Review on HBN 50Ft Outdoor String Lights-Outdoor Incandescent String Lights, 52 G40 Bulbs (2 Spare) 5W 2200K Warm White, Connectable & Dimmable, IP44 Waterproof-Garden/Backyard/Patio/Porch/Courtyard/Café by Matt Heringer

Nice quality incandescent string of lights. I got the 100ft string which holds 100 bulbs on a string that is actually 98 feet long. The bulbs come nicely packed in 4 boxes of 25 bulbs each with 2 spare bulbs.The instructions say to hang the empty string first and then insert all the bulbs after. While that is surely a good idea to avoid breaking any bulbs— it’s not practical because I wanted to be sure the light string worked before I went to the trouble to hang it. Also, it takes several minutes to insert 100 bulbs and I’m glad to NOT be doing that up on a ladder after the empty string was hung over my patio.This string of lights is VERY long to cover my entire patio back and forth several times in a single string which is really nice.The downside of this string is that the bulbs are incandescent rather than LED so (1) the bulbs are hot and so they cannot touch anything else—the instructions say to keep the bulbs at least 3 inches away from any surface which makes it a challenge to hang them. They cannot be hung up against the house for example. (3) Even 5 watts for each bulb x 100 bulbs (500 watts) is a lot of electricity being used. LED would be a lot less and (3) and the bulbs will burn out faster than LED. On the other hand, these are a lot less expensive than LED and work very well for the money.I like these lights and do recommend them if you are good with incandescent.I write honest reviews to help others make informed purchases because o read reviews myself and appreciate how helpful they can be. I hope that my review helped you!