First, these look nothing like the picture when lit up. They just look like regular, small lights, tiny little dots of lights that follow in the direction of the branches. Second, I ordered two different lengths, 38.5" and 42.5". Both measured around 23" from the bottom of the stake. I went to do an exchange and when confirming my product, the codes on the boxes matched what I ordered. My order summary confirmed 38.5 and 42.5. Also, even if it did just happen to be a case of the wrong code applied to the box, it happened on both boxes? Blue and white? When I started the exchange pretty much all was listed out of stock, so I ended up keeping it to have something for decoration. I've learned my lesson though. I will only be ordering from companies that specialize in outdoor holiday lights from now on.