I bought this 828 touch sensor lamp from target and can not get it to work for the life of me. Has anyone ever bought this lamp or know anything about it???

It has an open plastic shade in a standing pole lamp.

I need to replace a torchiere lamp shade (glass) which broke. Looking for stores that carry replacement shades. Live in the Kitchener/Waterloo area in Ontario Canada.

I have one of those tall floor lamps, and recently I started having problems with it... There's just not enough light! It's too dim! I went out and bought another 300W light bulb (I guessed, because I have no idea what wattage the original one was - it doesn't say anywhere on the bulb or the lamp) So when I installed the new one, it still gives A LOT less light than I used to get from the old one. I don't know what to do! I'm afraid of using 400-500w bulbs because if the wattage exceeds what the lamp can do, I can have an accident, no? Maybe the 300w light bulb that I bought crappy? Does the manufacturer matter in these cases? Does anyone know how wattage of these bulbs correspond to the size of illuminated area? My room is fairly small, so I doubt I need anything higher than 300w... PS: Keep in mind that advices to buy a new lamp are NOT welcome. I got plenty of those already ;)

Why can't I find the torch floor lamps that have a HALOGEN 300 watt bulb in stores any more? I heard years ago there was a recall or ban or something.

The part the long bulb goes in. Where can I get it? Home Depot and Lowes don't have it.

Looking from answers from electricians if possible, but anyone is welcome! Thanks!

I can't tell if I like the lamp (the red one) or not. It was purchased to replace the nice and simple one in the background in order to better match the decor and dress up the place a bit. I guess I want to gauge your opinions before I let guests see it. Also, if you know of any lamps that would fit my place better please share a link or something! Thanks everyone. Lamp pics (both with and without flash for your decision-making pleasure): http://i1.tinypic.com/67inx54.jpg http://i6.tinypic.com/66kcy6b.jpg

I have tried energy efficient but because the lamp has a dimmer on it it does not work right and it looks like I am having a light show in my house because of the constant blinking. Any help appreciated.