Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have been using multiple-generations of CFL globe-style bulbs for over 20 years in my bathroom fixture. They never made the rated lifetime, presumably due to the nature of lighting a bathroom. Turn on for 45 minutes in the morning, then turned on for 2-5 minutes at a time the rest of the day. My last set of CFL bulbs have really been disappointing as far as life (had 2 burn out after 2 years) and warm-up time (5 minutes to full bright). Definitely not saving money with that short life-span. When a bulb recently burned out, I had no spare to install except for one of the 22 year old incandescent bulbs I had put away. I was tempted to just keep using the incandescent and wait for a good LED version to come down in price over the next year or 2. I found these TCP LED bulbs in the meantime, and I decided to tack it on to another order I was starting to get my free shipping. I bought the 3-pack of 5W non-dimmable version. This is replacing 9W CFL lights (which replaced previous 11W CFLs of years past and 40W incandescents before that). I am only installing 1 to begin with and will deploy the others as the CFL lights burn out over the next 12-18 months as I expect. $19 for a 3-pack of bulbs is only about $5 higher than a 3-pack of CFL globe bulbs was at my local Menards store. Figuring in a much longer lifespan (at least I hope that will be the case) and about half the energy use, this is a good-enough price for me. I wanted 3 so I would have a matched set of bulbs eventually. The light is fully bright right away. It is about the same intensity as the CFL bulbs after they warm up for 5 minutes (see my photo). The color is actually a bit warmer than the CFL bulbs, but this does not show in the photo like it does to the naked eye. I think the CFLs are a 3000 Kelvin on the color spectrum. Just a nicer light all-around. No bright spots, the entire globe glows uniformly. No buzzing like other reviewers mention, and it turns on instantly, no delay. Now I can't wait for those other bulbs to burn-out and put the rest of the LED lights in.