Review of Tulip Desk Lamp

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I bought two of these to go next to the bed. The light is really nice, strong and natural feeling, so really helpful if you have to study or work at night. I believe I paid $40 something for each, which is ok. One big con for me is the button, it can be very difficult to push in and turn on which is kind of annoying. They should have made the button stick out a bit, or have put the button on the electrical cord or something. One other thing, the power cord is black, which I think is thoughtless on a design like this (I purchased the pearl colour). They should have given it a white power cord for aesthetic purposes!

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The concept of the lamp is great, it looks very modern, and bulb burns very bright. However, the on/off switch is poorly made. It broke after 2 presses. A quick dis-assembly revealed that the switch is made of cheap brittle plastic. I would not recommend this product. Thankfully, Amazon has a great return policy.

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As another reviewer has commented the on/off button is defective.

I'm no my third lamp, and each and every single one of them the on/off button has broken after less than a month.

It's not rocket science. This lamp is garbage. Avoid it.

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I really like the shape/size of this lamp. On my desk or on a night stand it doesn't appear bulky. When I'm reading I can bend the tulip bulb (the white part at the top) after extending it out it has a goose neck that's hidden.

The light cast has a very clean feel to my eyes. Not that yellowish look, but more like natural daylight which OttLite is known for.

Two things I would like to see different about this lamp:

1 The power button should have a rounder or circle shape versus being oval, which makes it a bit uncomfortable to turn on/off.

2 Elimination of any buzzing noise when the light is turned on. I can't tell if it's the light bulb or transformer. Kinda distracting when reading a book and you sit really close to it.

Overall I am really enjoying the lamp.

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This is a very functional light no doubt. It gives excellent lighting and the flexible neck positions are a definite bonus.

However, prior to buying my first Tulip Lamp I read the reviews at Amazon & Ottlite and saw the frequent reference to the on/off switch design and hesitated to purchase on that basis.

I have other Ottlites folding desk lamp, floor lamps and that gave me confidence to buy my first Tulip light from Amazon a couple of weeks ago. Love the light, definitely superior. The switch is awkward and requires an unusual grip and pressure, but I thought okay.

I purchased a couple for my parents some 1,000 distant and again for me. My parents like the light and can deal with the switch.

Today I received my blue one directly from Ottlite, the others I ordered via Amazon, and the switch (which is flush to the base and you must press in to turn on) was collaspsed in with no spring motion to come out. It wasn't stuck, rather it was defective similar to what other reviewers had warned about.

I quickly called Ottlite to advise of the problem and I had to take pictures to send by email and they will get back to me. We'll see, probably fine but disappointing they have not acted to correct a widely known flaw. Also disappointed their Quality Control is so poor that they don't check product prior to shipping.

Net/net I think it is a VERY cool design with superior quality light IF IT CONTINUES TO WORK. Time will tell so the jury is out on this one.

Good luck!