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It's cloudy!!! Not too cloudy, and I really don't care as long as I can see most of the lava. But on the plus side, they also sent replacement bulbs with it! I thought that was awesome :) and yes, this is the lamp I won from the contest.
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I suppose my initial post to this pic was one of bitterness. This trademark nonsense essentially gives them a monopoly on the US lava lamp market, and this giveaway pretty much sums up how they view us as customers, and to a larger degree, how they view the lava lamp product category.
The two companies Facebook presence speaks volumes about each as a company. The Lava Lite Facebook page is rubbish. Let's find a picture of a cat and photochop a lava lamp into it. Then you have the Mathmos page. I am in no way a Anthony Voz/Astrobaby fan, but the dude can photograph lava lamps and he does it very, very well. Mathmos uses those images and the result is that their product comes across as a classy lamp that would nicely accent a room. Lava Lite seems to view the lava lamp as a piece of junk for pre-pubescent kids and markets them in that manner.
If Lava Lite actually cared about lava lamps in general, I wish they would loosen their trademarks and invite Mathmos to sell their lamps, as lava lamps, to consumers in the US. Their are essentially acting as obstructionists to us US-based lava lamp aficionados. It should not make a meaningful impact to their bottom line - Lava Lite and Mathmos essentially are marketing completely different products. Those who want a cheap trinket for their kid's room will still buy Lava Lite, while those of us who hold lava lamps them in higher regard can finally have an easier means to get the primo stuff.
And of course, if they ever do try to recapture their glory days and start producing new Centuries lovingly manufactured in the United States with their optimal US formula... my money stays in America. Toyota/Lexus, Nissan/Infiniti... why not spin off, reintroduce the Lava Simplex name (if feasible) and start offering that as your higher end Lexus option compared to their Toyota Lava Lite option. All it would take is investment into the machinery - they have ample space at HQ to allow for small to moderate actual manufacturing. Start with a trial run of 500 limited edition Centuries ("true" US formula and process), offer them at $85 - $100 and see how it does.
I totally agree Jim. I would only purchase that lamp to do a goo kit on. I didn't want to say anything to rain on your parade Ian because a free lamp is still a free lamp, it just shows how clueless LL is about public relations.
Yes, sorry about that Ian. Congratulations on the lamp.
One thing though - don't settle for inferiority. A cloudy lamp is a cloudy lamp and should be deemed completely unacceptable. Back to my rant, Metallica Man (Trevor) was the day 23 Advent winner in the giveaway I added as a bullet point. Here is a link to the lamp he received. Now that's how you do it!
... forgot to add... Congrats on the win Ian, I hope it glows and flows as it should for you Ian :)
Its a crying shame Jim, knowing how much the old original Lava Lite company meant to you all.
Stores here in the UK are full of cheap China 'blob lamps'! and a wonder Mathmos are still able to compete!
I'm sorry, but I find this to be rather sad, pathetic and downright shameful.
Yay - free stuff... but seriously? Giving away a turd with a plug protruding from it is the best you can do? Quite obvious that they are just dumping old, excessive stock. Why not offer your choice of any color combo? Better yet, why not offer something truly decent to your fans like a Heritage Grande (similar in value to a Mathmos Astro). Giving away a lamp I would walk right by if it was marked $5 - they would be better off not even doing promotions like this.
Just my 2 cents.
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