The European Union incandescent lamp has not retreated and the market is not flat.

According to the EU's 2009 regulations, from 2012 onwards, 27 countries in the European Union will ban all traditional wattage bulbs (incandescent lamps). The voluntary suspension period of major merchants will also end before September 2012, after which the government will issue a penalty rule. At the same time, countries such as Japan and Canada also plan to stop using incandescent lamps in 2012.

However, until recently, people gradually realized that it is a difficult thing to let the incandescent lamp of more than one hundred years withdraw from the historical stage. In the UK, although the voluntary sales suspension period of major merchants came into effect this month, the sales of incandescent lamps are still difficult to withdraw from the market, resulting in the price of incandescent lamps soaring 174% in the past year, and some merchants also stopped selling for profit. Commitment, even some black market transactions are just around the corner.

Old lamp soaring prices retailers breach "steal selling"

A ban on the EU in 2009 made everyday incandescent lamps a rare commodity.

According to British media reports, starting in January this year, major retailers in the UK, including Tesco, B&Q, and Asta, agreed to voluntarily ban the sale of traditional light bulbs, plus the government’s requirement to use or import traditional light bulbs in the UK. It’s getting harder to find, and its prices are rising. By the end of 2011, the price of an incandescent bulb has more than tripled from the original 90 pence.

From February last year to January this year, the British media conducted a market survey and found that the price of 40-watt and 60-watt incandescent bulbs has been greatly adjusted. Four of the 10 retailers have raised the price of incandescent lamps, with Tesco raising the price of 40-watt bulbs from £2 to £5.47 and raising the 60-watt bulb from £2 to £5. IKEA furniture also raised the price of 40-watt bulbs from £1.5 to £3.99. When asked about the reasons for the increase, a supermarket spokesperson simply explained: "We have a variety of energy-saving bulbs to choose from."

What confuses consumers is that despite the signing of a voluntary ban, four retailers are selling traditional light bulbs. When asked about the reasons, some explanations will soon be removed, and some say that they have been sold to the stock clear. Some merchants simply vacated the space and wrote “not suitable for home-specific lighting” on the new product packaging, but in fact the product has the same energy consumption and model as the traditional light bulb.

The UK Retail Alliance explained that some merchants are reluctant to implement voluntary agreements, probably because the technology of energy-saving bulbs has not yet reached the desired level.

Busy people stockpile black market is about looming?

With the ban on the total ban on the sale of incandescent lamps, more and more people are caught in the "crazy" consumption of incandescent lamps. According to reports, a British woman spent 7,000 pounds at a time in order to find and hoard traditional light bulbs.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the EU ban in 2009, European countries have seen the phenomenon of buying and collecting traditional light bulbs. Austria's traditional bulb sales in 2009 exceeded 30 million, an increase of 5 million over the normal year. TV stations in Germany and other countries also broadcast shots of residents buying large quantities of traditional light bulbs, and some merchants have temporarily taken measures to limit purchases. Previously, various businesses have increased the inventory of incandescent lamps.

This is why some merchants are sticking to selling traditional light bulbs. An electrical company in London explicitly refused to sign a lock-up agreement for British retailers. Each traditional light bulb was priced at £2.2. Gary Diller, the company's sales manager, said: "Many people want to buy old bulbs in batches so that the next generation can continue to enjoy the same soft lighting. There is no black market for traditional bulbs in the UK, but with the constant inventory Reduce, this black market will appear soon."

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