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Last year I saw a far number of Philips LED Christmas lights. Not a great
number, but not uncommon. This year, I have only seen a couple. Anyone
know what happened. I would guess they did not sell well last year. Were
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-the manufacturers are trying to figure out how to make them fail sooner
so you keep buying more..... just think of it light sets that last forever? sales just STOP:( currently there working on a tiny bomb to go off after a year or two to
discourage reuse. just part of the set will quit...... -I had a few strings last year (most from Lowe's) in red, green, blue,
and yellow (the yellow didn't show up very well but the other colors
did). I bought a lot more this year (they didn't even have yellow).
Lowe's had them, and some Wal-Marts did (especially that really big
store they opened this year). The stores seem to be selling plenty of
them. The local Lowe's still has 70-LED strings of the type that have been
discussed here, for some reason most of those are green. I expect to use about 60% less electricity for holiday lights this
year. -The 35-LED strings probably have internal fullwave rectifiers. -My wife and I bought a few strands from Lowes (in Grand Rapids, MI)
just a few days ago. They had a bunch in stock. We bought the Forever
Brite 70-light multicolored strands. They use a fraction of the
electricity, are brighter, more durable (solid plastic bulbs, no
sockets to corrode), cool to the touch, and are supposed to last 20
years (according to the box). Just like I've sworn off purchasing
incandescent light bulbs for all but the most unusual cases, I'm now
swearing off incandescent Christmas light sets (unless these give me
problems). They were $10 per strand. |
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