Peter Vincent
Yeah, that's what I do too now is just buy 25 light strings, but thanks for the NOMA 'tip' didn't know that !
I still maintain we should all contact UL and CSA and get their 'stamps of approval' removed from these crap light manufacturers in S.E. Asia .
If I haven't said it before, if you were smart enough to keep your old 'screw-in' light strings, the BEST 'commercial quality' 'heavy duty built', bulbs and strings I've found are from ;
http://www.noveltylights.com , they have 'screw in' C-9 & C-7' LED bulbs. I'm not advertising for them , but advising for us 'fed up with crap' posters .
May cost a bit more, but cheaper than throwing out 6-8 strings EVERY year !
Cheers,
Drew