How to Find Cheap Outdoor Christmas Lights
Before buying outdoor Christmas lights, you are going to want to read these simple tips for getting the best deal on outdoor lighting.
The best deals in Christmas lights can be made in the sales just after Christmas, when stores try to get rid of this year’s stock. Discounts can be as great as 70 to 80% and if you are not too worried about buying the newest and trendiest lights each season, post-holiday sales are the best places to find cheap lights for the next holiday season.
Yard sales can also be good places to get affordable holiday decorations and outdoor lights. If you like shopping in yard sales, keep an eye out for holiday garden lights even if you are visiting a yard sale in the middle of the summer. You can often pick up surprisingly good deals when it is not the pre-Christmas season when everyone is looking for seasonal products.
Before purchasing the lights, measure the width and the height of the area in your house you want to decorate, and take measures from the bushes and trees in the garden. Decorative holiday lights come in strings and the amount of individual light bulbs on the string can range from around 25 up to as many as 200. A good measure for bushes and trees in the garden is approximately 50 bulbs for each foot of height, if using normal size bulbs. For miniature bulbs, you can easily use twice as much to get a good effect.
Always check that the lights conform to all the necessary safety standards, especially when buying on the Internet or when looking at second hand lights. Test your lights before hanging them up on the roof or in the garden to make sure all bulbs work. You can also use an online outdoor Christmas lights finder and browse through a few websites for best deals.