I have the same question. Since the little organisms need light, when is the best time to buy as a Christmas gift?
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I'm in the same boat regarding shipping and Christmas. Sine it's a gift for a teenager, I'm going to print a picture of it, wrap that, and order the sphere right after Christmas. Between two-day shipping and the other distractions of the holiday season, I don't think the teen will mind.
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In my opinion - - expect around the 4200k area. Unless something has changed lately. I will also say that they still perform very well with the addition of Foliar feeding during Veg, (very nice), dark period will need to be increased. cheers
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I purchased them in December as a Christmas gift. They arrived well before Christmas. I had no issues. Sorry it's not going so well for you.
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My recollection is there is a 30 day grace period to purchase. They sometimes extend it after Thanksgiving to accommodate Christmas presents.
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Mine too was a gift. I took it out of the box and hide it on a shelf behind a large photo so it got indirect light but they couldn't see it..then wrapped it back in the original box on Christmas Eve to be opened Christmas morning.
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First of all, the colors don't cycle or at least if they do I don't know how to activate it yet. Second, if you want to light up your Christmas tree you should buy one additional light. Although, these lights are fairly bright especially for their size, one is just not enough to light up your Xmas tree. It is a neat item for what does and it is worth buying.
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They seem to be very heavy duty, and are "commercial". So they may survive the winter. However, I am taking my in this fall and replacing w Christmas lights. They'll last longer that way.
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Like Christmas lights .. I'm considering buying Christmas lights and replacing the lights that don't work anymore with the new ones. They seriously lasted 2 weeks !
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So far so good. Illumination of front of house for Christmas. Have had them a week. Two lights does a large 2 story home. I have had them only 5 days and am happy with the purchase. I went to buy 2 more and the price went from $8 to $12....not too happy with that though. The light is a bit less harsh and illuminated over a wide area than the incandescent bulbs they replaced. Incandescants had bright spots, narrower beam but these CFLs are more uniform lighting over wider swath. Less harsh, I kind of like it. I have six roof mounted floods on one switch....if these hold up thru Christmas season I will buy CFLs to replace. So far so good. Illumination of front of house for Christmas. Have had them a week. Two lights does a large 2 story home. I have had them only 5 days and am happy with the purchase. I went to buy 2 more and the price went from $8 to $12....not too happy with that though. The light is a bit less harsh and illuminated over a wide area than the incandescent bulbs they replaced. Incandescants had bright spots, narrower beam but these CFLs are more uniform lighting over wider swath. Less harsh, I kind of like it. I have six roof mounted floods on one switch....if these hold up thru Christmas... » Read More So far so good. Illumination of front of house for Christmas. Have had them a week. Two lights does a large 2 story home. I have had them only 5 days and am happy with the purchase. I went to buy 2 more and the price went from $8 to $12....not too happy with that though. The light is a bit less harsh and illuminated over a wide area than the incandescent bulbs they replaced. Incandescants had bright spots, narrower beam but these CFLs are more uniform lighting over wider swath. Less harsh, I kind of like it. I have six roof mounted floods on one switch....if these hold up thru Christmas season I will buy CFLs to replace. « Show Less
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Hi Angela, Thanks, if I find anything out outside of this post I'll post it on here so you can see. I'm hoping to find out before the spring time because that's when i'll be needing the flash.
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This is a seasonal item at Costco (spring/summer). It should be in stock now!
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Forgot, in the winter it still needs sun. I'd put in in the east window or put it anywhere & get a cheap plant grow light (Lowes or Home Depot)
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I wish I knew what to tell you. I too planted my bulbs late. They came up and were green but have now gone dormant. I plan to leave them in and expect they will adjust and begin growing in late summer when they shoud. I know that's not much of an answer, but thought I'd let you know my plans. Good luck and let's hope we have some saffron come Christmas!
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Historically, there are two good times each year to buy TV's. One is Christmas. Since we are past that, the second good time is at the middle to end of summer. Your best price of the year will be in early August when people are out enjoying the warm weather and aren't thinking about buying TV's. Be warned, however, because as football season approaches, by September prices are rising again. (They also rise after Christmas and the new year, as stores count on people receiving tax rebates to spend that money on TV's.
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choose the collectible. we should be able to make it there before Christmas if order right away.
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Thanks Steven! could you explain better? Do You think amazon will give it so i can close the deal before X-mas?? By the way, Merry X-mas to you and everybody else..
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if you live in the south, probably not too late. it's a really cool summer here and i started mine in may and they're just now getting where they might bloom soon. annual that likes the heat.