Reviews of Normande Lighting GP3-718-BK Fluorescent Retro Desk Lamp

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Very handsome and rugged lamp that gives out a big, bright light. The goose-neck means that it can be adjusted to an almost infinite degree. The only downside I can see is that it gives off the harsh white light that fluorescent lights give. Great, inexpensive light for a student desk.

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We just bought this desk lamp today at a yard sale

for $2.00...WOW!...What a bargain. I would definitely

be willing to pay full price though. The light is soft,

easy on the eyes and projects well.

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I like it. The lamp is of good quality, VERY steady, It looks like it is going to serve for a long time. The lamp doesn't contain the warm light but and the name of the product is FLUORESCENT! Retro lamp. The light is bright enough!

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program In the area that counts the most for a light, the light appearance of the Normande Lighting GP3-718-BK is bright and very white. When compared to other lights in the average home (like mine), this light lacks the warmth of traditional incandescent light bulbs or even more recent CFLs, and appears to be bluish-white. It's different enough that it looks odd when turned on in the room where there are other lights turned on.

Otherwise, the lamp doesn't weigh much and has lots of plastic covering most touch points. The construction/appearance (minus the light color) looks good until you touch it or handle it... then it feels cheap.

My son liked it though and uses it in his room for task lighting, mismatched light colors and all.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program In a nutshell, the lamp will function fine as a lamp. Just remember that since this takes a fluorescent bulb, the light you will get from it is an unnatural and bright white (don't expect any warm yellows here). This would be great for an undergrad student, but if you are looking to decorate your space with retro looking goods, I would probably look elsewhere.

So, I'll start with the good. Again, this functions fine as far as lamps go. The lamp *feels* substantial weight wise and the snaking neck feels built to last.

On to the constructive criticism. While this may look retro from a distance, up close, it's not as cool. The silver rim on the bottom of the lamp apparatus (where the light is) is actually partially translucent; when I turn the lamp on I can actually see through part of the silver strip (I can also see through the silver on the top of the lamp). The whole structure, excepting the snaking neck and the switch, is plastic. More so, the plastic pieces don't fit well together. There are places where the plastic is uneven on the one side, and where its mate on the other side is smooth as a baby's bottom. All the plastic smudges pretty easily, but the smudges are similarly easy tow wipe off with a dry rag. The only other "complaint" has to do with the way the light flickers when it turns on, but this is not so much the fault of the lamp as much as it is a reality with fluorescent lights. I only mention it so that those of you who may not be familiar with such lights are made aware when viewing this product.

Altogether, I think it's a good deal for a college student needing a desk lamp. However, this is not necessarily the find of the century for a lighting connoisseur.

**EDIT / ADDENDUM**

I am compelled to add this bit and to remove two stars. I am, at this point, unsure of the safety of the lamp. When I turn it on now, the base makes a clicking noise in tandem with the flickering of the bulb itself. This *sounds* hazardous (as if it could be a short). As I've only used the lamp for two days, it would seem that this is something that could have been caught with a little time and Q.C....