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Lighting & Bulbs Unlimited

Lighting store · Charlotte, NC

4.9 ★★★★★ 349 Google reviews · 24 photos
95%five-star reviews
75%reviews answered by the owner
Nov 2026latest review

Lighting & Bulbs Unlimited at a glance

Customers frequently cite helpful staff, extensive inventory of specialty bulbs, and professional repair services for lamps and fans. Positive feedback highlights efficient communication, fair pricing, and quick turnaround times for installations and fixes. However, lower-rated reviews indicate recurring issues with unfulfilled written price quotes, incomplete repairs, and occasional lack of initial customer engagement upon entering the store.

  • Google rating: 4.9 out of 5 from 349 reviews (95% five-star).
  • Reviews on this page: 349 Google reviews (279 with written comments, 24 with photos).
  • Owner responses: the business replied to 75% of reviews.
  • Most recent review: November 12, 2026.
  • Service: Outdoor Lighting Installer serving Charlotte, North Carolina.

Data from Google, last updated November 13, 2026.

Star ratings

349 Google reviews we collected

  • 5 stars33095%
  • 4 stars113%
  • 3 stars21%
  • 2 stars31%
  • 1 star31%

Praise vs complaints

Phrases our text analysis found in 279 written reviews

  • Praise37497%
  • Complaints103%

Topic share

How often each topic comes up in the written reviews

  • Staff & attitude14839%
  • Quality & results6417%
  • Speed & response5915%
  • Would recommend5414%
  • Price & value318%
  • Communication246%
  • Honesty & trust41%

What customers talk about

We read 279 written reviews and marked every phrase about these topics. The same colors are highlighted in the reviews.

  • “She’s so passionate and knowledgeable about lighting and was incredibly helpful in helping plan and pick the lighting for our kitchen remodel.”
  • “Excellent service, very cool light fixtures and every light bulb you can imagine.”
    “1 lamp had to stay it was not fixed the way we had discussed.”
  • “They found the light bulbs I was looking for right away.”
    “One young lady was late getting to a meeting while helping me out.”
  • “Could it be I am overreacting to his blunt attitude, maybe, so I will still give them five stars.”
    “I could not recommend this company more.”
  • “He texted me the repair quote and it was fair and an efficient”
  • “Communication throughout the whole process was excellent.”
  • “They also handle all permitting and inspections themselves, and provided a certificate of insurance upfront.”

People customers mention

  • Zelle 21 reviews
  • Celeste 13 reviews
  • Andy 7 reviews
  • Nora 6 reviews
  • Danny 5 reviews
  • Johnson 5 reviews

praise complaint · found by our text analysis, Google review wording unchanged.

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Customer reviews

4.9 ★★★★★ 349 reviews on Google · rating breakdown

Reviews from Google, shown as published (original wording, unedited).

Team members customers mention
Filter by topic — each topic is highlighted in the reviews in the same color
Jim Morrill15 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Jim has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

The staff is very helpful. We got the wrong kind of flu resents and they swapped them out. We’d go back.

Brian Burden11 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Brian has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

The staff was very helpful as always. They found the light bulbs I was looking for right away.

Connie Morgan9 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Connie has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

What a great shop! Excellent service, very cool light fixtures and every light bulb you can imagine. I think this is a treasure in Charlotte!

Response from the owner · 5 years ago

Connie, thank you so much! We appreciate your business and your time. Thank you for the review of our showroom; it's definitely our gem and we're glad to hear you loved it too!

Monica Browne5 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Monica has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

This business is great. I received help from everyone there. I needed some uncommon bulbs, they ordered them for me. Everyone was so nice.

Response from the owner · 7 years ago

Thank you for the five-star rating, Monica!

Burton FletcherLocal Guide · 19 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Burton has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

Fast shipment. Excellent communication. Highly recommend.

Laura NealLocal Guide · 30 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Laura has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

Fixed a badly damaged lamp quickly and delivered it. Perfect!

Richard Jones2 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Richard has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

After two weeks of searching for the right lighting solution for our new apartment, my wife and I visited Lighting & Bulbs Unlimited. Thanks to Zelle Duda’s outstanding customer service, patience, and creative ideas, we found a great solution. We walked in unsure of what we needed and walked out smiling! Thank you, Zelle, for going above and beyond!

Gary7 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Gary has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

Excellent customer service and quality work. Andy goes the extra mile to make sure the repairs are up to standard and the customer is satisfied.

Laurie Agnello6 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Laurie has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

Directions were not followed.1 lamp had to stay it was not fixed the way we had discussed.And was missing a Bulb and top was not fixed

Ashley ChildLocal Guide · 25 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews Ashley has written across all businesses on Google Maps, not just this one.
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★★★★★

Zelle was awesome! She’s so passionate and knowledgeable about lighting and was incredibly helpful in helping plan and pick the lighting for our kitchen remodel. Highly recommend working with Zelle!!

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