Wholesale Light Bulbs Buyer’s Guide

The days of purchasing four-pack-boxes of incandescent light bulbs in the supermarket for $2 or less, are soon coming to an end. As congress continues their campaigns to mandate energy efficient lighting, more and more light bulbs are flooding the market. Today popular light bulbs cost more to produce, and have higher mark-ups. For these reasons, more and more people are purchasing wholesale light bulbs in bulk than ever before.

Wholesale light bulbs come in many different shapes and sizes. When shopping for a whole sale lightbulb the best place to look depends on the type of wholesale lightbulb you’d like to purchase. Generally speaking, a great deal of money can be saved purchasing from online wholesalers; this is true even of large bulbs with high shipping costs. Of course, when purchasing whole sale light bulbs online, shipping costs should be factored in as part of the price. Once the best price has been determined, consider ordering additional products from the same website, and use combined shipping to offset any high shipping costs.

As we mentioned, using combined shipping costs when purchasing large oversized wholesale light bulbs makes sense, and the same is true even when purchasing standard incandescent lightbulbs online. For example, you might already purchase books from time to time on Amazon.com. Many are surprised Amazon also sells light bulbs, and while their prices might be a slight bit higher than websites selling wholesale light bulbs, the combined shipping with an Amazon.com product you’re already intending to purchase might make Amazon the better solution.

Another great place to find lightbulbs is eBay, and you can test this out yourself by typing “wholesale light bulbs” into their search. At eBay, you’ll find many lightbulbs offered with pricing significantly better than the pricing offered by any wholesale light bulb website. If you’re not sure how good of a deal you’re getting, compare the eBay prices against a search of the same lightbulb at google.com/products.

Of course if you’re in a hurry for light bulbs, you might need to stop at a local wholesale outlet to get the best pricing available in person. If no wholesale outlets are available in your area, consider first home improvement stores such as Home Depot as your next best option, and discount retail stores such as Walmart your second next best option.

Places to avoid when shopping for discount and wholesale light bulbs are retail outlets such as supermarkets, and small shops such as gas stations and convenience stores. These places have a tendency to markup the price quite high. If this is your only option, consider purchasing only what you have an urgent need for, as later you can purchase the same bulbs online in bulk at a whole sale light bulb website.

Further navigation of the pages of our website will provide more tips and advice about specific types of light bulbs, such as halogen, fluorescent, LED, xenon, compact and more. Also available – articles on light bulbs for specific usages, such as car light bulbs, tanning bed lights, projector lights etc. Each article provides tips on how to save money when purchasing light bulbs.