Mandi, have you seen the prices at The One - I went there in desperation but again, same old cheesy tat but at a much higher price!

Never seen lamps being sold at the Souq, except perhaps the ones that hang from the ceiling which is not what I want as I explained the bulbs keep blowing.

pticia - yours and my experiences are precisely the same. God know what my mother will think of her bedside lamps when she arrives next month, i think she will think I have taken leave of my senses.