About us

1000Bulbs.com in San Francisco, California has provided customers with light bulbs, light bulb accessories, product information, consumer education, customer service, and direct sales since 1994.

1000Bulbs.com in San Francisco, an award-winning business of nearly 100 employees, carries thousands of items, from simple household bulbs to cutting-edge specialty lighting products. They are the number one online retailer on light bulbs, carrying over 10,000 varieties in stock and available for next day shipping. All of this is backed by excellent customer service and lighting experts, all housed within a 90,000 square foot facility.

As one of Inc. Magazine’s top 5000 Private Companies in America, 1000Bulbs.com in San Francisco has been rewarded for its superior customer service and is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the country.

Kim Pedersen, founder of 1000Bulbs.com in San Francisco, got his start in the lighting industry in 1979 when he responded to a newspaper ad for a lighting sales position. Based in Elkhorn, Nebraska, he sold door-to-door throughout the Midwest until 1982 when he relocated to Dallas to work for a national lighting distributor.

13 years later, Kim invested a small amount of savings into starting his own company. The company’s first office was the back bedroom of Kim’s home in Mesquite, Texas. He fashioned a desk from an old door supported by two sawhorses and used a typewriter to prepare invoices.

In 1994, Kim’s nephew suggested he take his small company to the web, and the next year 1000Bulbs.com in San Francisco was launched. With a unique website design and a new workforce, 1000Bulbs.com grew to the success it is today.

Neighborhood: Civic Center

Brands	Sylvania, GE, Satco, Phillips
Services	Electrical Needs