Let me first start by saying I am not trying to highjack the sale of your friends stuff. I like LED Bulbs, did my house back in Kodiak with them. When I Transfered I brought them with me it was kinda an investment since they were 40 to 80 dollars each at the time. I noticed a difference in my electric bill since 6 bulbs was about the equivalent to 1 incandecent of the same size. The cost to set up is kinda high then finding dimming one and swapping out the dimmer switches needs to be done too. I thought it was worth it. Also the LED's do not get as hot so less chance of heat damage to the fixture. 6.5W should be around the same as a 40W, sorry I am not interested in these ones. I am looking for more of a Warm color and more light than these ones will provide. my 2 cents