Some places I have had had a switch controlled plug in. I guess you have to have the electricians put them in special. -----Original Message----- From: Linda Wagner [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 7:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Lamps Those "touch lamps" are nice. The only bad thing is you can't plug them into an outlet connected to a light switch and have them turn on so I hope you don't have to cross a darkened room to turn the lamp on. Linda