Why you'll love them: It’s not the holiday season without plenty of lights, and the GE Energy Smart Colorite LED Mini Light Set will stay bright and colorful for years. Wrap them around your tree, string them along your home’s exterior trim, use them to create a large arrow on your roof pointing towards your chimney to make it easier for Santa to spot. Whatever you choose, you’ll find the GE Energy Smart Colorite LED Mini Light Set is up to the challenge.
These are cheerful, bright-colored lights. You’ll find red, blue, purple, green, and yellow evenly spaced along the 100-light strand. If you prefer white, however, those are available as well.
You can expect years of service from the lights, as long as you don’t abuse them, but should one burn out, never fear — The rest of the string will continue to light up just fine. They use a fraction of the electricity consumed by old-style incandescent lights, so no big surprise on your December utility bill and they remain cool to the touch during use.
Each string of 100 lights stretches to 33 feet, but you can connect up to 25 sets for as much length as you need. The GE Energy Smart Colorite LED Mini Light Set is rated for indoor or outdoor use.
Wirecutter chose these as the best string lights and buyers agree that you can't go wrong with them.
Pros: Very energy efficient, vibrant color, won’t shut down if one bulb burns out
Cons: None to speak of
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