A few EDC lights on the cheap....

Found this video on youtube...thought it was interesting...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4pReTVLxk0

you know they are absolute crap, right?
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/276042

Now I do!

Ragiska said:

you know they are absolute crap, right?
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/276042

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I don't think you read the thread. The general consensus on the thread is that they are great for the money. How can you complain at all if it works for $1.50 shipped? They are also much brighter than an average ebay light.

You got me...I trusted a fellow forum member to steer me right...guess I have to do my own research...

rekd0514 said:

I don't think you read the thread. The general consensus on the thread is that they are great for the money. How can you complain at all if it works for $1.50 shipped? They are also much brighter than an average ebay light.

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have you used one? they are REALLY REALLY crappy. i mean, they are absolutely horrible. dim, inefficient, roughly built, and might work right out of the box (if at all).

Ragiska said:

have you used one? they are REALLY REALLY crappy. i mean, they are absolutely horrible. dim, inefficient, roughly built, and might work right out of the box (if at all).

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Have you? I bought 3 and they all work. It's a $1 light, you get what you paid for, but if the Op's #2 post is just to buy "for fun" then maybe it's worth a try. I certainly get more value out of these lights than a $1 hamburger from McDonalds.

To Op, I probably wouldn't EDC these lights as your only light. You can't buy a $1 dependable light, or Surefire would be out of business.

"they all work" is not what i would call a criteria for a "good value"

It's okay guys..I know you get what you pay for...I just need one for a gift for a guy who works at the local coffee shop...he has seen my ITP A3 in action and asked me to get him one...since he doesn't know what kind of light I have, and he isn't a close enough friend to be asking me to give him a 20 dollar light, I thought one of these lights would get him off my back.....

Ragiska said:

"they all work" is not what i would call a criteria for a "good value"

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It's a flashlight. What else is it really required to do except create light. If it does that pretty good for a $1.50 then that's awesome. It beats out a lot of other lights for that price and is basically disposable. I would surely consider that "good value". What else would you call it? It has its uses, as you could give them to a kid for a starter light so you know they won't lose a much more expensive one. It's not like we're saying this is the light for every use out there.

FlameOn said:

It's okay guys..I know you get what you pay for...I just need one for a gift for a guy who works at the local coffee shop...he has seen my ITP A3 in action and asked me to get him one...since he doesn't know what kind of light I have, and he isn't a close enough friend to be asking me to give him a 20 dollar light, I thought one of these lights would get him off my back.....

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That's pretty funny, why don't you just give him the link and he can buy the light himself.

rekd0514 said:

That's pretty funny, why don't you just give him the link and he can buy the light himself.

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I think I spoiled him last time when I gave him a pepper spray to protect himself on the walk home....he asked in a way that hinted he wouldn't be paying for it...

FlameOn said:

I think I spoiled him last time when I gave him a pepper spray to protect himself on the walk home....he asked in a way that hinted he wouldn't be paying for it...

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There's nothing stopping you from asking for the money anyway. It plausible that you didn't get the hint. Either way I doubt he expects a flashlight to cost more than 10 bucks.