great feature
These are nice bright lights and the added feature of the USB charger is a great bonus. The lights worked fine in the front garden where there is more sunlight but when I used them in the back garden the trees caused too much shade.I charged them with the USB and they were good for 3 days before I had to do it again. Of course I won't need to do this when the days are longer and brighter. Great product. By Jack on Dec 29,2014
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VERY GOOD Verified Purchase
Very good product gave them an initial charge via the USB and worked first time made a lovely feature in the garden By Andrew on Dec 21,2014
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Sparkle
Excellent product, great service, nice people. The fact that I can charge these with a USB port makes up for the lack of sunlight. By Brian Baylis on Dec 19,2014
Helpful? 4 | 0
excellentVerified Purchase
best solar lights ever By p ferrrall on Dec 19,2014
Helpful? 4 | 1
Love these!Verified Purchase
Fantastic lights, charged initially and they have been lightning up my small christmas tree in the garden every evening without fail since! Love that they have USB too. Placed in shaded garden so overall I am over the moon with this product and would highly recommend them :) By Claire R on Dec 17,2014
Helpful? 4 | 0
GoodVerified Purchase
so far so good. the lights have up & running for 4 nights By Joan Roberts on Dec 17,2014
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Brilliant winter lightsVerified Purchase
These work brilliantly in winter and the fact that you can disconnect the light string and USB charge the solar panel is genius! By Lucy on Dec 15,2014
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FabulousVerified Purchase
Brilliant! I would say these are the best solar lights that actually work. This is the second lot of lights I have bought, the other lights lasted four years continual use. The USB charger is very helpful to give them an instant boost. I would highly recommend this product. By Joanne Pickford on Dec 3,2014
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They work very well.
Easy to install and operate. The USB charger is geat for initial charge and also to back up when the weatgher is poor.. By Maureen McKiddie on Nov 28,2014
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GreatVerified Purchase
Just what l wanted. These lights will be decorating my motorhome in Spain this winter. They work very well and the price was right many thanks. By Graybo on Nov 26,2014
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Excellent!Verified Purchase
I love my new lights! I had to charge them before they worked but they have reliably come on every night since and are so pretty! They are also in a north facing garden without full sun all day so I'm particularly pleased they worked in the first place I put them. Excellent value. By Nicola on Nov 1,2014
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FantasticVerified Purchase
They work brilliantly, absolutely love them. By Lynsey on Oct 31,2014
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Well DesignedVerified Purchase
These lights are well designed, good quality and the price tag represents a very good product By Rob on Oct 1,2014
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WOW!Verified Purchase
Only the best.... And these are it :) I am very pleased with them :) By Andrew on Sep 24,2014
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GreatVerified Purchase
Really pleased with these lights they are far superior to my other solar lights which I purchased from other suppliers...in future I will only purchase from Solarcentre. Delivery and service great. Very pleased with recommend. By Marlene Bradfield on Sep 6,2014
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Everbright solar fairy lightsVerified Purchase
Lovely bright lights, charged them first for 2 hours with the USB that was supplied and we were up and running. Will be buying more. :) By Vicky on Aug 17,2014
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ExcellentVerified Purchase
Really pleased with these lights. They are far brighter than the set they have replaced.
I have used the Solarcentre before on a different type of solar lighting and will be purchasing from them again as their product is far superior and well worth the money By swmm456 on Jul 30,2014
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FAIRY SOLAR LIGHTSVerified Purchase
l love my lights look really pretty,excellent service and delivery. By Karen on Jul 26,2014
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Camping loveynessVerified Purchase By Heather Clark on Jul 10,2014
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Happy Shopper!Verified Purchase
Having forked out for solar lights in the past for solar lights which really didn't light anything much - I was wary about buying more. On the strength of the reviews here I decided to buy. Thank goodness I did. I bought the white fairy lights and they are brilliant. They outshine my neighbours by a mile! Love the multi-function too. What really impresses me too is the USB charging function. A fantastic product - if you are thinking of buying some - don't think - just buy them - you won't regret it. By Jennifer on Jul 2,2014
Helpful? 1 | 0
Love Em..!Verified Purchase
The lights arrived extremely swiftly,exceedingly easy to install and really bright in the evening.We especially like the multi function settings for the lights plus being able to charge them via USB if needs be.
We would not hesitate to purchase again in the future and I am sure we will. By Mrs.Critchley on Jun 27,2014
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Very bright - look lovelyVerified Purchase
This is the third set of lights from the Solar Centre and, as usual, these don't disappoint. Brought these for Fathers' day and the quality is superb. Very bright and are currently outshining the neighbour's fairy lights on the arbour ... the multi-function feature is really effective too. Highly recommended! By Louise on Jun 16,2014
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Bingo
The recent purchase of these lights has been a life saver. My beloved has taken the solar war to heart, & these beauties so far have blown the neighbours competition cheapies outta the ballpark. Thanks for another perfect service. By Christopher Race on Jun 14,2014
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Solar Fairy LightsVerified Purchase
Great quality and the best communication and delivery service I have ever had !!! Thank You. By Andy Woolcock on May 22,2014
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Impressive - at lastVerified Purchase
Had several poor quality lights from other sources. Excellent communication this time. I thought the lights didn't work but was persuaded to keep trying. Now they light up beautifully. By C Rogers on Apr 10,2014
Helpful? 0 | 0
Great lights - a few problemsVerified Purchase
I love these lights. The quality of the LED is good and they charge well (sometimes). This is the small issue I had - after working finr for a week or two, I then charged the unit via USB and they stopped working. It took some time and a few emails from customer services to make me realise that evertime I unscrewed the charger from the fence mounting that I used, it was disturbing the battery contacts. I subsequently found poor contacts and signs of corossion. This was making them intermittently fail every time they were disturbed. After cleaning the contacts and batteries they worked ok. I am now careful when I remove the pack for charging. So this is a design niggle and stops them getting 5 stars for me, though hasnt been an issue now I understand the problem. On the plus side, customer services were extremely helpful and quick to respond. By Andy H on Feb 2,2014
Helpful? 1 | 0
Wonderful Fairy lightsVerified Purchase
Very pleased with my lights. Quick delivery. Good contact with customer service. By Paula on Jan 15,2014
Helpful? 0 | 0
Great fairy lights!! (White 50 LEDs)Verified Purchase
I was a bit hesitant to buy these lights as my wife was finding dozens of cheaper options (non-solar) on other sites (*cough* fleabay *cough). But I was really impressed with the features listed on the Solar Centre website. I am glad I decided to give them a shot!
I scored a set (in time for Christmas) and got them set up in the front window of our house. I bought them to put outside in our back courtyard after Christmas but figured since I have them why not put them up out front for a bit.
The lights and wiring appear to be really well made and don't look like they'll be coming apart soon (a problem with the cheaper lights my wife was buying). The battery pack/solar panel feels a little cheaper than I expected but I think it will do the job nicely and, short of dropping it from a height, should last a while.
I had a problem with the supplied batteries not working, even after a full day of sunlight and an extra day of USB charging... Not sure why but after I swapped them out for a set of my own rechargeable batteries we were off and running. Time will tell if the problem was in the charger or in the batteries (I'm hoping the latter).
Finally, I'd like to suggest three things to the folks at the Solar Centre:
1. Maybe look at getting a better quality of plastic for the battery pack/charger unit... It currently just feels too cheap and potentially weak/brittle.
2. In addition to the screw mount and spike mount options I reckon a good quality suction cup mount (a good quality one as the poor quality ones are just plain crap and likely to fall off without warning) would be a winner! I had to rig up a piece of wire to hold my battery pack/solar panel up in the window of our front room. If it had a decent quality screw on suction cup attachment then... Well, you get my drift.
3. I'd like to see you offering the battery pack/solar chargers as a separate option (without the lights). I will be mounting my lights (and some more I buy) in the back courtyard, as I mentioned earlier, but for special events (Christmas, Halloween etc) I'd like to be able to just unplug a string or two and move them to the front of the house. Having to remove the battery pack/solar panel as well every time is annoying. By Matthew Lord on Dec 19,2013
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fairy good!Verified Purchase
These lights are bright white as described. I like the way you can remove just the charging section and use a USB. Very pleased! By Jane M on Dec 16,2013
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Outdoor solar lightsVerified Purchase
Great lights, shame the sun doesn't shine enough to charge them. But love the way you can remove the batteries and charge as normal rechargeables. Much quicker than using the USB adapter which would have taken much longer than the recommended 3 hours. By Alison on Dec 15,2013
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Light fantasticVerified Purchase
Worked straight out of the box, and now shining from my decking. A bigger solar charger than previous model I had, & hopefully will last just as long. Very prompt delivery. By Anne Borrowdale on Dec 9,2013
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GreatVerified Purchase
Great lights that have charged successfully even on a dull winter day. Very useful having USB charging as back up. Excellent delivery service. By Madyp on Dec 7,2013
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50 bulb fairy lightsVerified Purchase
Great lights, very bright, good service from company.
By Abi on Dec 4,2013
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Perfect LightsVerified Purchase
These are brilliant lights, really bright, USB charging great idea . Very surprised how well they work. Will be ordering more. Excellent delivery service too.
By VEvans on Dec 3,2013
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Great lights
Brilliant lights. Love the USB charger. Service also very good. First batteries would not charge. One quick phone call and replacements were in the post that day By Jane Goodwin on Nov 30,2013
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Fairy LightsVerified Purchase
I have only had them a few days but so far they are working every night. Only time will tell how durable they are and if the weather gets to them By sav on Oct 29,2013
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Review updateVerified Purchase
I now have my replacement batteries and the lights are working. They are nice and bright. Only time will tell how long they will work and if the solar panel charges enough to keep the lights working when they are outside at Christmas By Angela Lumley on Oct 28,2013
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FabtasticVerified Purchase
Fabbydabbydoo By ecogirl on Aug 21,2013