I would have given this item 5 stars, but one of the lights did not work immediately upon assembly, and a second one went out the next day. Another bulb broke while I was putting them up (they are rather fragile), but I was glad to see that one spare lightbulb was provided. From the point of view of how they look, they were even nicer than I had hoped or expected: they give off a nice, warm yellow light, and are much brighter than the old white Christmas lights we had up before, as well as a lot more attractive. It is just too bad that, already, two of the lights are out, and it makes me thing the others will not last long.

Update: a few months later, many more of the bulbs have gone out, really detracting from the look of this otherwise promising product. I have not able to find a place to buy replacement bulbs.