Incandescents tend to be cheap enough that nobody cares. Even if they are longer in the long run, the per-burn-out cost is cheap enough that it will rarely hur

Incandescents tend to be cheap enough that nobody cares. Even if they are longer in the long run, the per-burn-out cost is cheap enough that it will rarely hurt somebodies wallet. Easier to stomach 10 $1.00 burnouts than 1 $10 burnout. See also: the reason why poor people tend not to shop at Costco.