48FT Outdoor Patio RGB Cafe String Lights with Remote, Black

**update May 2024 - I STILL LOVE THESE LIGHTS!! The lights themselves worked great, but the separate connection cord for the plug went out. Over 2.5 years, I burned through 3 plugs. I finally ran out of replacements a couple months ago. I reached out to customer service who actually responded to my email. They sent me the link for the replacement plug. I ordered 3, none worked. I ordered replacements for those and still no dice. They were not compatible with the older model lights. One review said they worked, but only RED worked, which was the problem I had. After some back and forth with customer service, they actually sent me 1 new strand for free… even though I bought the lights in 2022. A+++ for spectacular customer service. I was genuinely impressed. As mentioned in below, I did buy a warranty which I did cash in on and purchased a new warranty with each new strand. $8 warranty is worth it. Previous review I also stated if you use an auto timer, the lights will always turn on white.. NEW STRANDS TURN ON WHATEVER COLOR PREVIOUSLY SET ON WHEN USING AN AUTO TIMER! **update December 1, 2022 - All still working like new!*** I live less than 1 mile from the Texas Gulf Coast and I've never had much luck with regular Christmas lights, they never last. I actually bought regular white patio lights first, but a few days after, these multicolor's went on sale and I returned the other white's and bought these instead. I bought these end of July 2022 and it's now almost October 2022. So far they've been great! They came will 3 replacement bulbs for each strand. I haven't used any yet. All my lights are equally the same color. ***Just for safe measure, I did buy a 4 yr warranty, around $8 for each strand. New can cost up to $65+ to replace if not on sale, so I think that it's worth it.*** A few things to note: 1) You can only use one color at a time. There is not a setting to make individual bulbs a different color. :( I think it can flash between a few colors, but that's a little too much for me and honestly, I haven't figured it out yet. 2. If you are using an auto timer, it will NOT go back to your last setting. Auto timers will turn on to the regular white and you'll have to change manually. **It will only return back to your previous setting IF you are only using the remote.** Not really a deal breaker considering most lights are white anyway and you do have all the other great color options. I will update my review if I end up having a bunch of problems.

I understand some folks have had issues with these lights. Mine worked like a charm from the moment they were opened, tested, and hung out in the Florida weather. That is for the first six months, then they go out completely and won't light at all. Did all the testing of each bulb and the fuse to no avail. Time to email customer service, explained what I did and asked if there was anything I missed as far as troubleshooting. The gentleman told me he was sending out a new control box right away after talking with their tech guys. Good deal! Received the box and new remote within days and the remote still wouldn't work with the new control box! Email back, asking can they be synced manually? Get a reply, they are sending me a completely new set of lights! WOW! So now, just tested the new set and they lit up perfectly - with both of the new remotes! I. Am. A. Happy. Camper! I don't know, maybe communication was the key for me. These aren't cheap and I'm really satisfied with my purchase (they are beautiful!) and my customer service experience. Yes, I would buy them again!

FINAL UPDATE: The light strings have worked great since receiving the new parts a few months ago. They look great and provide good lighting. UPDATE: The seller contacted us and replaced the faulty light string switches at no cost. The lights started working again as soon as we connected the new switch. We will update this review at a later date with performance results of the new switches. I ordered 2 sets of lights and strung them together. After less than 2 months both control boxes are bad. The first one stopped working after about a month and the other just stopped. The control box was secured under the patio to protect it from the direct elements. Contacted the seller to see if I could...at a minimum..purchase the bad control box, but have not received any response. I would not suggest this brand.

I received my string and it worked fine on delivery. After hanging it, still good. After tying up slack with cable ties, no good - only the first two lights after the controller functioned. I had been very gentle with it. A little troubleshooting with my multimeter found that there was a physical break in the cable on the ground conductor between lights 2 and 3. I'm guessing there was a poor connection in the potted boot at one of the junctions that became completely disconnected with a small amount of tension. Pretty much the last thing I would have guessed could break. I wasn't thrilled. I reached out to the vendor and quickly received an email from Chris in just a few hours late on a Sunday. After a quick exchange, Chris almost immediately shipped a whole new string of lights to me. It arrived the following Thursday from Kentucky (can't remember for sure, but out east somewhere) and I was up and running in no time at all. The lights look pretty sweet and function as advertised. I would have much rather not hung the lights twice, but now I have a ton of spare parts to support my installation as a consolation prize. Sometimes things just don't work, but good customer support makes all the difference.

I live in an apartment and I was looking for a way to have lights I could hang around my patio that would work for every season. Now, these have a lot less color options than the much more expensive sets, but I decided that based on the price difference ($100+ more for the fancier set) these would work great. They really do. They are bright, have vibrant colors and after 6 months are still going strong. The only negative is I have a smart plug set to come on at dusk and turn off at 11 pm. These do not remember the last setting, so they automatically come on white (clear). Also, there have been times the remote did not work to change the color unless I removed the smart plug. This happened maybe 1 out of every 10 times I tried to change the color during the holidays. Slightly annoying, but not a deal breaker for me. I like having the smart plug take care of turning the lights on and off so it’s worth occasionally having to have white lights when I’d prefer a color. Overall, especially for the extremely reasonable price, I’m very happy with these. I did also order the hooks with clips made for these types of lights and I would recommend those as well. These are heavier than regular lights and those hooks keep the lights securely in place.

The lights were awesome when they worked. I've had them less than a year and only used them a few times. Now they don't work. I checked the fuses (they aren't blown) I replaced them and they still don't work.

Im using the lights for a retro game room. They do the job! The different colors light up the room plenty.

Bought these 2 years ago.. really pretty and worked well for, well 2 years, the controller went out. Debating on buying a replacement contr9ller or.another set.. probably from another manufacturer. 2 years seems like a short time for a lifespan..maybe consider buying the warranty next time.