My husband asked me to find a floor lamp that he could read by,
but that did not block the view of a rather special picture we
have hanging behind his favorite chair. He is a rare breed of male
who likes shopping in retail stores. I on the other hand, do not.
So one Saturday night despite gnawing hunger pangs, I trailed around
a number of retail stores to no avail. Neither of us could find
any lamp we liked. Then on Sunday, I spent hours on the web searching
for likely candidates. It was becoming increasingly clearer that
we were not going to find an lamp we mutually could agree upon.
Then light dawned! I suggested to my husband that
the Verilux
floor lamp ($134.95) we sell on our website might in fact fit
his requirements. After a quick stop by our warehouse, I came armed
with a "present for my Honey." My husband unpacked the
lamp and set it up, needing no instructions, which seemed too good
to be true. "How do you like the lamp?" I called hopefully
from the kitchen. Silence. Puzzled, I went on an investigative trip
to the living room where my husband was standing glumly. I repeated
my question and my husband replied slowly "It just is not quite
as bright as I thought." After a quick look at the light, I
shook my head. "Honey, just take the white polystyrene packing
off the light bulb and I think the light might be a little brighter!"
After making that adjustment, my husband settled into
his chair with a satisfied smile. "It is a full spectrum natural
light," said I, doing my promotional spiel, "Closer to
real outdoors light, much healthier." My husband was oblivious
to the health benefits and scarcely looked up from his reading.
"Just what I was looking for Honey," he said, adjusting
the gooseneck to the perfect position for his reading. I learned
something in the process. He did not care about it being a healthy
light, but he has noticed the light it gives out is "more comfortable
on his eyes." Mission accomplished.
First Published: April, 2004
Updated: May 2007
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