GDEALER2 Pack 20 Feet 60 Led Fairy Lights Battery Operated with Remote Control Timer, 8 Modes Waterproof Copper Wire Twinkle String Lights Christmas Lights for Bedroom Party Indoor- Warm White
S**A
Worked Well for Sheltered Urban Yard
I purchased these lights on a lightning deal without having decided for sure what to do with them. I knew I would not use them for some one night extravaganza, because my household doesn't work that way. I wanted lights for Christmas without the big electric bill or the cords everywhere. In that sense, I got what I wanted. I would have preferred multicolored lights, but the price of these white lights convinced me to go with clear ones.I am arthritic and cannot climb to hang outdoor lights anymore, but that doesn't mean I don't want them out there. I definitely do. I decided to decorate my trellises because I can (barely) reach the tops of them from the nice flat ground. I went outside with a roll of Christmas gift-wrapping ribbon to secure the lights to the trellis. I was delighted to discover how flexible copper wiring is. I have never had reason to work with it before and discovered I don't need a single other thing...except, of course, the 3 batteries for each string, which I had already installed. I shoved my ribbon and scissors back into my pocket.The plastic battery box, once it is loaded with 3 AA batteries, is too heavy to simply hang loose off the lights the way an electrical plug-in would do, but by pure excellent luck there was a lateral fencepost by my trellises that created a natural shelf, so I just stacked them on it and left them there. In the late afternoons as dusk starts to descend, I get my little remotes (stored indoors) out and turn on the lights. At bedtime, I turn them off the same way.As advertised there are several different settings. I chose the one that blinks very slowly and gives off a softer, more yellow light. Once they are set, the lights will automatically go to the setting you last chose when you turn them back on. I used two lights and used the same setting for both, which is good because the same remote will turn both of them on and off. I mention this in case you have it in mind to do something fancy and large scale that involves consecutive waves of lights cascading on and off. I am not certain you can do that with these, but my needs are simple and they work fine for me.Here are the drawbacks: first, those batteries. I ran my lights 12-14 hours nightly for a week, and then the batteries were shot. Had to go out and replace them. That basically means that in two weeks, I went through 12 batteries for two strings. Ouch! If you are planning a more extensive light display, you will need to buy even more batteries, and there's no way to connect the strings, which means every strand's batteries must be replaced weekly or thereabouts. Also, consider the elements with regard to the battery boxes. We had a couple of pretty windy days here in Seattle. The battery boxes were exposed to rain, snow, and at one point I knocked a thin layer of ice off the battery box that was on top. So they will put up with a fair amount of weather. However, my fence is only about 15 feet from my front window; it's an urban location, and so the batteries are fairly sheltered there, between the house and the fence. If yours will be in a more open location and subject to extreme weather, I have no idea what will happen. Maybe they'll snap off the wire; maybe they'll be fine; maybe some third thing I haven't thought of will happen. But for me, this worked out okay.Now once again consider the remote control and its role here. I was lucky; although I was not able to turn on my lights from the covered protection of my porch, which is about 20 feet away from the battery boxes and also at an angle, I discovered that I can hold the remote right up to the window glass, since the lights are exactly opposite my front window, and work them from inside the house. For me that's pretty cool, but for you, if your lights won't be within a direct line of 15 feet or less from an inside window or covered location, you may get tired of stomping out into the damn rain or snow twice a day to turn these things off and on. You can just leave them on of course, but then you may have to change the batteries even oftener.As the season draws toward its close, I am divided as to whether I will use these lights next year. I have a lot of perfectly good electric lights in my garage, but then we have electrical cords, and we have high electric bills. And those lights are far from foolproof themselves, as most of us already know.When push comes to shove, money will decide this thing for me. I want to compare my December electric bills from this year and last year, which I cannot do until my bill arrives (which will be too soon in any case). I figure my two weeks of copper light strands cost me 12 batteries, and my box of 20 Amazon batteries cost $8.99. I suspect my electric bill will show a difference of more than $10 saved this way, so even if I'd used up that whole box, it would be cheaper than electric lights. But then again, I may find I am mistaken. But if indeed these lights have saved me money--or if they have broken even with what I spent to run my lights last year--I will stock up on batteries and use them again.
K**K
Beautiful lights that go through batteries fast.
Love the lights but even on Timer Mode, they go through batteries too fast.
N**.
Bright 🌞
nothing 2 dislike , I use the fairy lights all year n will buy more ✨️
C**R
Exactly what I was looking for
I wanted a small strand of lights to make a fake fire for my classroom. These are perfect and I like all the different settings.
T**A
Change batteries often
Good for outside, weather proof (mine withstood rain). But do change the batteries often, I left mine in for a while without using and they corroded in the little battery pack.
J**E
They are just what I wanted for my Fall decor
I have not been home to set everything up so no pi tute
B**S
Fun little lights at an affordable price.
These looked to be something interesting and that is our reason for the order. We really had no use for them but wanted to see what they were and being priced so low it was worth a try. We actually do like them. We have used one set in a large clear glass vase with imitation flowers. It sure makes the flowers look great at night. The remote works flawlessly and the lights have a number of programs that let you customize the presentation.Our only real concern is the wiring is bare wire with a coating on them for insulating. I could see that coating degrading and causing an issue. Also, the battery case is not even close to being waterproof so do not place them where they might get wet.In the end we are quite pleased with them even with those limitations. We like to camp under a tarp in hammocks and the second set will be strung up under the tarp.
R**D
Perfect for Easter Wreath
Ordered these multicolored light sets to use one for my Easter Wreath on front door. Very bright and they look great on the wreath! Picked this set particularly because it has pink rather than red since red is not an Easter Color! After install, turn on light set, pick light patten and then press timer switch on the remote. I was I little concerned whether they would come on the next day automatically and YES they did! I have owned quite a few of these battery light sets and I would advise to always purchase the 3 pack battery powered ones as they do consume come current while turned off so they can react to remote and turn on and off in timer mode. Past experience states batteries last approx 2 weeks in timer mode with these sets but I can’t verify this set as I just put them up a couple of days ago. I would recommend but if battery life turns out less than 2 weeks with daily timer usage I will revisit my recommendation and adjust.
-**A
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