Energy Saving Bulbs

Forgive me for this is a whinge, possibly even a personal one. However, it's not to complain about the promised set of five (I've changed most of my bulbs both in the UK and Malta already, thank you very much). This is directed at those European companies that are still churning out lamps that don't take energy saving bulbs when the EU have declared that incandescent bulbs are to be phased out by 2009.

Having missed a vital piece of information in the product description, I was stupid enough to order the Kulla lamp from IKEA (Should have known better with a product name that sounds like a swearword in thick Qrendi). The joy of seeing it all assembled was short lived when I realised it did not take an energy saving lamp.

I contacted IKEA UK and the following is the transcript of our conversation:

Hi, thanks for contacting IKEA! My name is Christopher, how can I help?

Hi I'd like to know whether the Kulla lamp can take a dimmable energy-saving bulb.

I will check for you.

Cheers
It does say it does not take an energy-saving bulb but there are dimmable ones on the market.

Sorry, it will not take a dimmable energy saving bulb.

Why is it that IKEA is still producing these when the bulbs are to be phased out in Europe very soon? I suppose I have no choice but to trash it when that happens. Thanks anyway.

I'm afraid I have no intention of filing a suit as yet, least of all of financing other people's out of my own pocket in the style of LP.