I bought this for my daughter's room. Mine was a returned item but it was still in the original box and there is nothing wrong with it. However.... I read the label on the lamp about what type of bulb to buy. I even went to the website for the manufacturer and several other stores where the lamp is for sale. No one mentioned anything about having difficulty buying a bulb. I bought the "type B" bulb as required. In fact, I bought 3 of them. They were all too tall. I was finally able to put a bulb in by moving the socket slightly to one side. The bulb is still too tall to fit under the top part of the chandelier attachment. Seemingly, this has not been a problem for anyone else. I see from the photo that they are not using a chandelier bulb, but some other small, round top bulb. I have no idea what it is or where to buy one. It is working for us now but I'll continue my bulb search in hopes of finding something more suitable.