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What do you think of these? Are they too expensive? Do they really save electricity? How much current does a normal string of bulbs draw?

http://www.energyfederation.org/consumer/default.php/cPath/2050_2023_1333_2104

We know what you mean-- $25 for 40 bulbs sounds very expensive to us. :eek: It's hard to imagine you can save enough on electricity costs to recoup the initial investment. :confused:

We just bought some of the LED Christmas Lights at Meijer. A 35 bulb set was on sale for $4.00 . We really like them. They are smaller bulbs, but give off the same of amount of light. :flag:

Hi Ed:

___That sounds like a great price! I was looking at 50 LED bulb strings for ~ $12.00 at Target a few days before Christmas :(

___Good Luck

___Wayne

I found the wattage listed on a box today as I was storing the lights. It was a 200 bulb commercial mini set listed at 75 watts.

Oh man 75 watts for 200 bulbs? I had 3 strings on my tree. I might consider looking for deals on the LED lights.

Sam's Club had LED 180 bulbs (3 x 60 bulbs per string) for $8 a box, after holiday sale.

Indoor/outdoor and cool to the touch.

Hi Don:

___Thanks! I am heading out in a few minutes and will see if Sam’s Club still has some of these available here in Illinois.

___Good Luck

___Wayne

We now have found a few packs of 35 c7 sized LED lights for $2.24 at Jewel Osco. . . . getting better.

Today we purchased 16 sets of the same bulbs for $1.49 a box-- only approx. 350 shopping days until Christmas. :flag:

We now have found a few packs of 35 c7 sized LED lights for $2.24 at Jewel Osco. . . . getting better.

One also might consider replacement cost factor. Our family have some strings only a few years old and only partially working for burned out bulbs. Last December my wife and I both spent about 5 hours testing bulbs and getting what we already have going.
LED strings could likely last you a lifetime as they don't burn out, and coupled with the lower operating cost I think is an outstanding deal.

Speaking of lights-
We've also replaced all our battery flashlights with those wind-up jobs. We bought 3 of them yesterday, $15 apiece at Fry's Electronics. I think that is a great deal too. (#1) the kids won't be "borrowing" the batteries from them so they'll (#2) always be ready in an emergency and won't need to (#3) buy batteries for them ever again.