To Ott or not to Ott?

On Apr 3, 12:41*am, "Polly Esther" wrote:
There's an Ott floor lamp beside my SM and don't even think about trying to
take it away from me. But . . . I am blessed a couple of times a week with a
friend or two who come and stitch with me for Newborns in Need. *The 'guest'
SM has a dismal, cute, trendy, pretty much worthless pole lamp beside it.
I'm thinking it would be 'mighty white' *(wonder where that expression came
from?) of me to buy another Ott for the dear folks who join in here. *My
question ( do I ever get to the point?) is: *Has anyone found something just
as great as the Ott at a better price - or - found the best price for an
Ott? * Polly

Polly, I have 2 'decorator' style halogen lamps. They are absolutely
wondeful. I've had one for 20 years beside my 'hand work' chair in
the LR and thinking that one was on it's last legs, purchased another
as close as possible. Both have infinite adjustabililty. They take
'plain old' halogen bulbs available from any hardward/big box store.
The one in my 'hand work' chair has been replaced ONCE in 20 years.
It has both a high and low setting. The other one has a variable
intensity adjustment. I don't think either lamp was more than $20.
The second is probably 10 years old so factor in for inflation.
Fabulous lighting. I wouldn't be without either one and wouldn't
spend my money on an 'OTT' just for the name. Biggest thing to
remember with halogen bulbs is to NOT get the oils from your skin on
the bulbs. Insert new bulbs by holding them with a tissue or paper
towel. The oils on your skin reduce the lifespan of the bulb. Just
my 2 cents...

Kim in NJ

who hasn't been online much due to housebreaking an 8 wk. old puppy
who hasn't learned to sleep through the night yet!

On 03/04/2011 3:02 AM, NightMist wrote:
On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:41:03 -0500, Polly Esther wrote:

There's an Ott floor lamp beside my SM and don't even think about trying
to take it away from me. But . . . I am blessed a couple of times a week
with a friend or two who come and stitch with me for Newborns in Need.
The 'guest' SM has a dismal, cute, trendy, pretty much worthless pole
lamp beside it. I'm thinking it would be 'mighty white' (wonder where
that expression came from?) of me to buy another Ott for the dear folks
who join in here. My question ( do I ever get to the point?) is: Has
anyone found something just as great as the Ott at a better price - or -
found the best price for an Ott? Polly

Uh, Miz Polly? If you genuinely do not know the origins of that phrase
may I suggest that you probably do not want to, and might want to
strongly consider dropping it from your conversation. It would likely be
considered wildly offensive in the wrong company. I know it always makes
me growl a little even when I know it is not being used in an ill
intentioned way.

Now here is a tip on Ott lamps, if you go out and buy a replacement bulb
you can fit it into a like wattage halogen lamp of any sort. The bulb is
the thing. I have an end-of-clearance $3 desk style halogen lamp that is
sporting a $25 bought at the art store 13 watt ott bulb. Works just fine
for all that the bulb cost 8 times what the lamp did. You just have to
look at the bulb you want to put in the lamp and make sure you get a lamp
with the right socket thingie.

NightMist





Good idea!
And to add to this - there are non-OTT brand style bulbs available (I
got a replacement for mine at Canadian Tire (I'm not sure what the
American equivalent store would be).

Allison

You should look for a full-spectrum light. I think that's what makes the
difference. There are other brands than Ott out there and they are often
less money. Or wait for Ott to go on sale someplace. I have a
full-spectrum Ott look-alike that I bought on sale at Hancock Fabrics
for about $25. It's $49.99 when not on sale
http://us.daylightcompany.com/product/compact-lamp/. The Ott version
is on sale at JoAnn's now for $53.99
http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?CATID=cat1763843&PRODID=prd2654 .
OfficeMax has a look-alike full-spectrum for $19.99
http://www.officemax.com/office-furniture/lighting/desk-and-floor-lamps/product-prod3300015.


Target and K-mart also have full-spectrum lamps for much less than the
Ott lights. Or you might consider simply replacing the bulbs in your
pole lamp with some nice full-spectrum bulbs, such as the Reveal brand.
It will make a difference.

Julia in MN


On 4/2/2011 11:41 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
There's an Ott floor lamp beside my SM and don't even think about trying
to take it away from me. But . . . I am blessed a couple of times a week
with a friend or two who come and stitch with me for Newborns in Need.
The 'guest' SM has a dismal, cute, trendy, pretty much worthless pole
lamp beside it. I'm thinking it would be 'mighty white' (wonder where
that expression came from?) of me to buy another Ott for the dear folks
who join in here. My question ( do I ever get to the point?) is: Has
anyone found something just as great as the Ott at a better price - or -
found the best price for an Ott? Polly


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"mighty white":
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mighty%20white%20of%20you

Julia in MN

On 4/2/2011 11:41 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
There's an Ott floor lamp beside my SM and don't even think about trying
to take it away from me. But . . . I am blessed a couple of times a week
with a friend or two who come and stitch with me for Newborns in Need.
The 'guest' SM has a dismal, cute, trendy, pretty much worthless pole
lamp beside it. I'm thinking it would be 'mighty white' (wonder where
that expression came from?) of me to buy another Ott for the dear folks
who join in here. My question ( do I ever get to the point?) is: Has
anyone found something just as great as the Ott at a better price - or -
found the best price for an Ott? Polly


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Thank you all. I guess full spectrum was the name I was needing. It's such
a lovely light. I was just SO tickled to hear Charles Krauthammer muttering
recently about "how many does it take to change a light bulb?" and his
reply included how many, eight I think, to help the 'changer' put on the haz
mat suit. ( I don't know how to spell that but you know what I mean.)
Polly

On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 23:41:03 -0500, Polly Esther wrote:
question ( do I ever get to the point?) is: Has anyone found something just
as great as the Ott at a better price - or - found the best price for an
Ott? Polly

I'd get a high CRI (Color Rendition Index) compact fluorescent bulb or a Reveal
incandescent bulb and pop it in your current lamp. Much, much cheaper than
Ott lights and as good or better.

The Ott lights have CRIs of 90+, which is excellent, but they're not the only
game in town. Color temp is about 5500oK, fairly blue light.

You may do best by going to a real "lighting showroom" or lighting supplier for
bulbs, but I am noticing better bulbs showing up in the big box stores now.

Here are some "fer instances":
http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com...t_411_prd1.htm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...HJFGSGQZB64VCK

Kay