Great light. Too bad I'm throwing it out
I bought the first lamp last December and couldn't get it to work. I think the bulb was defective. To Amoazon's credit they sent me a replacement even before recieving the lamp I shipped back. The second lamp worked fine but a few months later I accidentally banged it and it crashed to the floor breaking the plastic covering wrapped about the wires. This meant the lamp had no support and drooped. Verilex told me they do no repairs. So I got some wooden sticks and taped them around the broken place as a brace and this worked moderately well. But now the bulb has died after a year. Verilux told me they'd sell me another at 25 percent less but Amazon more or less meets that price. I notice there are other similar "sunshine" lamps at less than half the Verilux price and their replacement bulbs don't cost $19.95. So goodbye Verilux.PS<br />PS addition 2/3/15 I got another full spectrum floor lamp for  almost half the price and it works quite well and I'm satisfied. But it does not produce as bright a light and does not have a low light, high light switch, which is nice to have.  For seniors who need maximum light the Verilux is better.
Rating: 2 stars