Review of Offi MyPetLamp Siamese Cat Accent Lamp in Mist Green

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This pink kitty lamp has a prominent place in my great-granddaughter's nursery. A perfectly beautiful night light for her parents.

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I am really happy with this lamp. We have the white Siamese cat. It was larger than I expected, and it made me feel like a crazy cat person when it first showed up... but I've grown incredibly fond of it. My son has slept with this light on in his room every night for the past 2 years. The brightness is perfect... not too bright but enough so that you can see around the room. My husband and I have spent many a night up with this light at this point now, and can definitely see what we need to during middle of the night feedings and diaper changes. We are expecting our second child and are looking for a new lamp for his room. There is a good chance we'll get another Offi light for him as well. We've tried to find a less expensive option, but aren't coming up with anything that works quite as well as this one.

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I had bought 2 of these for my 5 year old daughter and she absolutely loves them! They sit by her bed and I know that she'll keep them for a long time. I feel its something she won't grow out of until her 20's so I consider it a good and fun purchase!

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I received an orange Siamese lamp and it had a light/thinner circle around the eye that Offi initially said was definitely a flaw. So they sent another, which had the same problem. So they sent a green one, which had the same problem. Offi then decided it wasn't a flaw. It looks funky. Also, the light is 10W, which a guy at the hardware store told me is for reading lights -it's too bright. I tried a 5W that I bought off Amazon at a pretty steep price, and if it's any dimmer, it's not noticeable. The black cord and big black power adapter are eyesores and the lamp also gets a little hot, which doesn't seem safe. Also note that Jolity's return policy is ridiculous; you basically can't touch the box or they won't accept it as a return and you have to pay to ship it back and if they don't accept it, pay to have it shipped back to you.

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it makes the room pink but its useless in lighting the room. basically a cute novelty item for cat owners

Sea Gull Lighting 6020-15 Single-Light Globe Pendant, White Review

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I needed a lot of light that was non glaring. These are perfect, they look great and do the job. Easy to install and adjustable hanging length. A classic look. Overnight delivery,they were here early the next day.Perfect!

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Ordered four of these pendant lights.. Had to exchange one because bottom of globe was dark (like burnt out bulb ). Had no problem with the exchange or exchanged product. We have them on dimmers and enjoy the

warm glow to bright light that evenly bounces off the opal glass.

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I like the look of these lights but I can't seem to find the right light bulb to put in them. The white glass taints the light.

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This hanging lamp is simply a glass globe, a few pieces of sheet metal to secure it, a wire, and some hardware for attachment to the ceiling electrical box. I find the price for such a simple item to be too expensive and should be priced at half the price I paid. As an engineer, I know what has to be done to make these items, and how high the profit margin is for the manufacturer and the middlemen.

Discount American Lighting 043X-4-BS Hardwired Xenon Under Cabinet Lighting

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List Price: $129.00
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As other reviewers have mentioned, these are not packaged well. But that is the shoddy packaging of American Lighting, not Amazon. I had a similar issue with a broken end cap. Amazon took care of it quickly and easily with a cross-shipped replacement.

I have the brushed steel version of this in 3 different sizes, but they are really all the same aside from the cost. The lights put out a decent amount of light, and the light is similar to an incandescent bulb, so somewhat yellow.

Installation wasn't too difficult, but make sure you leave a long enough wire when the electrical is run. On the larger (34 in) fixtures the feed hole can be almost 2 feet from where you make the connection inside the fixture. As other reviews have mentioned, its very tight in there and you don't want to be forced to extend the wires. I'm of average handiness and was able to install 3 of these lights in an hour or 2.

As another review mentioned, it is not possible to use the clamps that screw into the punch-outs and hold the feed wire in place. They are too tall for the low profile lights, and really just poorly made. Ironically, these useless clamps are the piece that sometimes will be bumped into the plastic end caps during shipping, breaking the end caps.

In another review someone mentioned that the magnets that hold the cover up are not strong enough. None of my lights had this problem at all. The magnets were more than strong enough to keep the cover tightly closed.

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These are good lights and are generally good quality. Some reviewers noted that the wire clamps, which are boxed at one end of each fixture, can damage the plastic ends, though the three I ordered did not have this problem. Each of my fixtures held two Xenon bulbs, and one of the sockets in one of the fixtures seems to be damaged in some way and cannot receive the bulb. Amazon is sending a replacement. Lesson from this is that there is some chance you'll be making an exchange. Xenon lights are incandescent and product the same warm light you are probably familiar with from regular light bulbs. They are supposed to be superior to halogen lighting, but both produce a fair amount of heat. I will update my review if the heat generated from these fixtures produces any headaches.

Aside from the plastic ends, construction uses a good amount of metal and is generally high quality. Internal wiring is also decent. When you disassemble the pieces you will want to do so carefully, and never force something apart. There are plastic/metal elements to the front magnetic hinge which can bend and, though this is easily fixed, can lead to future headaches.

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I am quite comfortable with electrical wiring so that probably impacts my thoughts on this process. If appropriate for your application I recommend tying all connected fixtures to a dimmable light switch. Leave the fixtures set to high and adjust the light to a level that pleases you from a single location. I have not noticed any sort of frustrating flicker at dimmed levels as one reviewer mentioned, nor have I heard any buzzing (mine are on a cheap $15 Leviton dimmer, comparable to R10-IPI06-1LM). The easier ways to install these fixtures are to daisy-chain them from one fixture through side connectors (I am using three, with one chained on the right and another on the left) or using the connector cables (sold separately) with the same ports. You could also connect them with Romex using additional knock-out ports and the push-in wire connectors attached to the internal junctions (see below).

The 14" lights feature three knock-out ports on the back for wiring into the fixture and, as reviewers have mentioned, they *are* hard to open. One reviewer suggested using a Dremel and that would work nicely. I just hammered away at it with my needle nose pliers and got it open. The bolt which attaches the wire clams does not have enough room to turn inside the fixture. To resolve this issue turn the wire clamp itself into the bolt and install the third piece (which clamps down on the wires) after you've got the wires in. Each connection point inside the fixture attaches to a push-in wire connector with room for two additional wires. They work well and could be used to daisy chain additional fixtures with Romex using additional knock-out ports without too much trouble. If your existing wiring was not long enough to get to the connection points inside the fixture (apparently a problem with the longer fixtures) you could create a junction inside the fixture using a two-slot Ideal push-in wire connector and some patience

Oh, and a final note. The instructions with my fixture described mounting screws and then slipping the fixture up onto them and sliding it into place. My fixture had simple screw-sized holes. My instructions described the internal grounding wire as green (which would be fairly normal), but in my fixtures the grounding wire inside the fixture is yellow.

Good luck! Despite some headaches, I'm happy with this product.

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The lights are attractive. Difficult to install. You can not leave the lights on for a long period of time. They get really hot!!! I would not recommend these lights.

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I am completely redoing my ktichen. Spent a fortune on having all cabinets wired for undercaibnet lighting. These lights are beautiful and very slim. My electrician brought his own, but I liked mine much better. They really seem great at a great price point. Especially like the magnetic cover. Fit very nicely under the cabinet and you really can not see them. Did alot of research and find these are a best buy all the way around

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I'll sum it up quickly:

Pros:

Easy to open and change bulbs as face is magnetic

Sleek design, very low profile

Cons:

Difficult to hardwire, knockouts are almost as thick as the unit and they do not knockout out at all. They must be drilled with a cobalt drill bit. I nicked the wiring inside while doing the drilling and also scraped up the unit itself.

If you knockout at the far left back (facing the unit) it's difficult to compact all the wiring back into the unit in order to close the cover. There's just too much wiring passing thru such a small case.

The linking cables are huge.....taking away from the sleek design. If you have two long cabinets flanking a shorter sink cabinet, then find another light!!! The linking cables would ruin the whole look. I thought I would solve the problem by mounting on top of the cabinets and running the linking cable down the filler space.....nope.....not an option....they don't make long enough linking cables.

Overall: Would not buy again. I missed my return window so now I have very expensive over cabinet lighting!!!!!

Buy Insteon 4827 Boosterlinc Plug-In PLC Signal Booster, White

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I bought this Boosterlinc to supplement my old Radio Shack timer-controller that just didn't seem to be working as well as it used to. I suspect that was because of all the signal-diminishing TVs and computers I've added in the house over the years (TVs and computers serve to diminish the control signals.) I plugged the Boostelinc into the nearest electrical receptacle, but had no discernable results. Then, as per the Boosterlinc installation instructions, I moved the Boosterlinc to the receptacle nearest the house power box which resulted in good control of all modules on the same electrical circuit (i.e., same phase circuit). However, there was still no control of modules on the other (i.e., opposite phase) circuit. I tried bridging the two circuits (in the power box) with a 0.1 microfarad capacitor to achieve phase coupling (a trick suggested on some web sites), but that didn't work. So, I then bought the SIGNALINC PLUG-IN PHASE COUPLER (FOR 3-WIRE 220V DRYERS) on Amazon and now have total control of modules all over the house. So, Boosterlinc is a good product that does what it's supposed to, but depending on your circumstances you may need the phase coupler as well to achieve best results.

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I used 2 of these to help bash through signal weakness and line noise on my x10 system 4 years ago. They work well. Like many x10 problem sovlvers, you'll need to experiment with them to find the best location by trying many outlets. Don't expect to walk up to the first outlet you see and plug it in and get perfect results. Start with one unit and move it around to several spots until you get good results. If you have things that work only when its in one spot, and other things that only work when its in another, you need two (or more)

To be candid, I love this device, but given the expense of this and other things I've done to keep x10 workign, I wish I would have broken down and gone insteon earlier. I'm converting to insteon now.

If you are really in love with and invested in X10 and need a little more upmf, this is what you need. It turns out that I am selling mine as I am down to two x10 thermostats and a few modules that work they way they are, everything else is going insteon.

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I have had the old Radio Shack version in our last home probably 15 years ago. I bought the X10 system for our new home and installed it myself. In this home we are powered from a 100amp electrical service and we had various weird intermittant system triggers. Many times the wall switches would not respond or some would seemingly come on with no controller input. I had contacted the Home Automation support several times and they exchanged several modules that were faulty. By the way, these newer X10 dimmers work differently. The old system came on and off like a switch and the dimmer function was available if needed. The new X10 design has a very stupid function of dimming on to a preset level based on how long you hold the button and then dimming off. To me, this design is a major problem for most people who just want a switch function with a dimmer option. I think if they had made that dim-on / dim-off as an option in the module it would be ok, but the old style off and on is far better in my opinion. After fussing with all the grounds on the many modules I have installed, most of the intermittant issue was resolved; however, some modules would still not turn on remotely or have dimmer control. The Home Automation support people were of no help. I read as much as I could on these PLC systems and decided to try this signal booster. It is not too cheep at around $ 100.00 but so far it has fixed every control issue in my home.

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I bought one of these because all of the outlets in a couple of rooms in my house had no X-10 response. I tried unplugging everything and using noise filters, to no avail. I then bought one of these signal boosters. I initially placed it in an outlet in another area of the house (the instructions said this was one of the many options to try), and it had no effect on the dead rooms. But then I placed this in one of the outlets in the dead rooms, and bingo!, all of the outlets immediately had 100% response. So for me, problem solved... for $99.

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My front post light inexplicably stopped working properly in response to the HCA software. The Smarthome transmitter would turn it on, but not off at night. Out of desperation, I purchased the Boosterlinc, plugged it in. All is now right with the world.

Cheap Bayco SL-1082 1500-Watt Convertible Tripod Tower Halogen Work Light

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All plastic around both sets of lights was shattered beyond repair. On both lights the switch doesn't work, can't use the higher beam lights (yes, the bulbs are brand new.)

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This is a very rugged work light and it provides plenty of illumination. There are two bulbs in each lamp and they are independently controlled to give as much or as little light as you want. The dual lamps are mounted on a stand which conveniently attaches to a sturdy telescopic tripod pole; at full height the lamps can be positioned 8ft off the ground and offer excellent overhead lighting.

The work light is great but one of the main reasons for my rating is the excellent customer service I received from Bayco. As I was assembling the work light I discovered that one of the lamps' mounting brackets had been damaged. The work light arrived in a fairly large box and I was already part way through assembling it when I found the broken bracket. Although I've never had an issue returning products to Amazon, I wasn't looking forward to disassembling and repackaging the work light. I decided to contact Bayco customer service to find out if I could get a replacement part. After attempting to describe the broken part, Dawn, the very pleasant customer service representative, confirmed the part I needed by sending me an E-mail with a highlighted picture of the part. Within a few days I received the part and finished assembly the work light.

Nuvo 60/2023 Arm Down Wall Lantern with Clear Water Glass Review

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I like this light and would it buy again. The light is cast aluminum and just heavy enough when assembled to meet my expectations, no plastic. The four leaf like decorations that face down are held in place by one screw each and move a little when touched. I used a slight amount of black rtv silicone sealer on the back edges out of sight and now they don't move at all. When mounted it is very rigid and solid. The bulb socket is ceramic which is what I like but don't over tighten the bulb or you will break the socket. The bottom of the light has a small drain hole and I assembled this facing the back. This light can be ordered in three sizes, my light is the smallest; the 16 and 1/2 inch tall model. The mounting base on this light is 4 and 1/2 inches wide and 8 and 1/2 inches tall. My house uses mount blocks on the wall and I will need to buy longer blocks. I like the Lights of America 2526LED-LF3 bulbs for my porch lights. Four watt bulbs, more than bright enough for me and cheap to run. The water glass helps hide the fact that they are not regular bulbs. Regular bulbs would how ever look the best. If you like to garden hose your lights directly under pressure it would get wet inside but drain, probably not the best light for you. The old front porch lights will now be used for the back porch.

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Discount Rustic Deer Lamp with Leatherette Shade. Use up to 100 Watt Bulb

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Solid and sturdy. Packaging was excellent...no chance of breakage without a junk yard metal compactor!!!

Lamp is really beautiful and my husband (who is extremely picky :P) absolutely loves this lamp. I

recommend it to anyone. One note--it is not bronze metal, but resin with a oil rubbed bronze finish,

which is done so well you actually have to "ping" it to make sure.

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very nice bronze look deer lamp,no one would regret buying this lamp,great price also.love it,love it,love it.would buy agan,yes you would love it.

Buy Large Lighthouse Fiberglass Solar Light (GRAY)

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I bought this for a lawn decoration for my river house and it looks really great! It has much more presence in person and although it's only made of resin at least I don't have to worry about painting it yearly! It doesn't have the brightest light but it doesn't really matter to me. The brighter the light...the more bugs it attracts!

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the lighthose is nice, but doesn't stay lit very long, but worth price .it's a very nice lighthouse for your garden.

Buy MAXSA Innovations 40225 Solar-Powered Motion-Activated 80 LED

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The 80 LEDs are very bright, and I've never had a problem with the battery running out of charge. As long as you keep in mind that it's not a pair of 150w incandescent floodlights, and don't mind the cold LED lighting, then you should be pleased. And the price is less than what an electrician would charge to look you in the face.

I bought 1 unit and received it from Home Controls surprisingly quickly. It's when I ordered 3 more that I ran into trouble. One of them was defective, and Home Controls doesn't pay for return shipping. In other words, if they send you a broken product, it's going to cost you to get a refund or exchange. And the batteries on these things are heavy. So 5 stars for the light, but Home Controls gets the gas face for their customer-be-damned return policy. I won't be shopping with them again.

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I've bought a few other solar-powered motion sensor lights in the past, and they usually vary from dim to very dim. But this 80 (count 'em) LED unit is actually pretty bright! It's something of a breakthrough in solar-powered lighting in that regard.

It's not blindingly bright, but it gives off a decent light, about what you'd expect from a medium-sized outdoor lighting unit, much brighter than a flashlight. I held it up to a few other lights for comparison, and I would say it's roughly similar to a 75-watt incandescent bulb in brightness, or maybe a 40-watt halogen floodlight. Being an LED light, the light given off is a bit blue-ish.

I've only had it a few weeks, but it works fine so far. (It fell off a 4-foot railing onto my deck at one point, but still worked afterward.) I charged it up for 5 days at first to be safe. It hasn't run out of battery power yet... although I typically only trigger it maybe 10 to 20 times per night, and I have it set to stay on for only about 30 seconds. You can adjust the time it stays on from about 20 seconds to 2 minutes.

All in all, a very good product.

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Got this light a month ago. Easy to install and it works great. At first was a little worried whether it would work as we usually get about 4-5 hours of direct sunlight but it did work so far. Worth the money and am very happy.

11/10/09

Very disappointed with the light. It stopped working for no reason. Contacted seller but not much help as they said that they do not repair or inspect. Money wasted. Do not recommend.

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At first I was very impressed by the system. Works great at first and the light is bright. After 5 months it stopped working and nothing would get the battery to charge again. Other reviewers for the 50 and 80 LED lights, model # 40224 & 40225 had a similar experience. Seems like this is a known defect and Maxsa continues to sell their defective lights, leaving the consumers stuck with their bad inventory. The warranty is only for 90 days but the light breaks after the warranty ends. If I had known this light would last less than 5 months I would have never made such an expensive purchase. Warning do not buy this piece of trash.

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This is my second solar (first LED) outdoor light and I have to say it's not too bad.

It is made of flimsy plastic but it's a light so it doesn't need to be armor plated, just good enough to protect it from the elements.

The light it gives off is very good, I'd equate it to a 100 watt spot light. It lights my patio (400 sq ft) nicely.

The real challenge will see how it operates in a year from now.

So far, I'd recommend this.

UPDATE 9.22.09

I would re-adjust my rating to one star but Amazon doesnt allow a ratings change with re-reviews.

AFTER ONE MONTH THIS STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY...WASTED $70.00.