johnson8ryley Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Hey folks. I've put off working on my show for way to long now and am now in rush mode so this is going to be short and sweet. I have 9 Mini-Trees about 3ft tall. I'm looking for the cheapest LED strands of solid white (please no yellow white) that you guys have come across. Preferably nothing larger them M5's ( so basically 5mm LED's or Mini-M5's). Hopefully this topic can save me a few hours searching aimlessly for the cheapest LED's out there. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJimH Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Check out Big Lots and Walmart. Use caution- some cheap lights might still have steel leads in the LED bulbs. (can be checked with a simple magnet)Popular names for what you are looking for- "Cool White" or "Pure White"- both have more blue in them. Lack of blue gives you "Warm White" to "Antique White".Good Hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbus27 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Check the Black Friday ads Edited October 3, 2012 by columbus27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dknahoolewa Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Black Friday HD. Last year was $2.50 a box (50 count) cool white or multi color.Talk about last minute. I need 34 box to finish my mini trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightsinMaine Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Black Friday HD. Last year was $2.50 a box (50 count) cool white or multi color.Talk about last minute. I need 34 box to finish my mini trees.I still have 60+ boxes of multi from HD black friday sale......that's by far the cheapest you'll find them (if you can wait till Black Friday). I still have some Lowe's 50/100 clear that I got last year after Christmas but not sure what I'm doing with those yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnson8ryley Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Well, I may wait until black friday but then again, I might have my show running by then. I was looking for some suggestions for websites where I can buy right now but thanks for all the suggestions! keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainyoregonchristmas Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I've used the HD black Friday LED's for two years now. The first year they were $1.98, second year $2.50, wish I had bought more the first year. I checked some last night, leads didn't stick to a magnet, but they do corrode on occasion. I however have had only three string failures over two years on almost 4 cases worth of lights. The one thing I do not know and have not tried, is fading them. Has anyone tried this yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron1414 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 In the past the HD LED's did not fade well at all. I have not used them for a couple years so don't know about current ones. Anybody else know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubado Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 If you have problems with fading, do a search on snubbers, there are lots of threads about them and how to make.I too am looking for a particular white M5 type. Walmart changed their vendor apparently. I used a couple strands from an element to use on another element with plans to get new ones at Walmart. Arrrrg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dknahoolewa Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I use them on my mega tree and don't have any problems fading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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