God I am frustrated!! I have no idea why, but it seems like 1 out of every 4 light or heat bulbs I buy for my reptiles blows out within the first week! Thankfully my new cham has yet to arrive, but its been just shy of 2 weeks and the basking bulb is dead already! What gives! I've never had such awful luck with regular bulbs no matter what the wattage. I keep feeling like I'm getting scammed by these companies. Logically, I know it isn't true and there has to be some explanation, such as the stores I get them from don't give a damn about how they are shipped and stocked, but I need to vent it to people who might understand. My buddies at work would think I'm just a raving fool.