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Luminara Lantern TSV from February- Still Going Strong- Loving It

SHOPR — Mon, 16 May 2016 23:47:21 GMT

H205420, Heritage lantern. I have the small 12" Slate (the teal-ish one).

I can't remember the advertised battery life, but mine has been lighting up brightly every night on the 5-hour timer since February 20. It has lightened up a dark corner every night since then, and I'm very impressed with the glow brightness and ease of use (no dealing with constant dimming or battery-changing) of this little lantern.

It was a very worthwhile purchase in my opinion.

I bet I just jinxed it now that I've said something! LOL

Re: Luminara Lantern TSV from February- Still Going Strong- Loving It

Kachina624 — Tue, 17 May 2016 00:40:33 GMT

Two years ago in the spring I got a set of two outside candles which I put in some lanterns that I got at Walmart. I hung them on my covered patio and have never changed the batteries. To this day, one of them comes on every single night and has every night since I put them out there. It's not real bright but more of a soft glow.

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SHOPR — Tue, 17 May 2016 13:27:19 GMT

@Kachina624, That's a LONG time! Candle Impressions made some 4000 hour candles, so that would be just over two years on timer. The ones I've used dim down rather quickly but do seem to go on forever in that dim state. I am thrilled that the Luminara do not dim down, but they won't last nearly that long, which as a trade-off.

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Azcowgirl — Tue, 17 May 2016 15:37:03 GMT

I've been really pleased with how long luminaras last ...and That they are so widely available now, in stores such as Joann, BBand B, Kohls, HL etc. I have replaced all of my old flameless with luminaras. Love them!

Re: Luminara Lantern TSV from February- Still Going Strong- Loving It

RazorSharp — Tue, 17 May 2016 17:13:22 GMT

I was thinking the same thing about mine the other day. It's still on schedule and hasn't needed a battery change. I have an older Luminara lantern that requires frequent battery changes, so it's nice to see that the technology is improving.

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BornToShop — Wed, 18 May 2016 00:55:14 GMT

@SHOPR, I have it in the cream & teal & I love these. I have all of a sudden became a huge fan of using the remote control which in my case extends the battery life even more. There are times I don't turn them on if we are gone, working or when I go to bed early. I have 5 of those remotes; don't think I will have to change those batteries anytime soon, lol!

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SHOPR — Wed, 18 May 2016 20:17:35 GMT

@Azcowgirl, I got some very good deals on some of my outdoor Luminaras at Kohls.com and BB&B.com a year or two ago. If it weren't for deals like those, I wouldn't have the growing Luminara collection that I do have.

@RazorSharp, The other Luminara candles that I use the most are also older technology I think, the outdoor ones, and the batteries don't last nearly as long, so I'm very happy with the latest version, both in continued brightness and battery life.

@BornToShop, You reminded me that I need to find my remote! I remember trying it out when I first unpacked the lantern.

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SHOPR — Thu, 19 May 2016 16:04:55 GMT

Ok, I found the remote that came with my Luminara lantern. It was in the bottom of my purse where stuff tends to disappear. I have no idea why it was in there. LOL

Anyway, I put batteries in my rustic 360 Luminaras that I'm not using at the moment, and to my surprise, the remote operates all of them. Some came from QVC and others came from Kohls. The remote also operates my Mystique brand votives (the tall ones). I'm thrilled to discover that about the votives in particular, because they use 2AA batteries and don't last nearly as long.

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BornToShop — Thu, 19 May 2016 20:46:14 GMT

@SHOPR, DH calls the bottom of my purse, the black hole, lol. I wish the next round of new Luminara lanterns/candles would give us the option to include the remote or not; then knock $10 off of the price if I opt out since I have so many. BTW, if you see any new Luminara sconces as you shop around, let me know. I need a new set as my CI sconces are very old.

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SHOPR — Fri, 20 May 2016 11:31:54 GMT

Will do, @BornToShop. At the moment I don't remember ever seeing any Luminara sconces.

Good idea on the option to include the remote or not in the future and to vary the price. It's comical to have so many, I imagine. ;-)

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SHOPR — Fri, 20 May 2016 23:13:52 GMT

@SHOPR wrote:

The remote also operates my Mystique brand votives (the tall ones). I'm thrilled to discover that about the votives in particular, because they use 2AA batteries and don't last nearly as long.

I need to make a correction to what I said above in an earlier reply.

The Luminara remote does operate one of my Mystique brand tall votives, but only operates one of the three votives. It operates the oldest one I have, which has a Mystique label on the bottom. The two newer ones I bought have a Liown label on the bottom, and sadly they don't work with the remote.

I got all excited after only testing the one. Oh well. It is better than none.

Re: Luminara Lantern TSV from February- Still Going Strong- Loving It

RazorSharp — Sun, 29 May 2016 05:28:04 GMT

Mine just started flashing tonight. That's exactly 14 weeks from the day I put it on with the timer using Energizer batteries til tonight. 3.5 months is a pretty good run!

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10sluvr — Mon, 30 May 2016 18:12:24 GMT

the show guide says there will be another luminara tsv, in the next couple of weeks. i can't wait to see what it is!

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SHOPR — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:48:13 GMT

@RazorSharp wrote:
Mine just started flashing tonight. That's exactly 14 weeks from the day I put it on with the timer using Energizer batteries til tonight. 3.5 months is a pretty good run!

@RazorSharp, Mine is still going!

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Jayjay — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:06:09 GMT

@10sluvr wrote:
the show guide says there will be another luminara tsv, in the next couple of weeks. i can't wait to see what it is!

It's another INDOOR 11" Hudson Lantern for $34.96 with $3 off any additional ones in a variety of color choices. Several colors show sold out but I think that's only until the TSV airs. The email came out last night and they were sold out right away.

It will be on Thursday, June 9th.

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10sluvr — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:41:20 GMT

i wish i would have had this info, for ez pay day. it will be a tough choice.

thanks.

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RazorSharp — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:17:30 GMT

@SHOPR wrote:
@RazorSharp wrote:
Mine just started flashing tonight. That's exactly 14 weeks from the day I put it on with the timer using Energizer batteries til tonight. 3.5 months is a pretty good run!
@RazorSharp, Mine is still going!

@SHOPR Geez! Who do you get your batteries from, Elon Musk?!

Re: Luminara Lantern TSV from February- Still Going Strong- Loving It

SHOPR — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:34:34 GMT

Well the Duracell C batteries in my 12" TSV lantern from February ended up lasting 580 hours! It quit last week, after 16 1/2 weeks on nightly timer.