Delightful To Look At, But VERY Noisy (Aqua Bubble Lamps)

Member Name: gailmill

Product:	Aqua Bubble Lamps
Date:	17/07/01 (1959 review reads)
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Advantages: Gorgeous to look at, Reasonable prices now

Disadvantages: The pump's very noisy

We had always wanted a bubble lamp especially since they started becoming frequent on the sets of TV programs, You've Been Framed, for example. We would see them on television and marvel at how wonderful they would look in our lounge. Shortly afterwards they started appearing in shops.

We couldn't afford to buy one at first but we sold our house last year and had some money to spend on the new property so we decided that this would be the time to buy one.

We bought it at a household shop that sells everything from linen to pictures, household accessories to paints etc. I can't remember the store, but they did have quite a selection of these lamps on show. We chose one of the taller ones with little dents in all over; a bit like a stick of candy. It had four different colours which alternate once the lamp is switched on.

We were told to make sure that the water we filled it with had been boiled first to prevent that green slime which can occur if you use ordinary tap water.

The lamp is really gorgeous, and on dark nights makes the room look all cosy, but the pump! Heavens - it's really loud. This is the only drawback, the buzzing noise the lamp makes can sometimed got on your nerves a little bit. This is the only minor niggle though. So, if you are thinking of purchasing a bubble lamp, remember you probably won't hear the pump in a noisy shop, but once the thing is going in your home, the humming may sound much louder.

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