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[mistriTsquirrel]

So they do light up!! That makes more sense to me.

[Nana5]

On 3/12/2014 mistriTsquirrel said:

So they do light up!! That makes more sense to me.

They all light up and the light shines through the "mercury glass." The older ones (the ones that take AA batteries) shine with a steady light; the newer ones (C batteries) twinkle. They all have timers which I use. They come on at dusk, stay on for 6 hours, go off and come back on the next evening at dusk. I think they provide a lovely soft glow. I love the spheres--both the older version and the new ones.

[ilovedaisies]

Sounds like you guys all have creative ways to use them. I have a lot of the flameless candles from here, the southern station and Walmart. The two sets I have from QVC are the best in every way. I might get a set of these spheres for our covered front porch this summer.

[Mary Bailey]

On 3/12/2014 Nana5 said:

On 3/12/2014 Mary Bailey said:

I have 2 sets.

They really go through batteries like crazy.

Mary, I guess we might have different ideas about how long batteries should last but I think my batteries last a long time. I use the timer feature and it seems like batteries last at least a month, maybe longer. For the pleasure the spheres and other battery-lit items bring to me and the fact that I can use them at places where I don't have an outlet, I think that's very reasonable.

Nana5 - I think mine last about a month too. I guess I'm spoiled by battery life on flameless candles. I bought some dollar store batteries to try next time.

[Nana5]

On 3/13/2014 Mary Bailey said:

On 3/12/2014 Nana5 said:

On 3/12/2014 Mary Bailey said:

I have 2 sets.

They really go through batteries like crazy.

Mary, I guess we might have different ideas about how long batteries should last but I think my batteries last a long time. I use the timer feature and it seems like batteries last at least a month, maybe longer. For the pleasure the spheres and other battery-lit items bring to me and the fact that I can use them at places where I don't have an outlet, I think that's very reasonable.

Nana5 - I think mine last about a month too. I guess I'm spoiled by battery life on flameless candles. I bought some dollar store batteries to try next time.

I thought maybe it was the dollar store batteries that weren't lasting very long. I always use good quality batteries. I agree that my candles last longer than my spheres. Perhaps the number of lights in the spheres and the fact that they twinkle wear the battery down quicker.

[tsavorite]

Well I finally joined the ""sphere"" club! my 1st order....gold...decided to play it safe on color...and these are so pretty!! It's not even dark here yet and they look amazing. I have no idea how I will use them and where...just kinda put them all around right now. I did get mine in the ""as is"" section and they are fine. The largest sphere has a slight ripple in the glass toward the bottom...you can't see it well at all. Guess that is what made it a ""as is"" item...the others look perfect. I admit I was very concerned doing that...tried with other things and it was a waste of money...item was broken.

[Nana5]

On 3/19/2014 tsavorite said:

Well I finally joined the "sphere" club! my 1st order....gold...decided to play it safe on color...and these are so pretty!! It's not even dark here yet and they look amazing. I have no idea how I will use them and where...just kinda put them all around right now. I did get mine in the "as is" section and they are fine. The largest sphere has a slight ripple in the glass toward the bottom...you can't see it well at all. Guess that is what made it a "as is" item...the others look perfect. I admit I was very concerned doing that...tried with other things and it was a waste of money...item was broken.

I got all my sets of spheres either at the Q outlet, at the Q "as is" section or on Ebay. Thankfully they all look fine and work correctly. And I assume they were probably all returns.