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LORi P

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I was wondering if any of you have experience ordering from a couple of companies I have found on-line:

Forever LED
http://www.foreverled.com

Or
Holiday Light Express
http://www.holiday-light-express.com/

I am specifically interested to see if any one has used lights from these companies multiple years.... failure rates.... overall satisfaction..... etc.

I have found minimal info on Holiday Light Express when searching the forum. And NO info on Forever LED.

I know that many on here recommend CDI highly, but he either does not have what I need right now, or his prices are higher that I want to pay right now. I do plan on buying at the CDI pre-sale next year, but I am interested in people's experience with Forever LED and Holiday Light Express for the lights I need now.

Any information about Forever LED and Holiday Light Express is appreciated!

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LORi P wrote:

I was wondering if any of you have experience ordering from a couple of companies I have found on-line:

Forever LED
http://www.foreverled.com

Or
Holiday Light Express
http://www.holiday-light-express.com/

I am specifically interested to see if any one has used lights from these companies multiple years.... failure rates.... overall satisfaction..... etc.

I have found minimal info on Holiday Light Express when searching the forum. And NO info on Forever LED.

I know that many on here recommend CDI highly, but he either does not have what I need right now, or his prices are higher that I want to pay right now. I do plan on buying at the CDI pre-sale next year, but I am interested in people's experience with Forever LED and Holiday Light Express for the lights I need now.

Any information about Forever LED and Holiday Light Express is appreciated!
have used Holiday Light Express with a great deal of success.
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mcompanik wrote:

Has anyone used Holiday Direct www.christmas-lights-online.com ? I was going to place an order tomorrow.

I have not ordered there, but I just checked out the website and if you are looking for 5mm, c6, or m6 (christmas lights online calls them m5) the prices at http://www.holiday-light-express.com/ look much better. And people on the forum seem to like HLE.
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A M5 is not the same as a M6. I got M5 one year by mistake and hate them. I prefer M6. Just my opinion.

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LORi P wrote:

mcompanik wrote:
Has anyone used Holiday Direct www.christmas-lights-online.com ? I was going to place an order tomorrow.

I have not ordered there, but I just checked out the website and if you are looking for 5mm, c6, or m6 (christmas lights online calls them m5) the prices at http://www.holiday-light-express.com/ look much better. And people on the forum seem to like HLE.


Their prices do look good, but I need 100 light strings of C6's for my mega tree, and Holiday Direct has the best prices. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with them.
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JBullard wrote:

A M5 is not the same as a M6. I got M5 one year by mistake and hate them. I prefer M6. Just my opinion.

Thanks for the info. What is the difference between m5 and m6?
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LORi P wrote:

JBullard wrote:
A M5 is not the same as a M6. I got M5 one year by mistake and hate them. I prefer M6. Just my opinion.

Thanks for the info. What is the difference between m5 and m6?

The answer is: 1M. [sorry, couldn't resist!]
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As mentioned, 1 mm.

The M5s I have in inventory have a very sharp point on the tip. The M6s have a rounded tip.

I build wireframes, and use lots of color caps. They are very snug on the M6, and fall off of the M5s.

Also, I only use full wave, sealed LEDs.

Nothing from the retail stores, on-line presales only.

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mcompanik wrote:

Has anyone used Holiday Direct http://www.christmas-lights-online.com ? I was going to place an order tomorrow.

I just did a quick comparison of the prices with CDI and they are pretty much the same if you divide Paul's price by 12 to get the per strand set. Also there is a code to get 10% off at CDI. If you don't have it PM me and I will send to you. I just bought 24 strands of C6 green from Paul last week for my mega tree.
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I purchased all of my lights from HDL. Prices are in line with most other places. Service is excellent. Shipping cost is not bad. He ships UPS ground unless you tell him otherwise. You also can mix and match to get the discount. Customer service is also excellent. Just my thoughts. Hope this helps out.



Joe

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LORi P wrote:
JBullard wrote:
A M5 is not the same as a M6. I got M5 one year by mistake and hate them. I prefer M6. Just my opinion.

Thanks for the info. What is the difference between m5 and m6?

The answer is: 1M.  [sorry, couldn't resist!]


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  • 3 weeks later...

Has anyone confirmed how well these dim with LOR?
Haven't found any feedback/reviews anywhere. They are the only place i'm finding 50ct strings in stock... unless someone knows another place.
thanks,
Dave

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Yes, Dave, they are great lights, very similiar to CDIs.

The nice thing is you can order odd numbers to get just what you need. Great folks, and they dim, and are sealed and work great.

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