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OK, they replace the shape and size of 150W Halogen. But they don't have the equivalent light output. It probably has 45 0.1W LEDs for a total of 4.5W. If they claim 150W, then the 3W LEDs bulb would be

100W Halogen equivalent. We would only claim 10x or 30W equivalent, not 30x.

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Yes, you can see the 45 LEDs in the product photo.

They don't make that claim.

I didn't say they were equivilaent to the 150 W lamp, only that they were in the same case which is used by a lot of people in the costruction & repair trades.

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Just after Christmas, SCE had a 'trade in' on Christmas lights, where you gave a string of normal incandescents and got a string of 100 white LEDs in exchange. We brought in two strings, so got two strings of new ones. I spent an hour last weekend stapling them to the bottom of my deck's handrail, and put them on a dusk timer. Looks really nice all lit up!

Charlie

I don't bother with Christmas decorations anymore. They cause too much pain for something I won't see from inside the house. :(

The only thing I do is exchange the white lamps on my gate posts with green for two or three weeks, since I can do that with no tools or ladder. :)

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I just threw out 1200 LED Christmas lights that I bought last year for $150, give or take. They were seriously ugly. I replaced them with

1800 incandescent bulbs I bought (I actually bought 2500 but didn't use many green or red ones) for $1/string (100) the day after Christmas last year.

Well, I had plenty to trade in... ;-)

Actually, I haven't put all my christmas lights in years. I have enough of the C9 multi-color incandescents to go all the way around my house, but I usually only put them up along the front. I have strings of the mini bulbs to go around every window in the house, but this year I only did three of the windows. We only put up three of the Christmas trees, the white tree with red lights and balls in the front window, the little 12" tree in my office, and the big tree in the living room. We didn't put up the 24" white tree with purple lights and balls in the bedroom...

Charlie

Four trees? Sheesh! We have two, but only because we bought one for the apartment but were only there for one year. When we moved into this house SWMBO thought it would get lost, so we bought another (1200 white incandescents). The first one didn't leave its box.

We had our 12' artificial tree up. I've posted pictures in the past. This year I posted a picture from the top of the ladder into the kitchen :-) ...Jim Thompson

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I saw that. I shoulda taken a picture from the upstairs hall. We were alone this year so didn't do all that much.

I haven't put up a tree since I left my parent's home, in the mid '70s. My dad left one here when he moved out of state, and I haven't even opened the box.

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If it was just us, I wouldn't put up anything. But our family keeps growing and growing and growing...

This year we had two sets of in-law parents, plus boyfriends of two of the teenaged granddaughters... total head count: 24 :-) ...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.     Sometimes I even put it in the food.

We have been increasing our 'collection' of christmas decorations for

33 years, so it has gotten quite extensive.

First tree is obvious, it was the living room tree. BTW, all trees are artificial, due to SWMBO's allergies. Second tree was in bedroom. She wanted a white tree with red ligths and balls. It goes on her antique vanity, in front of mirror. Third tree was my office tree, and I put it up in my cube at Cadence. I also decorated entire row of cubes with lights... Final tree was after we moved into this house. Her office is right up front, so we bought a large (6') white tree for the front window for her office.

Each tree has its own decorations and scheme. Main tree has glass collectible ornaments we have gathered through the years on vacations. Front tree is white with red lights/ornaments. Bedroom tree is white with purple lights/ornaments. My office tree is green, with miniature peanuts ornaments.

Charlie

We have been looking to replace our main tree for a few years now, but haven't found what we want. I would like a nice 8-9 footer...

Charlie

I've had this one for almost 15 years. It's therefore made with steel tubing and steel swing-out branch supports... heavy! After the hip issues I can't manage it anymore, so I have to have a son and a son-in-law to come and assemble it. (I can go up and down the ladder just fine, to trim it :-) ...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.     Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Just the two of us, but SWMBO, MBO. I got the stuff off the house before it got cold anyway. It's been nice (50-60F) this week, though.

We found a fairly nice 9'er at Hobby Lobby last year. I wanted the

12'er, but was vetoed.

Ours has a steel tube and the branches swing out and it's even pre-lit. ;-) I take it out of the attic on a hand truck.

Mine is pre-lit as well. ...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.     Sometimes I even put it in the food.

We bought our present tree about 20 years ago, at a Sears Outlet Store in San Berdoo. It was a deluxe model, marked down about 75%, and looks like a real tree. We want to find something as good, with a similiar markdown, but have had no luck yet... ;-)

Yes, we are cheap!!!

Charlie