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Personagelessamber
06/7/2013 at 1:53pm
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Good afternoon

We have bought some fairy lights yesterday from B&M 2 for £10 but I read a review on here that they didn't last 2 visits so will be taking them back for a refund.

Can anyone please advise on good quality fairy lights?

You get what you pay for so rather buy good now to last us.

many thanks.


PersonDaveP65
06/7/2013 at 2:59pm
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I got some of those and they seem ok.

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Personautopilot
06/7/2013 at 3:01pm
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eBay. £3 for 5 metres, used our a couple of times and they seem fine.


PersonPeppermintCreams
06/7/2013 at 3:39pm
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UK Solar Seller - Ebay

I've brought lights from this seller before. Solar for the garden, and electric for the house, and they are fine. The solar ones have been going for a few years over winter as well.


PersonPeppermintCreams
06/7/2013 at 3:43pm
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Whoops an 11m set has just fallen into my shopping basket for the tent... Shocked


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Personagelessamber
06/7/2013 at 5:01pm
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Thanks for all the tips. Just popped into Maplin and they have multi 18m 200 led for £14.99, was £24.99.

That sounds like a good deal.


PersonGlitz
06/7/2013 at 5:46pm
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That's weird, Peppercreams.
100 LED set just fell into my basket too...

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Persondk168
06/7/2013 at 6:09pm
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My multi-colour ones with different run modes are from the Solar Centre, and they work even on dull winter days when sunshine is in short supply.

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PersonTraceyD
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The ones we've had from B & M's have been fine, I've got some new ones out in my garden now charging up ready for our first trip and have some from last year too.

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Persongirlwomble
07/7/2013 at 12:56pm
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Our B&M ones have been great and so far lasted 3 years. My daughter has some flower ones from there beside her bad and we've had them 2 years. I even have ones in the garden full time that have lasted that long. I'm guessing whoever had trouble with them was either very unlucky or very careless.

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PersonBelinda1967
07/7/2013 at 2:00pm
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Some take sun light and some take day light.

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PersonDFish
11/7/2013 at 4:08pm
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Peppermintcreams, do these kits from eBay come with all thats required? As in charger/battery and lights? I know I'm being dumb here.

 

Thanks

DFish


PersonDebnPete
11/7/2013 at 5:25pm
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We got ours 3 years ago from Poundstretcher and they are still going strong, paid £7.99 per set or 2 sets for £12.


Personbry99
11/7/2013 at 8:59pm
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I agree, poundstretcher, got my in sale for 2.99 and going strong.

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Person74giggles
11/7/2013 at 10:58pm
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Mine were from sainsburys, had them a couple years and still going strong (I hope, need them for the weekend!)

I think the PCB lights are what our Cub leaders use at camp, they run them off a car battery and a solar charger, mind you they've got a lot of them in the marquee.



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