Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this lamp on Amazon in early January, 2012. I was hesitant to order this lamp after reading some of the reviews regarding poor quality and sometime lack of dimmer switches, but took a chance because I had an amazon gift card to put to use. I was hoping to use this to help with my allergies and had been eyeing similar items for a while but I really liked the look and size of this lamp the best. I was thrilled to get it promptly, well packaged, and complete with the dimmer switch! The lamp was gorgeous: the basket was sturdy and colors of the salt were just lovely! I read all the directions, carefully unwrapped it, removed the cardboard from around the bulb, then plugged it in and turned it on. The light flickered twice and died! So, I consulted the directions for the bulb size and went out the next day to buy a new bulb. I carefully replaced the bulb and held my breath hoping that would be the necessary fix. I turned it on and the lamp glowed beautifully, but unfortunately, the dimmer switch did NOT work at all..it only served as an on/off switch. I was disappointed about that because being able to adjust the lighting level of this kind of lamp is a nice feature. Still, I was happy to finally get it working and it really looked good. After being on for only a few hours, the lamp went dark!!! I am not changing the bulb again! The problem is with the lamp, not the bulbs. The electrical components are of poor, hazardous quality and no matter how lovely this lamp looks and how therapeutic it might be...I will NOT buy another one unless the company starts to produce a quality product with more consistent reviews from happy customers. I hoped I would be like one of the lucky ones who got a perfectly good lamp...but no such luck, so I am returning this asap for a refund. If you buy, hope for the best, but keep the packing materials...just in case it dies a quick death like my lamp did!