Quote Originally Posted by khyberkitsune
Basically you just got sold a lie. ANSI and IEC standards pretty much state that a light's wattage must be advertised to within 10% accuracy of the actual power draw. 83 watts out of 120 watts means 30% off.

And the Chinese aren't going to stop this until people call them out and they lose major face. That's just the way of doing business in Asia.
These are the same people that made toxic baby formula and sold it. If they are willing to kill babies for a dime, then this is a drop in the bucket. At least the lights work well, but it always sucks to be lied to.