i agree, if the lamps were cheaper i'd buy them. i just don't want to make an investment in soemthing that hasn't been proven. LED houshold lamps haven't been on the market for the amoutn of time they're saying they last so no one can prove exactly how long the LEDs will really last. CFLs rarely make it to their rated life unless used base down and lets face it, most household light fixtures are not base down, rather they're base up or horizontal.