talbers 0 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I don't cut off the tags. I don't cut off plastic tie wraps. They reflect light. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skibozo 0 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 You are a Christmas fanatic if........................There are cut off tags and pieces of tie wrap littering your garage floor. I was working on something tonight, and a couple of new strands did NOT have fuses attached. Geez, what a ripoff. I was planning on Ebaying the fuses to recoup some of my costs........buy it now, $0.05 each, $9.99 shipping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robin 0 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I cut them all off. There are seven on the HD lights and four on Wal Mart lights. I just can not stand them on all the strings. Oh and if you really want to think about something, think about the number of strings you have then multiply them by number of tags!!! Just what will be in my yard this year will be about one million tags!!! For anyone that cares that equals two pine trees!!:laughing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ricksglass 0 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I absolutely cut off the tags. They are a large nuisance. It takes some time but I think it looks neater. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mary Jayne 0 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 I cut them off because when all is said and done...theywill be the thing that catch my eye in the display....especially the silver ones. Oh but as to cutting...since I sew...have found my seam ripper is a great way to get those tags off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ldybug 0 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Our Christmas cards this year have a Christmas poem that is acompanied by fuses, red-tipped blinker bulbs, and cord tags. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pbuza 0 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 I cut them off, and it's nice to know I am not alone. :laughing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom K 0 Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 I save the shiny UL sticker - makes the display brighter. :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DownTown 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 At my house, the lights don't hang until the tags come off. I spent several nights of "quality time" with a utility knife this year zipping those stupid things off. D.T. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harvdog 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Yep...I cut all of that junk off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieAirey 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 I cut them off extension cords. On lights,I may leave the amp tag tomake bulbs changing easier. Mixing Target 0.2 Amp/ hundred ES bulbs & most other 0.34 - 0.36 bulbs is an obviousissue. However, I also have some 0.40 amp (notably GKI) that tend to surge a 0.34/.36 bulb during power up. Charlie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ErnieHorning 2 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 All of my tags went back into the ground where they started. I write the amperage on the plug with a magic marker. I know the bulb I need by the amperage draw. Some of those tags were so big; I swear you could read them from the street. I had one tag last year that was a full 8 1 /2 x 11 inch paper folded in half! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lightingman117 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 [align=center]Take them all off!! Burn them later!! Death to the stupid tags people never read (or could read), care, or want on their nice new strings of lights... [/align]I take them all off sooner or later... sometimes when I get them, sometimes when I put them up, and sometimes when I take them down... P.S. if you do read them I wont hold it against you:P (I may of read them earlier in my life) [align=center]...If you think i'm mad at the tags or otherwise i'm not, just funnin... [/align] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
christmaslighter 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Last year when unpackaging and "UNTAGGING"over 300 boxes of mini lights I really began to wonder why there were more tags on your average string of Christmas lights then there are commandments:{. Oh and for those of you in California don't forget to wash your hands!!! Kim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XmasLightGuy 1 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 I leave all the tags on my lights... because as others have stated they have stuff like power ratings & the date of manufacture.. On ext. cords i leave the small tags & remove the big ones...those bug me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lightingman117 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 well all of mine dont have any amp ratings or anyting important other than "using or handling of this product may put you in contact with lead, a substance known to the state of california to cause birth defects and other very bad stuff...":laughing: oh, and the UL tag... basically my tags are useless and annoying. dont quote me as i did not quote it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tfischer 17 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 lightingman117 wrote: well all of mine dont have any amp ratings or anyting important other than "using or handling of this product may put you in contact with lead, a substance known to the state of california to cause birth defects and other very bad stuff...":laughing: oh, and the UL tag... basically my tags are useless and annoying. dont quote me as i did not quote it... One of 'em will have the voltage and amperage ratings -- it's a UL requirement. -Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lightingman117 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 wow i've never seen them on mine, strange that I havent noticed it over the years... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tfischer 17 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 lightingman117 wrote: wow i've never seen them on mine, strange that I havent noticed it over the years... Mixed in with all that other cruft, usually in multiple languages, it's easy to miss... It's handy for knowing mini-light types though. For standard 100-strings, if it says .2xx Amp, you know it takes Energy Saving bulbs. if it's .3xx Amp, it's Super Bright... -Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roberson3 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Cut them all off!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lightingman117 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Thanks, i'll look at them more closely, hah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_L 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Same here. I always cut off all tags from cords. I don't want to see them and I already know the load that I can put on them so they are useless to me. RichardH wrote: Do you cut off all the tags on your strands and extension cords? I do. It is crazy! I have been opening packages of minis to find 4 labels on the start of the cord and 2 labels at the end. Some of them are a good 2-3" long. They drive me nuts! They have separate Spanish and English labels. They pack so much information on them that the type is so small you can barely read them. I know they have to do this for liability reasons but it seems like it is getting out of control. I do the same thing for extension cords. My entire display does not have a single label on any cords or strands of lights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crazy4holidays 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 I cut them off. All tags are cut off my lights, cords, inflatables, blowmolds, floodlights, everything!!!! I hate the tags Gen FOam puts on there blowmolds. There soo big, but the do put the mag. date on the tag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rikonen 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 when they become visable at night when the lights are going then I'll start cutting them off. If I can't see it at showtime I don't bother. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
christopher_k 0 Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 i never remove mine, i don't really even notice them, plus if they don't work after 5 years stick them in a box take them with a proof of purchase from this years lights with one of those boxes and get a new strand :laughing: i mean wal mart can lose a few bucks and it save a bunch in the long run and most wal marts don't even check. not that i have done it or anything but it could be done if you still HAD ALL THE TAGS ON! Tags need a home too!:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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