
¥298
I disassembled a ¥2000 Chinese-made bug-zapper so I could auto-assassinate the mosquitoes which bit me four times last night. The thing was clearly meant to become landfill and replaced, but no. The light had died and it had been unplugged because the fluorescent flashing was going to drive me to epilepsy.
When I presented the bulb to the clerk in the light store, she said, "Oh, here's the same one, but it's a different maker. Panasonic instead of Toshiba..."
Of course when I get home, and get the whole lamp put back together, it turns out it's a white fluorescent lamp and not black, like the one I was replacing. So I'll have a well-illuminated room to sleep in for the next three months.
