I have a crappy, part time job at a store. One of the things we sell are holiday lights. Mostly Christmas, but also Halloween. These strings of lights usually come in a small display box that has a super short string of lights on it and a button you can press to see how they look when they light up. Usually, once the display box is empty, we just throw it away. But a couple of times I’ve ripped the display lights out to hang them around the register. I then have to rig some way to keep the lights on, usually by taping the button down. The thing I’ve noticed by doing this a few times, is that these cheap, disposable lights will stay lit for days. I guess the lights are so efficient we can’t make batteries small enough for them to only last a few hours. So if you need some holiday lights, for a day or so and are okay with super short strings, ask if you can have the empty boxes the store would normally just throw away.
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