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I was a bit reluctant to spend £90 on the Mathmos in case the novelty wore off after a short time, so I bought the cheaper entry level £25 Lava Store model. This just whetted my appetite for the Mathmos which I later bought. I noticed the following differences between these two similar looking lava lamps: The Mathmos is larger and heavier, weighing in at 3kg compared with the Lava Store at 1.3kg. It has a much bigger diameter bottle than the Lava Store. The volume of the liquid in the Mathmos looks about three times as much as the Lava Store. This large difference in size is not really noticeable when comparing Amazon website photos, but is very noticeable when compared side by side. The Mathmos colours are very bright and intense, and the clarity is better. The Mathmos movement of the blobs is more impressive because the blobs are much larger and they appear very vivid and fluorescent. So I have to conclude that the Mathmos is the best and worth the extra cost, whilst the Lava Store is reasonably good for the price. Edit: The bulb failed on day 2. It just blinked when switched on then went out. I replaced it with the supplied spare, and it worked. I fired off an email to Mathmos explaining that I loved the lamp, I had given it a five star review, but the bulb failed on day 2. I asked them if they could send me a replacement bulb. I didn’t think this was too much to ask for a £90 light received with a bulb which only worked once? Here is an extract from their poor reply: “To minimise inconvenience, we may include a complimentary spare bulb with every full product. The warranty coverage is not extended to the additional bulb. If both bulbs happen to fail, we’d be happy to assist with a replacement.” I think this is a very strange response to a report of a faulty product and I feel that their previously good reputation has taken a knock.

really awesome lava lamp! amazing colours and feels premium. i was a little disappointed to notice a few small specks that look and feel like dents/light cosmetic chips on the glass - however it's totally not noticeable when it's on and dancing about. the light is very bright, super sturdy - really easy to assemble.

Top notch lava lamp, no problems setting it up and well worth the price also it's massive, if you could imagine what a lava lamp should do, not just a few blobs floating up and down but full on tower of lava splitting in the middle then dripping down and flowing up at the same time, needless to say I am very happy with mine.

Love it best lava lamp I have ever had just like the one my nan had in the late 70 s great quality works beautiful looks great so relaxing love it thankyou love the retro look and this has it

Theres no issues whatsoever with the glass don't listen to people saying that, works great, bulb not a problem. Issue i have with it, is that it is not as ambient as i thought, as in my eyes still feel the light from it as a strain if its the only light on. i.e. sarcasm - it needs a lampshade. Pictures dont really show what it looks like unfortunately, i would say colour most closely resembles darkish orange.

Lovely lamp however I've now used 8 bulbs in a couple of months. Only ever used brand Mathmos ones but they now only last one night. Have tried a lower wattage than it is supposed to require, or came with, which has lasted a week so far. 🤔

Not cheap, but worth every penny, so much better than the cheaper options; you learn the hard way!

I love this lamp. My grandma had one when I was little and I was mesmerised. The only negative I have are the bulbs supplied don’t last. I changed to different brand bulbs and they last ages! Gorgeous lamp!