Christmas Lights

Re: Christmas Lights

• gianfavl

  November 2009

  I saw a commercial (I think it was Lowe's, but may have been Depot) that said if you bring in your old Xmas lights, even if they don't work, they will knock dollar-ish off the new LED lights...but we are using the old ones that we have had for a couple years now because we already own them.

  

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• Christine.Louie

  November 2009

  We bought our lights last year on clearance in anticipation of having a house this year lol.  We went with regular.  I think they look brighter and I can't justify the extra cost.  My cousin said Festival of Lights last year switched from regular to LED and that she thought it didn't look as good, too.

  Someone told me the other day that you're actually supposed to replace your strings of lights every 3 years or something.  I did also hear something about Lowes (or HD?) giving you like $3 off if you bring in old lights to trade for new LEDs.

   

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• steve&heather member

  

  November 2009

  If they're the LED lights, they will be brighter and they should last longer.
  

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• Moesten

  November 2009

  I don't care for the LED lights - they don't give off a lot of light if that makes sense.  Last year at the zoo they did LED and it was really hard to see when on the walkways because the LED lights don't illuminate much.  I am going to wait for a better product before switching over.

  

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• cincyGirl1980

  November 2009

  special snowflake: We don't hang lights!

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• LaurenNichols

  November 2009

  One benefit to LED lights is that you can hook 3+ strands together without blowing a fuse;) and we've used them the last year or two and did see savings on our energy bill. DH is a nut though and puts them up day after Thanksgiving and from that point to Xmas...if it's dark, they're on.

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