Purchased these for my evening birthday party. They looked exactly how I wanted them to. Just make sure you screw in all the bulbs when you unbox them, all of my strands has loose bulbs. Additionally, so you don't panic like I did, these WILL NOT turn on until it is completely dark outside. I had the solar panels out to charge for 3 days prior to the event and was in a full panic when I tried testing them the evening before and none of them would turn on. It has to be DARK for them to actually turn on. It's nice that they have a plug as well to charge them in case the solar just isn't enough.