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THIS SHOP HAS LIGHTBULBS FOR ALL OCCASIONS




Shine on: Reynaldo Cobo, above, of Light Bulbs Unlimited in Pinecrest holds a 1,000-watt bulb that's used in commercial lighting. It costs $39.95. A flamingo light bulb, top left, sells for $7.95, while colorfull party bulbs, blow left, sell for $10.95.
If you haven't seen the light after visiting Ashley Hennings' store in Pinecrest, chances are you never will. At Light Bulbs Unlimited on South Dixie Highway and 124th Street, Hennings runs a light bulb emporium with thousands of bulbs of every conceivable shape, size, color, wattage and use. You want a tiny, needle-shaped bulb to replace the one burned out in your grandmother's antique table lamp? Hennings just might have it -or at least a reasonable facsimile. You need a giant-sized 1,500-watt bulb to light your tennis court? Hennings has shelves full of them. And, if you happen to run the girlie show in the Stir Crazy lounge down the street and run out of the flickering lights that spin and turn on the dancers, Hennings has those, too, but he doesn't go to the lounge to deliver them personally. A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Hennings has been running Light Bulbs Unlimited for 13 years and has turned it into a beacon in the light bulb market. All his employees have received specialized training through the American Lighting Association so they are familiar with the different aspects of lighting, bulbs and lighting equipment. The array of bulbs stocked in the store can cost anywhere from 99 cents for a flashlight bulb to $500 for a light for projector equipment. A two-pack of ''Chase-A-Bug'' yellow bulbs costs $2.49; the large tennis court bulbs, $59.95; fluorescent bulbs, $5.95; bulbs for medical equipment, from $25 to $50. There are bulbs for microscopes, linear fluorescent bulbs, bulbs for track lighting, bulbs for strobe lighting and specialized stage and studio equipment, halogen bulbs, flickering bulbs, ''Happy Eyes'' bulbs for reading lamps, bulbs to make plants grow, reflector bulbs, indoor and outdoor bulbs, multicolor party bulbs, everyday soft white and clear bulbs, three-way bulbs and Christmas bulbs. There is a steady flow of customers, many holding a bulb they can show rather than try to describe. Some 70 percent of the store's customers usually aren't sure of what will fit their lamp or equipment, Hennings said. In addition to the myriad bulbs on hand, the store also turns to the Internet to fulfill unusual requests. But if it turns out Light Bulbs Unlimited hasn't got the hard-to-find bulb, not to worry. The store's motto: ``If We Ain't Got It, We'll Get It.''
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