[xaritas]

Very high failure rate (including one case where my wife called the fire department because something was burning in the house and she couldn't identify it), warm up time, and has to be treated like HAZMAT after it has completed it's six months of duty—indeed, what's not to love about CFLs, and why should I bother checking out an alternative?

Yes, I purchased my LED bulbs in anger. We'll see if I've been had.

[ars]

I've had that too - fire department and all.

The UL has now required end of life circuits in all CFLs so this won't happen again in new CFLs. (And new is relative - this regulation came about a few years ago.)