mwalz Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) When do the big box stores like Wal-Mart, Target, Lowes, and Home Depot do their sales? They might already have sales going on, i haven't looked yet. I got some extra Christmas money so i was thinking maybe more lights...lol Edited December 25, 2013 by mwalz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millh0use Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Target here was at 30% before Christmas. Although, even with the discount, LEDs were the same price as the presale LEDs from the vendors here. Walmart is typically 50% starting tomorrow and 75% shortly after Jan 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takoda Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 I found a great deal yesterday at Hobby Lobby. Bought 50 boxes of red, 100 count incandescent lights at 66% off. Seems the color incans are getting harder and harder to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalz Posted December 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Well i would be happy with a few boxes just because i feel like I'm getting a deal. Lights never last past 50% off where i live. I want to get a couple more artificial trees but i will wait until those are on sale for $5. Well i will try tomrow, and then i might even ask the manager when the %75 off is. Even at %25 the lights are going to go fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymidget Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 i completely stopped shopping the bigbox stores,even at post xmas sales once I switched to LEDs,as all they sell are the replaceable bulb type,which are much more prone to failure than the sealed one piece type the vendors here sell.Quality over quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalz Posted December 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 i completely stopped shopping the bigbox stores,even at post xmas sales once I switched to LEDs,as all they sell are the replaceable bulb type,which are much more prone to failure than the sealed one piece type the vendors here sell.Quality over quantity. Well i would buy the better quality items, but i just cannot justify the price of them. i have a hard time paying money for LEDs as it is. Example walmart has 50ct strands for $6 i think. I fell that is a little much but then again i'm only 16 and don't really have solid income at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymidget Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Well i would buy the better quality items, but i just cannot justify the price of them. i have a hard time paying money for LEDs as it is. Example walmart has 50ct strands for $6 i think. I fell that is a little much but then again i'm only 16 and don't really have solid income at this point. Walmart $6 for a 50 count strand of crappy LEDs is exactly my point......if you purchase through one of the vendors here during their presales,you can get a 50 count strand of much higher quality sealed LEDs for about the exact same price.........and it wont rust,corrode,and be ready for the landfill after a season or two like the bigbox junk,making the true long term cost to own much cheaper than the bigbox crap .Never confuse price with cost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Draus Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 I buy nothing but GKI lights. These are true "professional grade" that display companies use. Though they are around $5 for a 50 light string, I have some strings that are in excess of 20 years old now, so I'm well money ahead. I put the year they went into service on the plug with a paint marker, and have some going back to 1988!!!!. Bottom line is, I will never buy those cheap big box store lights, and throw them away after 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymidget Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Yup,I have tons of GKI/Bethlehem incandescent light sets,top quality and their "heavy duty" line ,while expensive at $20-25 per 100 count string are fantastic as they use .75 watt 5 volt bulbs that are the brightest mini lights on the market,,but they are energy hogs at a rated 72 watts per string. They have proven to outlast all the generic no name throw-away junk most people are happy to waste their dollars and time on.I have found their LED offerings to be of similar,but not better quality than what our vendors here are selling however. I expect to see most,if not all of the GKI/Bethlehem incandescent line to disappear soon as despite their high quality,the price they must charge to offer that level of construction is making them uncompetitive as LEd prices contine to fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billings North Pole Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Christmas Eve I made a quick dash around town to see what was in stock with the weather they way it has been stocks are goodI went online ordered from Home Depot and I am working on Target. HD is at 50% here Target 40% so after my order and next day mark down I am hoping they will discount me back the money lol... Walmart no go still same pricing, but I will find out Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalz Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 My guess is you aren't paying for the electricity to light the lights. Several weeks ago i made a post comparing the cost of incandescents and LEDs costing $9 more per sting. To my surprise if the lights are on for 30 days in December four hours a night in 3 years LEDs will have paid for themselves in energy savings in just three years. And that includes the $9 premium LEDs cost. Not factored in was breakage, inflation, interest or increases in the cost of energy. Of course as we build or mega-displays do we really care about the costs? Well even if i did have to pay the whole electric bill it is only about $80 more for December so if it was my house i still would probably not buy the expensive LEDs, my lights from walmart last a while as log as i fix them with my trusty light keeper pro. That thing has saved me lots of money by fixing lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottblakeman35 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Home Depot had 100ct for $5.50 and 50ct for $3.00 plus Military discount made out pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorbrian Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Headed to Home Depot now, I ordered 40 boxes of the 100 count multi last night for $5.58 each and just got the text that the order is ready !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juicedss Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 (edited) I did ok. Bought 64 boxes of clear incan 100 count last week at $2.50. Got Home Depot to honor the sale price from today so ended up paying $1.25/box. Purchased another 54 boxes this a.m. HD had 50 count multis for 2.93 so I picked up 26 of those. Got the 180 count C3 leds at Sam's. And a big 21" fiber optic ornament too! lol I also have 40 boxes of 100 count multi incans on the way from HD from last week. I had a coupon which made them the same price as today. Edited December 26, 2013 by juicedss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billings North Pole Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Do the Home Depot 100 count Leds work for the LOR's I bought 120 boxs hoping they will so I can try LOR's next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorbrian Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 they work fine with LOR, I've used this brand for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangfordDave Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 For the Canadians out there, Wal Mart and Superstore have all Christmas stuff 50% off. Lights were really picked over but there were lots of reindeer wireframes in Langford and Victoria. Heading to Target now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brutale Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 juicedss juicedss were the fiber optic ornament on sale just bought 1 of the 21" and 1 27" they look good at night would get a couple more if they are on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amd250 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I just bought $250 of lights for around $70 at Hobby Lobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juicedss Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 juicedss juicedss were the fiber optic ornament on sale just bought 1 of the 21" and 1 27" they look good at night would get a couple more if they are on sale. It was $39.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod1965 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 We have a fair bit of stuff in stock now at pre sale pricing. Plus you get another 2% discount for paying in full. Here is the list of what we current have on hand. http://www.holiday-light-express.com/in_stock_lights.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billings North Pole Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 they work fine with LOR, I've used this brand for a few years. Thanks Brian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesmoe2013 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I did well at walmart today. Emptied out all their clear mini incandescent at $1.25 a box per 100. Bought about 80 boxes of multis also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstott Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I bought today about 19k lights today. These were 5mm 60 count LED boxes from Kroger/King soopers here in Denver. They were originally 9.99 but at 75% off at 2.55 a box. I got about 100 boxes of blue 88 boxes of white 40 of red then the rest multi color. I think I spent $600 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalz Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Well you guys are sure lucky to have that extra money to spend, figured out today i can only spend about $50 max on lights right now. Just don't have the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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