$3 off LED at Home Depot (Nov. 8 and 9)

[deplanche]

The Home Depot ad says that you can get $3 off a set of LED lights if you bring in a set of incandesent lights (even broken ones). There's a limit of 5, $3 off values.

Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. Heck, I can go out, buy a new string of 100 bulbs for $2.50 and walk right back in and save $3.00. That's $0.50 right there. More if I take all the bulbs out before I return them, just to make sure they don't work. ;)

[rca]

Here's the Home Depot page advertisement with notes:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentView?pn=SF_PM_LED_Recycling_Program&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&cm_sp=energylp-_-subhero-_-led_exchange-_-learn_more

Ron

[XmasInGalt]

I know where I'm going tomorrow morning!!!

[Virtus]

Do you think rope lights will count? I know they are incandescent but do you think HD will?

Maybe they really just want to recycle the copper?
If they don't want the copper...think they will let us "recycle" them ourselves?

[omzig]

Hmm, I could take the mini's in that I bought at Home Depot this January for 50¢ each and save $2.50! Time to recruit friends and family as customers. :)

[rlilly]

I just got back from my Home Depot with this deal.

They were quite casual about the requirement to have the strings to recycle, although I turned in 5 sets. As I was selecting the LEDs, they hung the coupons near the LED section. You can now just grab the coupons without turning in any strings.

I'm going back this afternoon!

[XmasInGalt]

I also just got back from Home Depot. They set the coupons on a table near the front of the store but I heard the clerks talking about it saying they need to figure something out to verify the customer has lights to exchange. So, when I go back, I'll makre sure I have some handy in case they ask.

[phenagan]

If you're on Long Island, LIPAs adding an extra $2.00 off due the energy savings!

[gr8sonzs]

Are the led lights at Home Depot half or full wave.

[rlilly]

They have more than one type and they may differ.

I'm assuming (worse case) that they're half wave, but I don't know for sure.

Bargin at worst case.

They aren't marked one way or the other. I've not attempted any test.

[fkostyun]

I believe they are all half-wave (which is why I've never purchased any)

[PacMang]

The cheapest LED's i saw were $7 per string ($4 after discount) I am just going to wait to see what goes on sale at 50% off.


BTW. how can you tell by looking at a box weather they are full-wave or half wave?

[dmcole]

BTW. how can you tell by looking at a box weather they are full-wave or half wave?

I don't think you can. I think you need to examine the wiring and look at the illuminated bulbs.

\dmc

[PacMang]

I don't think you can. I think you need to examine the wiring and look at the illuminated bulbs.

\dmc

ok... i guess this is the next obvious/stupid question :)

how can you tell the difference between half and full wave LEDs by looking at the wiring and bulbs?

[phenagan]

You can tell by looking at the wiring - don't know a way to tell by the bulbs alone. As for the wiring, you're looking just after the plug for a box or a cylinder - that contains the rectifier. If only one of the two wires coming out of the plug go in to it, it's a half wave. If both go in, then it's likely a full wave.

Added - missed the "illuminated" part about the bulbs! You can tell when they're illuminated by shaking or "waving" the string - the half waves will have a sort of stobe look to them.

[dmcole]

Added - missed the "illuminated" part about the bulbs! You can tell when they're illuminated by shaking or "waving" the string - the half waves will have a sort of stobe look to them.

I find that if I just shake my head side-to-side while they're on I can see the flicker.

But then, many people have told me over the years that I see things others don't ;) ...

\dmc

[Macrosill]

I find that if I just shake my head side-to-side while they're on I can see the flicker.

But then, many people have told me over the years that I see things others don't ;) ...

\dmc
ROFLMAO, too funny

[deplanche]

Peripheral vision can very often see the flicker or strobing that straight ahead vision will not. So if you don't look directly at them, you may be able to see the flicker without having t o shake your head. Long before I knew about full wave and half wave LED lights, I just assumed I had a loose wire and stopped using the set. I really think they should have to label or at least put something in the box that says this is normal.

[Macrosill]

Most people would not know what they are reading nor would they understand if it was explained to them. It may also end in negative advertising for the manufacturer. "These lights are not as good as the ones on the next shelf." if it is not required they will not put something like that on the box.

[Photovor]

Most people would not know what they are reading nor would they understand if it was explained to them. It may also end in negative advertising for the manufacturer. "These lights are not as good as the ones on the next shelf." if it is not required they will not put something like that on the box.


This is very true, but it's probably a catch 22. If they don't put it on the box, then people think the sets are junk anyways. Home depot does this with their water heaters and warranties, listing them from "Good" to better and best.

[omzig]

We used some half-wave LED strings for some inside decorations last year. If my wife was in the room with them for any length of time, they would trigger a migraine. Fluorescent lighting sometimes does this to her too, but these were worse. I don't think that we will be using them anymore.

[djulien]

the half waves will have a sort of stobe look to them.

Can't you turn a half-wave set into full-wave simply by putting some diodes in front of it (ie, bridge rectifier)? At a few cents a piece for the diodes, the cost of conversion would be small (typically ~ $0.10)

don