• "While bulbs functioned well initially, they began to flicker/strobe intermittently. All bulbs in package of 6 failed in under 4 years."
• "These are failing after only 18 months of typical household usage."
• "I bought three of these boxes two years ago, and I've had to replace at least 5 or 6 of the 18 bulbs since."

Dimmability and Compatibility

Pros:

• "These bulbs have the widest dimmable range of any LED that I have used over the last 7 or so years."
• "Additionally, the light emitted by these LED bulbs is very much like the soft white warm glow that I used to get from my incandescent bulbs."
• "They are dimmable and do not flicker at even the lowest setting."
• "Decent value. Good amount of light and the color is warm, as it was supposed to. Dims without any issues--no flicker with LED compatible dimmers."
• "Beyond that, these are the only dimmable bulbs I've found that don't hum with my dimmer."
• "They work really well with Lutron dimmers which I have installed around the house-no buzzing sound or flickering."
• "Work great! And, best of all, they're silent when dimming!"

Cons:

• "Must make LED dimmables cheaper now then they did a few years ago. These were cheap but of very low quality. We tried them for a couple of months but they flicker constantly no matter how dim or bright you change them to."
• "These are dimmable lights and they work fine for the exception of they making a humming noise unless I turn all the way up in the fixture I have six fixture so it’s a little noisy."
• "These bulbs were good when I first installed them, but a week later they developed a serious flicker no matter where the dimmer was set, so obviously they are not dimmable."
• "These lights are a nice daylight LED light, but they are not dimmable as advertised."
• "These are the cheaper 'dimmable' LED bulbs that only turn on at about 75% up the dimmer with conventional dimmer switches."
• "I got these 'dimmable' bulbs for a lamp with a dimmer built into the cord. They flicker like crazy and aren’t usable."
• "These aren't dimmable. They have a high and a low brightness, however the in-between light just flickers."

Customer Service and Delivery

Pros:

• "Came within two days."
• "I had to call and beg Amazon for an exception for a late refund (after ~1.5 months) using the argument that I just bought ~$2000 worth of brand new high-end Lutron LED dimmers through Amazon. Luckily I got a sweetie on the phone who was willing to help me out."
• "The item arrived the next day, replaced a bunch of bulbs with these ones and the light was back to normal."
• "Really secure packaging, you can order on line with safety."
• "Hard to beat this price and same day delivery."
• "Came packaged nicely and not damaged, reasonable price."
• "I've had problems with bulbs from other manufacturers arriving damaged. These were very securely packaged and in great shape when I got them."

Cons:

• "Very annoyed that the delivery was cancelled and the shipment returned. No actual explanation."
• "One of these bulbs started to flicker and go out the other day... They would not replace the bulbs."
• "Amazon reps refused to do anything about it since it was after the '30 day return and refund policy'."
• "The problem with Amazon Basics is that they can just ignore your claim and there is nothing you can do."
• "Ordered six 100w equivalent Amazon Basics light bulbs. What I got was one 100w lightbulb and five 60w, one of which was broken."
• "Purchased in July. Installed two bulbs in three bulb light fixture Sept. 2. After two days, both bulbs started flashing like a strobe light. Original bulb was working fine. Definitely defective, not worth purchasing. Amazon would not replace or provide full refund."
• "I bought these lights for a new apartment I was moving into. Before the 2 year lease on my apartment was up I had changed all 6 of the light bulbs because they had all died."