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I thought EL lights like this would develop dark spots instead of simply dimming. I only tried one and it was very dim, but it's just enough to see after your eyes have adjusted to the dark. It's too bad they don't have a pass through outlet so I could put something else on the plug. The excruciating magnitude of your philosophical confabulations are simply too voluminous for the diminuity of my comprehension. 22
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scaredwitless wrote:So what do you guys think of these who have gotten them already?> I have tired two of my 12 so far... Don't seem very bright at all..  Dear Mr. Scared Witless, We got ours yesterday, and of course the wife could not wait until nighttime to open them up and try them out. We plugged one in,  and it was not so bright.  But then again, it was 3:00 pm.  So I closed the shades and drew the drapes, and like magic, it got brighter.  Since I had closed the shades, we took advantage of the opportunity and ........      When we were done  , it was dark enough outside to give these buggers the real, full, HARDCORE darkness test.  Well, to make a long story even longer, the lights, they was brights  They seem to get brighter with darkness, and darker with brightness.  Does that make any sense?  I sure hope not!  Anyhoo, My wife and I are very satisfied. Oh, and we like the night lights too. Enjoy everyone. We are.    Perform one act of kindness a day. You will make the world a better place. FREE OFFSITE BACKUP SPACE https://mozy.com/?code=2ZSZA1 Look at the bottom of the page, where it says: 2GB BACKUP FREE with MozyHome
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Cool... I bought Cool Downz, Flashing teeth whiteners and now I have this for free. Shipped!!! Thanks TF! Tonight... You...
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I had these from years ago (and its true it never burns out) no they don't give alot of light but they do give enuf light when its the middle of the night like previously stated...its just enough that you can see (once your eyes are adjusted to the dark...like the middle of the night) I love these!!! I think if you are normally used to a regular night light you need to just give these a chance..I put them in my lower sockets so it kind of illuminates a path so to speak
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Alright guys--well then I will concede that these must be giving off as much light as they are designed for. BUT like I said I have other electrolumiscents and these output a PALTRY amount of light compared to my others. Personally I do not want to be stumbling around in the middle of the night by these GE lights, I would HURT myself, I'm telling you. But your mileage will vary on what you need/prefer I guess.
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You could always just put them in EVERY outlet  The excruciating magnitude of your philosophical confabulations are simply too voluminous for the diminuity of my comprehension. 22
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tamashii wrote:As we age, we tend to need more light to see things... You could always just put them in EVERY outlet! You calling me old, young whipper snapper?
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scaredwitless wrote:You calling me old, young whipper snapper? Sorry, that was a bit rude. Not calling you old at all... I had changed that almost as soon as it was posted, but not soon enough  By the way, any idea on what to do with 36 of these things? I'm a sucker for "free" The excruciating magnitude of your philosophical confabulations are simply too voluminous for the diminuity of my comprehension. 22
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tamashii wrote:Sorry, that was a bit rude. Not calling you old at all... I had changed that almost as soon as it was posted, but not soon enough No worries. I am an ancient 27--but you are correct my eyes ain't what they used to be. I believe you guys that these are decent, but as for me the other electroluminiscents I have give off the right brightness that I personally need. Much brighter than these, but not so bright I'd call them evasively strong lights either.
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tamashii wrote:By the way, any idea on what to do with 36 of these things? I'm a sucker for "free" Me too! I'm actually going to fling more after midnight, because I'll probably fling a couple things tomorrow.
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These make good nightlights for kids rooms. Cool to the touch and not so bright that it keeps them up.
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tamashii wrote:By the way, any idea on what to do with 36 of these things? I'm a sucker for "free" Haha I am wondering the same thing. I flung two orders of the photo albums and that put me at free shipping and well two more orders of these were absolutely free (an awesome feeling, first time!) So... despite my feelings about them....
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scaredwitless wrote:tamashii wrote:By the way, any idea on what to do with 36 of these things? I'm a sucker for "free" Haha I am wondering the same thing. I flung two orders of the photo albums and that put me at free shipping and well two more orders of these were absolutely free (an awesome feeling, first time!) So... despite my feelings about them.... Yea, that's a no brainer.. you can always find someone to give them to. I could never pass up free with free shipping. Good deal.
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tylerxp wrote:scaredwitless wrote:tamashii wrote:By the way, any idea on what to do with 36 of these things? I'm a sucker for "free" Haha I am wondering the same thing. I flung two orders of the photo albums and that put me at free shipping and well two more orders of these were absolutely free (an awesome feeling, first time!) So... despite my feelings about them.... Yea, that's a no brainer.. you can always find someone to give them to. I could never pass up free with free shipping. Good deal. Haha yeah no kidding, I plan to let the friends and family grab from them and the rest will be up for trades in the trades thread I'm thinking.
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So I have decided to fling these as not too much risk involved like the other incident with a certain $9.99 item. So now how does the You owe me one thing work that was sent with the cards??? I am hoping thingfling will restore my faith in this site so comon guys make me happy to be a flinger again so I can spend some dough here Also as noted about the certain item above will these be shipping faster than that did? I am one state over and the last one took over 2 weeks to be received. Will this be just as long?
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I flung some too. There are a few more things coming up today that I want to check out, so I'm hoping the shipping discount will make a difference later.
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Just a honest FYI from someone who bought these last time they were offered and just received them.  They do not work as stated in the description, they do not illuminate 1-2 feet in front of the light itself let alone a pathway for you to walk or see. If you get up in the middle of the night you will still walk down the hallway and stub your toe; bang into the wall; trip on toys or clothes on the floor. I realize the price is right, free but most still have to pay for shipping. I ended up using one of my $3.33 discounts and only paid $2.67 for them last time so I am not out all that much.
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I figured out why these are dimmer than usual...take the design thingy off..that blocks alot of the light that comes through these...once you take it off (you can kinda pry it at the edges and then just pull it off) you get more light scaredwitless wrote:Kimota, thanks, I will try these out for a little while longer, but I am not so sure about these, my current opinion is that they are very very old. I have two electroluminescents from a past MB of old, different brand, they are MUCH brighter. And behave as you describe. These GE ones I was sitting in the dark staring at last night, they really didn't help at all.
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What color are the lights behind the design? Are they white-ish or that green-ish color I've seen in other electroluminescents?
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its a bluish color tylerxp wrote:What color are the lights behind the design? Are they white-ish or that green-ish color I've seen in other electroluminescents?
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