Philips Essential 9W LED Bayonet Warm White

I purchased three boxes of these so far. They produce nice, warm light for a study and a kitchen area. However, I have had an entire box worth of these globes spontaneously fail after a few weeks of use. Given typical LED life estimates are some 10000hrs, this is not good enough. Unfortunately, the high failure rate is enough to make me consider similar brand's products in future.

Purchased this in February 2023 and again in March 2023. Found 1 faulty globe out of 4 in each box. This is unexpected from a well established company like Philips. I also reached out to Philips which is time wasted as their advice was to return the product. Bunnings accepted the return with no issues. If you intend on purchasing thesebulbs please either check the bulbs and keep the receipt or consider other brands, but also retain the receipt in the event you need to return the product. My error was to trust the reputation of Philips and not testing the bulbs before using. So, after fitting the bulbs in the garden sensor light and reinstalling everything I found 1 to be faulty and I had to climb the ladder to redo the whole process and replace that faulty bulb. ... MorePurchased this in February 2023 and again in March 2023. Found 1 faulty globe out of 4 in each box. This is unexpected from a well established company like Philips. I also reached out to Philips which is time wasted as their advice was to return the product. Bunnings accepted the return with no issues. If you intend on purchasing thesebulbs please either check the bulbs and keep the receipt or consider other brands, but also retain the receipt in the event you need to return the product. My error was to trust the reputation of Philips and not testing the bulbs before using. So, after fitting the bulbs in the garden sensor light and reinstalling everything I found 1 to be faulty and I had to climb the ladder to redo the whole process and replace that faulty bulb. That was quite a task with my garden light design. Partially my fault for assuming that Philips is a brand to trust and not testing all the bulbs on purchase before use. I returned 1 complete box with 2 faulty bulbs and received a refund. I notified the counter regarding the faulty bulbs but the staff seems to be preoccupied and I hope that that box of bulbs is not returned to the sales shelf for an unsuspecting customer.

12w bulb gives good amount of light with a warm temperature that's not too yellow/orange. With a 110mm length, these are one of the few 12w bulbs that will fit into some of the E27 light fittings that have a globe too small for a standard E27 bulb (like the fittings we bought online!).