I agree with the other posters. We use them. Never had a problem. They fit all the light fixtures and lamps. I've never had one hum or had a pink tone to them. Like another poster said, when you first turn them on, they're dim but then they get brighter. I like them, too, because they don't get hot like regular bulbs.

I have heard, though, that when they do go bad, they will make a noise, etc. So far I haven't had any of them go bad. If it did make a noise, it would probably scare me, too!!

Buy some new ones. You must have gotten a bad batch. Never heard of any acting like yours has.