University Lights

Category: Lighting store

Address: 5200 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707, USA

Phone: +19194898583

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8:30AM–5:30PM

Tuesday: 8:30AM–5:30PM

Wednesday: 8:30AM–5:30PM

Thursday: 8:30AM–5:30PM

Friday: 8:30AM–5:30PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Camille Leonard

Aug 11, 2022

I went in there with an innocent enough question and was treated very rudely! The man was sarcastic and condescending. The workers were just laughing during the conversation. I have never written a one star review before. I didn't realize I was supposed to be an expert in lighting. I try to use local places but ended up at Lowe's anyway! Do not go there if you're not rich or ready to spend $$$

Karen Lindia

Jul 10, 2022

I've worked with the people at University Lights often over the years. For our most recent home, Emily was relentless in looking for replacement crystals for a chandelier and a "just right" ceiling fixture for the kitchen; and Jay was gracious in replacing a screened porch fan that had a defect toward the end of the first year. He replaced it with one that was a better fan and in stock in the store -- a great benefit to us since we enjoy the porch nearly daily and would have very frustrated to have to wait for ordering, supply chain issues, etc. Many thanks to you all!!!

Michael Kirschner

Dec 21, 2021

Very knowledgeable and amazingly kind staff.

Vanessa D E McMillan

Aug 21, 2021

I took my lamp in to have repaired. Emily was very helpful. She came to the door to help me in and out. Jake did a great job in repairing my lamp. He didn't charge me a arm and a leg either. Just $20.00 and I am back in the saddle again. Many thanks to the staff. I appreciate you.

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Questions & Answers

What are the Covid safety practices like here?

Anonymous | Sep 11, 2022
Kirk Chandler | Sep 11, 2021

We take the utmost precautions to ensure our customers safety. We sanitize our showroom daily, wiping down tables and door knobs. We require masks when entering the showroom, and we offer sanitizing products to our customers as well.

I have a bathroom and it has a light have gets brighter the longer it is on, do you have any like theat. It is a resset

Bettie Pendleton | Sep 11, 2021
Kirk Chandler | Sep 11, 2021

Incandescent light bulbs generally have a tungsten filament. When the bulb is lit, the elements on the surface of the filament can actually boil off, float around in the bulb and re-plate themselves either on the inside of the glass (causing it to look darker) or back onto the filament, but not necessarily where it boiled off. Eventually parts of the filament get thinner and thus brighter, until in a super flash of glory, the filament snaps and the bulbs goes out. We would be happy to find a replacement bulb to your liking, just let us know!

Do you still repair halogen lamps?

Miranda Cambanis | Sep 11, 2020
Kirk Chandler | Sep 11, 2021

Yes we do

Do you offer ceiling fans in your store?

Ruth Benton | Sep 12, 2019
University Lights | Sep 12, 2019

Good morning, Yes we do offer ceiling fans here. We deal with about 8 different companies here, and pride ourselves in having quality fans for reasonable prices. Please if you have time, feel free to come to our showroom located in Durham off 15-501 and we will be happy to provide you with any information you need. We have a good selection here to look at in our showroom, and will happily sit down and look through catalogs if that is something that may interest you. Thank you for taking the time to reach out to us, and we look forward to being able to serve you in the future!

We are looking for a shop that can fix the worn wiring on a lamp. Are you able to do this kind of repair?

Jane Currier | Sep 12, 2019
David Scanga | Sep 12, 2019

Yes, they do that.

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Do you have lighting for pictures?

Marcia Freeman | Sep 12, 2018
University Lights | Sep 12, 2018

Yes, we have lighting for pictures with a variety of color and bulb options, to fit every budget!

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