Comments on: Spend Money to Save Money http://ivany.org/spend-money-to-save-money/ pseudorandomness with just a hint of sarcasm for flavour Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeff Ivanyhttp://ivany.org/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-33398 Jeff Ivany Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:53:35 +0000 http://ivany.org/2005/11/20/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-33398 @Janet: Just remember to keep your receipt for the new lights! Then if you have problems, you can return them.I agree that it sucks how many sets of lights are getting returned and/or trashed because they stop working. LEDs are supposed to be a much longer lasting light. Unfortunately it seems that the Noma lights in the past just haven't had the quality control to allow them to last the many tens of thousands of hours that they advertise. @Janet: Just remember to keep your receipt for the new lights! Then if you have problems, you can return them.

I agree that it sucks how many sets of lights are getting returned and/or trashed because they stop working. LEDs are supposed to be a much longer lasting light. Unfortunately it seems that the Noma lights in the past just haven’t had the quality control to allow them to last the many tens of thousands of hours that they advertise.

]]> By: Janethttp://ivany.org/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-33339 Janet Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:42:55 +0000 http://ivany.org/2005/11/20/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-33339 I purchased 4 sets of regular sized Noma LED outdoor lights at Canadian Tire and half the string stopped working after one year. Canadian Tire refused to take them back without a receipt. I have since switched to the Noma outdoor mini LED lights, and am hoping to have more success with them this year. I envision a huge pile in the landfill as you cannot take the bulb out to replace them or let along find a short in the ciruit. I purchased 4 sets of regular sized Noma LED outdoor lights at Canadian Tire and half the string stopped working after one year. Canadian Tire refused to take them back without a receipt. I have since switched to the Noma outdoor mini LED lights, and am hoping to have more success with them this year.
I envision a huge pile in the landfill as you cannot take the bulb out to replace them or let along find a short in the ciruit.

]]> By: Jeff Ivanyhttp://ivany.org/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-15833 Jeff Ivany Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:52:50 +0000 http://ivany.org/2005/11/20/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-15833 Jen, I agree that the quality of the Noma lights seems to suck, especially considering the number of sets I've replaced plus hearing about other people with the same problems. As long as Canadian Tire keeps replacing them for free, I'm OK with them.The downside of all of this though is where do the bad lights I return end up? I'm hoping that it's not in a landfill somewhere but then again, what else are they going to do with a bad set of lights? Jen, I agree that the quality of the Noma lights seems to suck, especially considering the number of sets I’ve replaced plus hearing about other people with the same problems. As long as Canadian Tire keeps replacing them for free, I’m OK with them.

The downside of all of this though is where do the bad lights I return end up? I’m hoping that it’s not in a landfill somewhere but then again, what else are they going to do with a bad set of lights?

]]> By: jenhttp://ivany.org/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-15819 jen Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:41:17 +0000 http://ivany.org/2005/11/20/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-15819 This is an old post but I'd like to respond saying I had the same problem. I bought two sets and they fizzled out as soon as we put them up. We had them replaced and the new ones worked fine. We hardly had them on and the following year they fizzled out after we put them up! I didn't realize I could take them back after so long and no longer have the receipt or the box. Maybe there is a more reliable brand? This is an old post but I’d like to respond saying I had the same problem. I bought two sets and they fizzled out as soon as we put them up. We had them replaced and the new ones worked fine. We hardly had them on and the following year they fizzled out after we put them up! I didn’t realize I could take them back after so long and no longer have the receipt or the box. Maybe there is a more reliable brand?

]]> By: Jeff Ivanyhttp://ivany.org/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-9925 Jeff Ivany Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:51:57 +0000 http://ivany.org/2005/11/20/spend-money-to-save-money/#comment-9925 Luc, if you still have your receipt (and even if you don't), Noma lights are warrantied for 5 years. I took back a set to Canadian Tire that had some burnt out lights after one seasons and they just gave me another set in exchange. No questions asked. Yeah it's a pain in the butt to have to go back to the store and exchange it but the product comes with a warranty that says they will replace them if they are defective. I'd say that if they no longer work properly then they are defective. Luc, if you still have your receipt (and even if you don’t), Noma lights are warrantied for 5 years. I took back a set to Canadian Tire that had some burnt out lights after one seasons and they just gave me another set in exchange. No questions asked. Yeah it’s a pain in the butt to have to go back to the store and exchange it but the product comes with a warranty that says they will replace them if they are defective. I’d say that if they no longer work properly then they are defective.

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