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15' Holiday Time Ultra Bright LED C9 Bulb Christmas Lights (Multicolor) Expired

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Walmart has 15' Holiday Time Ultra Bright LED C9 Bulb Christmas Lights (Multicolor) on sale for $3.48. Choose free store pick up where stock permits, otherwise shipping is free w/ Walmart+ (30-day free trial here) or on orders of $35+.
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Walmart [walmart.com] has 25-Pack Holiday Time Ultra 15' Ultra Bright LED C9 Bulb Christmas Lights, (Multicolor) on sale for $3.48
  • Ultra bright multicolor LED light set
  • Total length: 15 feet
  • Lighted length: 14 feet
  • Use indoor or outdoor
  • Connect up to 45 sets
  • Green wire blends in with branches
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Model: Holiday Time 15' Ultra Bright LED C9 Bulb Christmas Lights, Multicolor, 25 Count

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It has begun! Time to break out the 15,000 lights I bought after Christmas last year.
Great price! Looks like the same lights that are "Super Bright" are $3.00 also. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Holida.../716516440

The "Super Bright" box shows they are "20% brighter than regular LEDs."

The "Ultra Bright" box (the deal on this page) shows they are "100% brighter than Super Bright LEDs."
Some additional specs seem to reinforce that it is actually true.
Super Bright can connect up to 90 strands.
Ultra Bright can connect up to 45 strands.
This seems to indicate the Ultra Bright run twice the power consumption.

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CleverMammoth459
09-19-2023 at 08:19 PM.
09-19-2023 at 08:19 PM.
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS DEAL OF THE YEAR.
LOOKS LIKE MEATS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS!!! worshipworship
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unclespam
09-19-2023 at 08:39 PM.
09-19-2023 at 08:39 PM.
Out of stock
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rjinaz10
09-19-2023 at 08:45 PM.
09-19-2023 at 08:45 PM.
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Out of stock
Just tried and still working for me.
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aeroeng2bee13
09-19-2023 at 09:23 PM.
09-19-2023 at 09:23 PM.
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Just tried and still working for me.

Me too... got the 3 buck ones (too many of them)
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unclespam
09-19-2023 at 09:46 PM.
09-19-2023 at 09:46 PM.
Quote from rjinaz10 :
Just tried and still working for me.
TG for restocks! Just ordered before they run out again.
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duke5150
09-20-2023 at 09:48 AM.
09-20-2023 at 09:48 AM.
Can the C7 with E12 base be unscrewed and put into outdoor light fixtures?
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alexmg2420
09-20-2023 at 06:05 PM.
09-20-2023 at 06:05 PM.
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These have some of the worst flickering of any brand, if you're sensitive to it.

What brands would you recommend for someone who absolutely can't stand flickering? I'm still running classic incandescents because I can't unsee LED flicker, but I'm tired of my power bill shooting through the roof every Christmas.
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09-20-2023 at 07:20 PM.
09-20-2023 at 07:20 PM.
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aalexmg2420What brands would you recommend for someone who absolutely can't stand flickering? I'm still running classic incandescents because I can't unsee LED flicker, but I'm tired of my power bill shooting through the roof every Christmas.
You'll never get a set of LEDs that are completely free of flicker, BUT I've found a few brands/types that I can actually enjoy, despite being the most sensitive to it of anyone I know.

I've heard good things about Tru-Tone if you're wanting to go for retro copies of multicolor C9s, but they're ridiculously expensive ($50-80 a set)

White, red, and green ones are easier. I bought a couple of sets of Home Accents Holiday lights that Home Depot sells (though I got them from a local discount store) and plugged them in for a few nights and was impressed enough to go back and buy a dozen sets. These are similar [homedepot.com]. The description doesn't mention them being "flicker free", but it should be on the physical packaging if they still are. If not, the 25 sets that can easily be found on ebay are. I'm pretty sure the 50 sets of that brand are also flicker free, but the 100 spools most definitely aren't. You can usually tell by the base of the bulb being larger.

Ace Hardware also has a good bit on their website that mention being flicker free, but I haven't actually looked at them in person so I can't vouch for them despite pictures/video looking pretty good. Their multicolor ones look closest to the classic incandescents without suffering from the neon blue thing that most do. Not as good as tru-tone, but not bad for less than half the price.

I tend to have good luck with the indoor/outdoor battery operated sets, too. Walmart sells the 100 strands for around $7 and I've had those last a few seasons. It's the electrical current from outlets that causes the flickering unless the strands are rectified, but batteries sets seem to bypass that issue.
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09-21-2023 at 10:50 AM.
09-21-2023 at 10:50 AM.
Quote from thatjacob :
You'll never get a set of LEDs that are completely free of flicker, BUT I've found a few brands/types that I can actually enjoy, despite being the most sensitive to it of anyone I know.

I've heard good things about Tru-Tone if you're wanting to go for retro copies of multicolor C9s, but they're ridiculously expensive ($50-80 a set)

White, red, and green ones are easier. I bought a couple of sets of Home Accents Holiday lights that Home Depot sells (though I got them from a local discount store) and plugged them in for a few nights and was impressed enough to go back and buy a dozen sets. These are similar [homedepot.com]. The description doesn't mention them being "flicker free", but it should be on the physical packaging if they still are. If not, the 25 sets that can easily be found on ebay are. I'm pretty sure the 50 sets of that brand are also flicker free, but the 100 spools most definitely aren't. You can usually tell by the base of the bulb being larger.

Ace Hardware also has a good bit on their website that mention being flicker free, but I haven't actually looked at them in person so I can't vouch for them despite pictures/video looking pretty good. Their multicolor ones look closest to the classic incandescents without suffering from the neon blue thing that most do. Not as good as tru-tone, but not bad for less than half the price.

I tend to have good luck with the indoor/outdoor battery operated sets, too. Walmart sells the 100 strands for around $7 and I've had those last a few seasons. It's the electrical current from outlets that causes the flickering unless the strands are rectified, but batteries sets seem to bypass that issue.
Thanks for the recommendation! Yeah, battery powered sets should have no flicker at all, since they're pushing direct current.
Aside from the flicker, do the ones you recommend glow the same warm white color as traditional incandescents or is it the cold bluish-white glow of most LED christmas lights? And does the entire bulb actually glow or is there a hot spot at the bottom of the bulb from a base-mounted diode?
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thatjacob
09-21-2023 at 03:02 PM.
09-21-2023 at 03:02 PM.
Quote from alexmg2420 :
Thanks for the recommendation! Yeah, battery powered sets should have no flicker at all, since they're pushing direct current.
Aside from the flicker, do the ones you recommend glow the same warm white color as traditional incandescents or is it the cold bluish-white glow of most LED christmas lights? And does the entire bulb actually glow or is there a hot spot at the bottom of the bulb from a base-mounted diode?
I may DM you an unlisted video of the red/white ones in a bit, but they're close. There's still a hot spot in the Home Accents Holiday ones, but it's further up in the bulb than most of the cheap sets, so it's closer to where a filament would be.

Tru-Tone do have a little bit of a hot spot, but here's a comparison [youtu.be] of them vs classic incandescent c9s side by side. By far the closest I've seen online, but I haven't ordered a set to see how they look to the naked eye yet.

this [youtu.be] is a video of the multicolor home accents holiday ones from a couple of years ago. They don't come in the opaque color anymore and only transparent multicolor, but you can still find them in new condition on ebay.

edit: sent you a DM with video of a set that I just shot. you may have to copy and paste the URL since it won't let me send a hyperlink through DM.
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eIplbe
09-23-2023 at 02:29 PM.
09-23-2023 at 02:29 PM.
Out of stock for me
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MikeP5976
09-25-2023 at 06:40 AM.
09-25-2023 at 06:40 AM.
Out of stock. Bummer.
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