Comments by "Lisa Culton" (@LisaCulton) on "This is why we can't have nice things" video.

Yep. They don't last any longer then the incandescent. That has been my experience.
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@theincapable Well, all I can tell you is that I bought some expensive (200+ Euros) LED lighting for my new house in Germany in 2015 -2016 and one of them failed and the whole fixture had to be replaced under warranty even though it was claimed that they should last 10,000 Hours or more. The EU had to make regulations that manufactures had to make it possible to replace the individual LEDs. So, apparently I wasn't the only one affected by this. I also had to frequently (6 -9 months) replace those compact fluorescent bulbs which are also claimed to last many thousands of hours. And forget about Halogen lamps - I keep them in stock at home because they burn out so quickly and I'm buying Philips and Osram.
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@MultiMidden Yes, I'm aware and this has happened in 3 different residences in Germany and now here in Switzerland. I really don't believe all of these different houses have faulty wiring. Let's be serious.
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Well, the Germans went above and beyond making junk short-lived light bulbs. I never had to replace so many light bulbs in my life as I did when I first moved to Germany. They would burn out just months after I'd installed them (even though I didn't use them during the day because I was at work). Then the laws changed and incandescent bulbs were banned (by the EU, I think) and LED and other types of lights came into play promising 10,000 hours of use, but nooooooo, those don't last any longer than the incandescent lights. They even had to pass a law regarding the LED lamps with multiple LEDs because if one stopped functioning, the whole thing would have to be replaced and now manufactures have to construct the circuit so that the rest of the LEDs continue working even if one doesn't. It's disgusting.
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No. Even the expensive ones die after months.
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I've had led lamps (made with numerous LEDs) wich cost hundreds of Euros which stopped functioning after just months and had to be replaced under warranty. It's ridiculous.
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@lxathu The aggravating part is that I'm changing the various "energy-saving" bulbs just as frequently as the "ordinary" bulbs and the so-called energy savers cost multiple times the old fashioned ones. So, maybe they save energy somehow but they certainly don't save money.
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