Portfolio 24-ft Plug-in Black Outdoor String Light with 12 White -Light LED Edison Bulbs

Not shatterproof and no replacement bulbs

I bought these to light up a walkway that doesn't get enough sun to power solar lights. I hung them up on 2 ft tall shepard hooks and the dog bumped one into the hook and it shattered. I bumped two together and they shattered too. They shattered so bad the plastic was super sharp, crumbled into fine pieces and all the way to the rim of the light's metal base. I had to use a flat head pliers to grab the base and unscrew them from the socket. The set only comes with 2 extras, so I went to 2 differ...

Bulbs shatter easily

I hung these up with short Shepard's hooks to light a sidewalk because I was using Christmas lights that would annoyingly fill up with water. The pros are they are very good to light a path. The con is the bulbs shattered too easily when I moved them to mow and they fell on the sidewalk, and now I think the dog bumped one or the bad storm we had broke one. I need to find the replacement bulbs for these or they're going someplace else that won't be a heavily traveled area. I don't want to have to...

Near Perfect LED String Lights

We originally purchased 2 boxes of the LED edison string lights for our Gazebo. We hung them around the perimeter of the exterior of the roof. After we finished hanging them up using many cable ties we plugged them in and 1 set blew its fuse. We then replaced the fuse 3 more times, blowing all of those and had to take down 1 set and return and reinstall. After we got them completed we decided to add 2 more sets in the interior ceiling of the gazebo for more light. Just a tip: we plugged o...

You really need this product. Fun to decorate with

I own 10 sets of these and love them. They are beautiful as well as economical. Using so little power you will find it hard to believe. The only problem with my order this time is I finally got one defective light socket and had to exchange the whole of lights making things inconvenient. Other than that they are an amazing purchase and yes I will buy again. I have them on two freestanding gazebos and on arches as well as on fence in garden surrounding a koi pond. A true lighting experience, magi...

Good lighting, could be better

I bought 2 pair of these along with 3 pair of the 48 foot for a project around the deck of my pool. These don't have the shatter proof glass that the 48 foot lights have I found out the hard way. After installing the bulbs, I picked the string up to install it and 2 bulbs knocked into each other causing one of them to shatter. One string had a bad socket and had to be replaced. The light output exceeded expectations. If the bulbs were the same shatter resistant as the 48 foot strands, I woul...

Not the same quality

We bought similar string lights two years ago, but in the 48-ft length (I think that was the size). Hung them up easily on our fence and they've survived all four seasons, a couple of snow storms, and being partially buried by dirt for a month or two when we installed an in-ground pool. So we were expecting the same quality from these shorter strings. But, out of the 6 we purchased, 4 had blown fuses right out of the box. We replaced the fuses, plugged in in first set, and blew another fuse in o...

The wire is very cheap

Immediately out of the box I plugged these in to see how they looked and they didn't turn on, I thought they were just a complete dud, but after messing with them I found that if I crooked the wire the right way they would turn on, as long as I leave a bend at the right spot they stay on, but if I straighten the wire it loses connection and they go back off, and it's not a loose fitting anywhere, it's right in the middle of the solid wire. Aside from that they look fairly nice, more of a white ...

Nice outdoor lighting option

These lights make a very nice outdoor lighting option. Some items to be aware of : 1. Don't mount the lights with the bulbs in the socket 2. The plugs are 2 prong. Most / all outdoor rated extension cords are 3 prong so if you have to run an extension between a string of lights an adapter is required 3. 2 Spare bulbs are included 4. Keep the flyers / papers that came with the light string, it'll be the only way to get service later on (phone numbers, item numbers, etc..) One of the li...

I saw the light!

These lights look great. They are also really easy to put up. Each bulb hangs from the main chord, and a hole is incorporated at the top of each where you can use a screw, or zip tie, to hang them. I strung these lights up on my back patio, and from the house to a tree and back. I used a 3/32" cable and hardware, as well as 4" exterior zip ties, to carry the lights across the back yard. A 1 1/4" general purpose, exterior screw was all I needed to attach the lights around the patio. I am very ple...

Very fragile

We purchased these to light the inside of a vendor tent. The were nice looking and we thought they would add light and a little character. The evening before the event we loaded the bulbs into the string to test and found there were 14 bulbs in the package. We didn't think anything about it until the next day. The simple act of hanging the lights broke one of the bulbs. I didn't even notice it had broken until some time later when I stepped on the broken glass on the floor. I was very careful re...