I love it when people try to tell someone who actually interacted with the thing in real life that they can tell through a picture on the internet that they know better
It's not just that it's thin and brittle, but this looks like a hotel room, so how many other people also have do this, causing the plastic to flex and weaken over time.
Well these ones have batteries in them so they're more environmentally unfriendly, so regular lamps are preferable. But another user made an interesting point - maybe the area regularly suffers from power outages, then it makes sense to have "independent" light sources.
The lamp can easily be used for example when you go camping (or more likely glamping as you tend to really pack practically for camping) for some nice mellow light in the tent instead of a bright lantern/flash light.
As for the hotel, makes sense if it's in an area prone to blackouts/brownouts.
I have this incredibly bright flashlight - daylight at night bright - that has USB C port and built-in rechargable batteries. I think if it used replaceable batteries it would last 2 minutes.
Standing on a table pointed at the ceiling, it's essentially a portable torch lamp. Hmm. Maybe that's why the Brits call flashlights torches.
We have. However this is not a flashlight. The purpose of the batteries in a flashlight is so that it works in the woods or on the beach. This is a table lamp. It does not need to work in the woods or on the beach. There is no reason to waste precious electronics and batteries into a table lamp if there is a power outlet besides it. If there is no power outlet besides it, you either a) have planned badly or b) you do not need an electric light there.
But seriously, as someone who owns a lamp like this, it's great being able to move it about without ducking behind all the furniture to unplug it. It's dimmer than a typical table lamp, illuminates a smaller area and being able to move it easily means you can light up just the place you want and you're not limited to like 4 feet from an outlet (which 99% of people weren't responsible for installing and therefore aren't actually liable for 'planning badly')
...why are you so obsessed with moving your lamps around all the time?! Can you not afford some nicely placed actually BRIGHT lamps that illuminate the room sufficiently And the 99% of the people are still responsible for planning their room...
I don't want bright lamps. I have a perfectly good table lamp on the nightstand and I rarely turn it on. It's not a matter of 'afford' it's a matter of preference and convenience.
It doesn't need a battery. It's a typical table lamp, with a cord. The portable one that I actually use regularly moves around, and thus needs a battery.
Again... why? Why do you need a bad moving light when you could have a bright fixed light? Does it need to be sometimes quickly cozy in front of the dishwasher or the footstool?
One time a lent my phone to an old woman stranded at the train station to call her ride and she was making the LCD bleed she was pushing it so hard to dial
Well we have something much better now! You can link your lights to Alexa and use voice commands to try and convince it to turn them on while it says it doesn't understand!
A small question. Did you press it like a reasonable person would with a reasonable amount of force, or did you smash it like you were playing a carnival game
100% smashed. I have the same lamp. Yes, is not bulletproof plastic, but i would need to actually want to break it to put enough force on my finger to break it. Its a "tap" thing, you only need to tap it, but pressing like a normal human being doesn't break it
I see, so the universal on/off button symbol lights up when the light comes on so that you know it's on. But how do I turn it off then, and if I do, how do I know it's off if I can still see the symbol? Maybe it's just dim?
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u/maggiemayfish 15h ago
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