See the Difference?

A Journey to Find the Perfect Bulb Light bulbs, they brighten up our lives. Ok, that was a lame pun, but after trying to move into my new house at 9:00PM, I realized most, if not all the light bulbs in my house were out. So I decided that I needed to do some lightbulb shopping. Now, I love to research everything about a product before I buy it. I want to make sure that I’m getting the most return on my investment that I can (take that Business 101). So, thus began my search into a rabbit hole. When I go to the hardware store (or IKEA), I see numerous different brands, technologies, and most importantly-prices. Incandescent, fluorescent, LED, the list goes on and on. So doing what I do best, I went down the rabbit hole of light bulbs. Here’s what I found. Incandescent is what I am most familiar with. Surprisingly, they burn the hottest which in turn uses more energy. I like to take care of the environment when I can, so I opted out of these ones. Plus, more energy means higher bills, right? Moving on from incandescent, I found myself staring at the world of fluorescent lights. While fluorescents offer energy efficiency, a long-light life and other cool features, the lights reminded me too much of an office workspace. Maybe these lights would work great for a garage or a workshop, but not where I live. At this point I thought I was set on the tried and tested incandescent lights. Then I found LEDs. LED lights appear to be the newest thing in lighting technology. They last up to 60,000 hours and cost a fraction of a penny to operate. So I did what any good son would do-I convinced my parents to get one for their home to see what it would look like before I invested in one. I helped them install an LED kitchen light, and it was so bright I’m sure the sun was even a bit jealous. I was sold. Some might even call it the light at the end of the tunnel. I bought enough LED lights to elevate my home to a new level of visibility. What I was not expecting was the dirty walls and floors to also be illuminated. So thus began my next quest-the best cleaning supplies. Aleks WilmsMarketing SpecialistMaritime Chevrolet

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