Really effin' GOOD corkscrew light bulbs

(ref this long and contentious thread)

I just happened upon some really good compact fluorescent household bulbs that are also cheap, widely available, and although they're made in you-know-where, they're from an American company (GE) so at least the profit stays here. They're the GE Reveal compact fluorescents. I am surprised how good they are, because the Reveal incandescents are just as pathetic as all the rest of the blue-glass "whiter light" bulbs from the other makers, but these CFLs are terrific. Their light color/appearance, and the appearance of items lit up by them, is a damn close match to a good quality incandescent bulb. After the initial ~10 minute burn-in, they come up to full brightness quickly when lit from cold. There's no greenish, pinkish, yellowish, or bluish cast to the light. I put these in some of the ceiling fixtures here at the house and deliberately left some of the regular ones in nearby fixtures. The difference is huge. Can't tell the Reveals aren't incandescent once the fixture cover is in place.

I'm running the 26w = 100w variety. Got 'em for $6.99 apiece at Ace Hardware after passing 'em up for $8.49 apiece at Fred Meyer.