I vote rope lights! It is easy to become overwhelmed when shopping for Christmas lights. Each style seems to have its own set of advantages and disadvantages and as a consumer it is easy to become confused and frustrated. Most of us end up leaving with the same style of lights as we purchased the year before, not having the energy to stand and compare all of the different varieties.
However, some styles of Christmas lights are worth consideration and do have some significant advantages over the tradition string and bulb style lights. Rope lights for example have become increasingly popular over the past few Christmas seasons and for good reason. They tend to be extremely durable. This is the one selling point that grabs the attention of most Christmas time consumers.
The time it takes to replace broken bulbs, store multiple strings of lights, searching endlessly to find one burnt bulb, and the hours spent attaching, arranging and repairing traditional lights has most people giving up the tradition entirely out of frustration. Traditional Christmas lights are a big source of holiday hassles.
Many families with children do not like traditional lights for one single reason and one reason only; they’re not safe. Though traditional Christmas lights have been around for years, they are not the safest Christmas decoration. With the sharp edges of broken bulbs, the heat generated by older strings and even the risk of a bulb exploding while being tested are all dangers that most families can do without. Rope lights contain all of their fixtures and connections within outer plastic tubing and can be bent, tested and attached to the house without any risk of injury.
If you are searching for an alternative this Christmas to traditional outdoor string lights, try an arrangement of rope lights this year. You may end up wondering how you ever got through the holidays without them!
