our office recently suffered a series of power outages last tuesday night. lo and behold, none of the installed emergency lights worked! our office is relatively new -- we just moved in june 2002. we bought the said emergency lights(OMNI ung brand, orange/green ung colors ng emblem) soon after. We bought three lights, none of which turned on when the power went out, and all the while it was plugged on, it wasn't charging! pang display lang pala sya, as if it would actually prevent blackouts from happening just because they were plugged in.

pano na if there was a real emergency, like fire or earthquake? you'd be stuck groping in the dark, probably getting trampled on 'coz people are panicking because they can't see a damn thing

if it were a light bulb, etc. i wouldn't make such a fuss...what do you expect from that "made in china" sh!t, right? eto kasi, intended for emergencies eh. so all along it just gives you a false sense of security -- when a real emergency strikes, you're on your own, bro.

i've already reccommended to the higher ups to never, ever buy that OMNI crap. iwasan nyo na ung OMNI na brand, baka makadisgrasya pa yan. might as well buy a reputable brand -- think of it as paying extra for insurance. as they say, you get what you pay for.