lights you regret buying? why?

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If i haven't already mentioned it in THIS thread,
for me it's the Black & Decker (original) SnakeLight.

This 2-C cell handy light was even advertised on TV !

Wasn't rugged or water-resistant or even dust-resistant at ALL.

Couldn't even GET THE DAMN BATTERIES OUT,
without Smacking the unit * HARD * against the palm of my hand ! ! !

* JUNK *

Ended up Giving It Away ! ! !

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Jetbeam JetIII ST. Having owned and loving the Jetbeam ST Cycler, I saw a JetIII ST in the marketplace at a very, very, very bargain price. Without reading up on the light, and assuming it would be somewhere close the the ST Cycler, I purchased it only to find out that it's not even close. Completely my fault for jumping the gun without researching. Chalk it up to experience and lesson learned.
 
Bright Star 2618; Bright Star 575; Fulton MX-991/U (modern day version); TL-142? (2 AA G.I. Anglehead); Streamlight Scorpion (incandescent); Pelican MityLite 1900 (incandescent); Pelican MityLite 1960 (LED); Pelican Super Sabre (incandescent)...
 
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I wish I didnt buy my Streamlight ProTac HL 600L. The shop I bought it from didnt have any Fenix or 4 sevens. Plus I wasn't a member of CPF back then so I didnt know what i was doing.
 
averagejoeamerican said:
I wish I didnt buy my Streamlight ProTac HL 600L. The shop I bought it from didnt have any Fenix or 4 sevens. Plus I wasn't a member of CPF back then so I didnt know what i was doing.
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While I'm not really familiar with this light, just looking at the specs...you could have done a lot worse. One of my biggest regrets is my Streamlight TwinTask 1L...I hated that light from day one. Well constructed, but a POS UI, lackluster performance and horrible beam profile makes it a total dog, and that's insulting dogs.

What is it you don't like about your ProTac?

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I definitely regreted buying the Nitecore D11. I really like my EX10 but wanted a more up-to-date emitter. But I didn't really like the build quality and the UI. The overall quality seemed worse compared to my EX10.

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Stanley HID for only $15 on Walmart close out and it worked one time and that was the last time, and it still sits on the shelf teasing me.
 
Fenix Tk60

-Bought it a few months ago, before i became a "flashaholic" and started doing research on different lights. All i wanted back then was a light to replace m old 4D maglite because i felt i needed the size and feel but with the much brighter LED.

The tk60 is what sucked me into the world of flashlights, but now that i know what i know, i realize the tk60 is not as practical as i once believed it to be. And, only after reading thread after thread, and review after review, did i notice the slight greenish tint the beam displays as the lower outputs. Never noticed it before i read about different beam tints.

Still a mighty bright light, (especially compared to what i came from) but one that will probably not get as much use as i once thought now that i know there are smaller lights out there, that do just as well in terms of light output and in terms of battery configurations and runtime.

Learn from your mistakes i guess.

Since the tk60 i bought a preon 2, and so far i love it for what it is. Great for general household use, and the amount of light it puts out with 2 AAA lithium batteries is just amazing to me. Everytime i click it to its highest mode i get a smile on my face.
 
Just about any incan that is currently sitting around the house. Even collected all the colors of Mini-mags which are all still in the packages just sitting there---good thing they were cheap.
 
Before when I used to not know anything about lights I purchased a preon 1 . While it is a decent flashlight for the size, I realizedit is just a bit too small in the hands.
 
My first HDS light & my first Surefire light,they both were & still are fantastic lights so now when i'm looking at lights i always end up wanting another HDS or Surefire & they're just happen to be more expensive than your average lights so i end up paying more than i want to on new lights.Here in the UK both these lights are quite a bit more expensive than in the U.S to make things worse, but i suppose i do get great warranties with these 2 makers.The real light that i do regret buying more than any other was a 6D Maglite what the hell i was thinking of buying a light the size of freight train god only knows.:shakehead
 
Send it to one of the modders on CPF i can highly recommend Vinh nguyen he'll sort it out for you he's very reasonable & very cheap on the postage costs,its madness having an HDS & not being able to use it for more than a few mins
 
I did a stupid thing. I bought a flashlight, batteries, a charger and a belt holster from Monsterflashlight.com. It's their Pro Tango U2 EX. I paid 215.00 (including shipping) for the whole deal. Then I came here, to candlepowerforums, and found out that I probably made a mistake. It's supposed to be delivered via USPS today. I hope I got a decent light, but now I'm afraid. Very afraid. I can afford to eat the money and consider it a lesson learned. I just wish I would have done my research first. I respect the opinions offered here and nobody has a good opinion of this company. I learned that this guy just re-brands chinese lights and equipment and marks them up hugely. I am willing to give the guy a fair shake and honestly evaluate this light and everything that came with it. I'm a fairly heavy user of the lights I currently own and if this turns out to be a hunk of junk, I'll know soon enough. :sweat:
 
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My HDS light as the battery runs out after a couple of weeks on the shelf.
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My HDS Twisty High CRI did the same thing.. 2 weeks and it was dead. I probably should have sent it back, but I heard about it being so common with this light I just didn't trust that it wouldn't happen again.

Maybe that's why Henry gave up on the Twisty design.
 
Couple weeks before joining the CPF i bought a ($12) Coast HP4 off of LAPoliceGear. I guess it has decent battery life but it's really unimpressive.
 
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