Adesso Aries Torchiere, Black
by Adesso
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Adesso Aries Torchiere, Black
Customer Review: Great light
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this lamp easy to assemble and with the (2) 150 watt fluorescent blubs it provides very good lighting in my living room where it is my sole source of light.Customer Review: If it only worked!!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
12-17-09
well the third lamp arrived and to my horror was also from
"returns" department...but I opened it anyway...
Looked intact...and didn't burn out a bulb until...about two weeks ago.
Only one this time and none since...
It is now past my return date...
So (thank God???) I no longer have the option of bundling it back up and
shooting it over to Amazon...
In Conclusion:
IMHO these lamps are defective...
probably why so many are being returned...and I'm getting them from "returns"...
I do like their configuration, the price and the illumination.
IF you get one that works and doesn't cost a mint in burned out bulbs
you'll probably like it too.
I WOULD NOT get a second one (pros do not outweigh cons, for me.)
Wonder why this "burning out bulb" problem hasn't been mentioned by anyone else????
FYI I do have another lamp plugged into the same outlet for 7 years, still plugged in, no burned bulbs, so it doesn't appear to be my electric outlet...
Original Post with Details of Previous Returns:
I like this lamp.
With that said I'm on my third (fingers crossed)
The first two came from Amazon Returns (anyone else with this phenomenon)
Number One Had broken shade attachments and melted styrophome.
I have no idea if it actually worked as I couldn't
even assemble it!!!
Thinking this was a one in a million glitch...I exchanged it for number two
Number two seemed promising as I was actually able to assemble it
then it burned out 5, 150 watt bulbs...that's when I looked at the box
AMAZON RETURNS!!!!
someone else's Broken lamp!!! again!!
(why did it take 5 bulbs you may ask ??? I thought the bulbs were
bad, they blew two at a time, and they didn't immediately blow...which
made me think it was bulbs not lamp....when did the "Light" come on???
when I realized a bulb from the same batch was happily lighting another lamp)
Yes I'm waiting on Number Three (call me crazy, I sure do)
because
I like the lamp
the price range
the 150 watt incandescents
the switch on the pole (not below the shade, which means you
have to stand up to turn on and off)
and I ????foolishly???? still believe that Amazon
will deliver a working, New lamp....
I will update...
Customer Review: Junk!
Summary: 1 Stars
I own two other Adesso lamps that are substantially similar to this one. And since I'm satisfied with them, I thought I'd be satisfied with this one, too. No such luck! Adesso's quality control must be essentially non-existent, since this lamp (which requires assembly) arrived without a knob for the on/off switch, and the three pieces that are supposed to screw together to form the column...well, they don't go together properly. So instead of being upright, the lamp has a slight...but very noticeable...kink in it. There's no excuse for selling a trusting public trash like this. Adesso should be ashamed! They are absolutely off the list of vendors I'll do business with.Customer Review: Pleasant addition to the living room
Summary: 4 Stars
I was hesitant about buying a sub-$10 equivalent from walmart when I got these (I have 2 from walmart and 2 of these). They are much better quality and much more sturdier. It blends in with different living/family room colors, and it even looks great in the basement!Customer Review: Poor Connections
Summary: 2 Stars
While the lamp works, when I followed directions to put the post together, the connection between the bottom and center posts would not screw together correctly. It would not go together smoothly or straight. The lamp now has an angle and you can see the threads. The other connections all went smoothly.