Less expensive alternative: daylight flourescent bulbs. I use them everywhere.

I have 2 ott lights and yes they are worth the money. Lowes is cheaper That is where I got the table one I have.

Recently one of my 10 year old Ott lights bit the dust. I found several at Office Depot and they we much cheaper than JoAnns on sale. I travel full time in a 42 foot motorhome and have three of them! The one I just bought is AC/DC which is really nice.

They don't fit anything else, but you can buy bulbs that give you natural light that will fit a regular light. Look around at Lowes or Home Depot.

Yes, they are worth every penny spent on them. I have them all over my sewing room. I "had" two of the Ott floorlamps. My daughter called me when we were in Az and said "Mom I borrowed one of your nice lamps in the sewing room, I will bring it back when you guys get home".. Guess what? that was 2 years ago. Oh well, we do things like that for our children. I sure wouldn't want her to go blind because I took my lamp back..LOL

I bought an Ott lightbulb at Joanns that fits in a regular socket It was on sale for something like $4.00 gives a totally different light They have them on their website

I purchased a regular ott light to use next to my sewing machine when necessary on sale at Joanns several years ago. I use it sparingly since I have an autoimmune disease that can flare if I am exposed to sunlight or the ott light unprotected. I recently purchased a small handheld OTT light at Joanns with a coupon. I use it to tell what color my clothing is when I am getting dressed in the morning. Between getting older and beginning cataracts I have the worst time tellig black from blue in particular. I can't remember how many times I have ended up with blue pants and black socks or the opposite. One time I actually did a public presentation with the wrong color blouse.

Yes, I would say that they have been well worth my investment. I purchased two years ago and have not had to replace the bulbs. They allow me to sew at night, whereas other lights do not. The OP's are right, though. More recently the full-spectrum lights have come out and they work well, too.

Another less expensive alternative is:
Full Spectrum lamps at Big Lots. The last time I was in one of their stores, they still carried these.

I have 3 floor models for which I paid $29.99 (each one came with an extra bulb that sold for $9.99
if ordered from the company!) Table models are about $5. less, no extra bulb. I have had mine for several years and have not yet had to replace a bulb. The bulb is a florescent (4 tube) and gives clear white light. I use one by my sewing area and leave it on all day!

I bought 2 Ott lights and could not get the bulbs out to replace them. Finally broke the darn thing and tossed it. One is left and used very little. No more Ott lights for me. Just my preference.

June in Cincinnati

I have OTT light bulbs in most of my lights at home. I buy the OTT bulbs that fit anyplace a regular bulb will. They are in most of the table lamps in my house and in several overhead fixtures. They are great for over the mirror light.
The Ott bulbs are:
15 Watt Compact Fluorescent Bulb - Replaces 60 watt incandescent bulbs
25 Watt Compact Fluorescent Bulb - Replaces 100 watt incandescent bulbs
I got the whole set for $80 at http://www.ottlite.com/p-193-starter-kit.aspx