Clear 8-Inch Kurt Adler 10-Light 8-Point Star Christmas Treetop Review

This star is pretty good for the price. A piece of glass fell off the star when it arrived but I'll get out my hot glue gun and fix it so it wasn't a big deal. I was looking for non-LED lights to match the lighting on my tree and they met my expectations. The kit didn't have a long cord, so I used an extension cord.

I loved this star the moment I put it on my Christmas tree and attached it to the end of the garland. Nice! The only problem is that after about 15-20 seconds it suddenly went off and never worked again. Tried on a separate outlet and nothing. It came with replacement headlights for replacement but I shouldn't have tried to figure out if that was the problem or not. I sent it back and used my old one.

Disappointed because it is a very warm white. My Christmas garlands on the tree aren't even very cold white and that makes a big difference. I'm familiar with on-camera white balance and this is a fairly accurate representation of what it looks like in real life. Looking at the other options posted I have a feeling they are more yellow. The good thing is that it uses standard Christmas tree lights and you can swap them out, which I'm trying to do.

I ordered two treetops. When they arrived the box was open and damaged. The smaller star was fine except the packaging had some damage, but the larger star I am reviewing was damaged. Both the packaging and the treetop were damaged. Three panels were torn off and the center star on one side was torn off completely. One of the tips was also broken. One of the connector pins was also bent. I think something big and heavy crushed my package in transit. I was going to send it back but I am very…