2 Pack Solar Starburst Lights,200 LED Energy Saving Waterproof Firework Lights, Copper Hanging String Lights, Fairy Lights for Christmas Corridor Courtyard Garden Party Outdoor Decoration (Warm White)

So beautiful lights

These lights arrived late in the afternoon and only had the late sun to charge. After only two hours, they lit up while suspended from the pergola. They are beautiful!! I’m very pleased with their ability to hold the shape I formed and they maintain brightness through the night. They give off enough light for a soft glow in an enclosed area. It’s plenty for us to be able to see. I highly recommend these lights and plan to order two more. Update: After only a week, the lights began to dim after less then 2 hours then turn off. They look stunning while on but I’m very disappointed that they have started to die so quickly. The solar panel is in the direct sun all day so I don’t know why they both aren’t working well so soon after purchase.

Although these are nice looking, they have a few flaws. 1. They don't work right. I mounted four in hard-to-reach places in a tree, and turned them on. One failed in a few days, after the first rain. (They're supposed to be weatherproof.) The others all failed a few days later, never coming back on. A month later, I took them down, and discovered that if I pushed the on/off switch again, they turned back on! What happened? Did the rain turn them off? Are they designed to turn themselves off (which would be stupid)? In any case, they failed at their purpose. 2. The charge doesn't last very long. Of course it will depend on the amount of sunlight, but the solar panels are small; it wouldn't have killed them to increase the size of the panel so they'd last longer. 3. There's not an obvious way (e.g. screw-holes) to attach them to a tree. You'll have to improvise.

UPDATE: So the solar pods have to be in complete sun for these to work. So pretty much they havent been on for 2 days even though they do get a ton of sun. bummer. These are so gorgeous. The tiny LED strings make them seriously sparkle like crazy. I bought both the battery and solar. They are pretty much the same in brightness. The battery ones are easy but do use 4 batteries. The Solar are great and charge easily and quickly but they have no way to hang them up! There is only a stake for the solar box, no clip, no hook so I had to use zipties. Still a great purchase for what you get.

I didn't realize that different models were available. I placed my order and received two lights with square battery packs that lay on a flat surface. When I suspended the lights, they turned off. After writing about my experience, the seller offered to send out two new lights for FREE. They also have battery packs, but they're cylindrical and designed to be suspended because they have hooks. The first set came with batteries installed. The second set didn't, but luckily I had 8 AA batteries on hand. The two remote controls with the new lights have batteries installed, and you just have to pull out the protective tabs for operation. I'm still trying to figure out which remote goes to which light, but thankfully I can press a switch on each battery packs to turn the lights on/off and change the mode. There are several modes to choose from, and the overall effect is very pretty. I'm glad I have them on Christmas and now I can decide how to use them on New Year's Eve. They're sparkly and festive for almost any holiday.

Very cute when you pull all the things out to make the star burst... however they fall back down in a day or 2 and look like a tassle instead of a pom pom