Spent $60 on a fancy booklight and now I hate it

I bought this expensive clip-on light from a store in Portland three weeks ago because it claimed to be gentle on eyes for late night reading. Turns out it flickers so bad I got a headache after 30 minutes and had to stop reading altogether. Anyone else found a booklight that doesn't make you want to cry?

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parkernelson3mo ago

Ugh that's the worst, I feel your pain. I've been through like three different booklights and they all either flicker or cast weird shadows on the page. I ended up just using a cheap clip-on with a warm bulb from the hardware store, it's not fancy but at least it doesn't give me a migraine. Hope you can return that Portland one because $60 is way too much for a headache.

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evah403mo ago

Is a booklight really worth getting this worked up over, @parkernelson?

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