I just wanted to leave a post that expressed my joy and happiness with my Lumie.
Looking through the threads, I think we all agree there are some bits and bobs that would be good to tweaked on the lumies (the volume not staying as you set it being the biggest for me i'd say)
However, my Lumie is like my bestest little friend :) I don't have diagnosed SAD but have struggled with various forms of depression throughout my life, including noting that in Oct - Jan, the long hours of darkness make life seem very miserable and hard to face in the mornings. Sleeping - getting to and waking up from - was the first symptom that became an obvious problem when i first became depressed. And in the last 2 years that I have had my Lumie, things have definately been that little easier to bear.
It's one of my most precious possessions, my little buddy that 'rains' me to sleep and gently wakes me up, before switching Chris Moyles at full blast (hate the man, but he's annoying enough to wake you up!)
Am just ordering my first new light bulb after said 2 years (it could actually even be three..), wasn't ahead of the game and so am now trying to calmly wait for my little friend to be alive again (although of course the rain and Chrus Moyles still work so not all is lost..)
So THANK YOU Lumie, I might not have my job still if it wasn't for you.