Harbor Freight Reviews

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Item: 3-Piece Decorative Solar Light Set
Item number: 95588
Retail price: $29.99
Frequent sale price: $15.99
Target price: $12.99
Best price: $7.99 (with coupon)
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The pricing on this item at Harbor Freight™ varies so much it really demands comparing four different price levels. (Even the "frequent sale price" has increased from $14.99 earlier in the season.) It's a good buy at the target price and can add a bit of subtle charm to your outdoor living space. We loved ours so much that we rushed in to the local Harbor Freight outlet when we received a flier with a $7.99 coupon for this item. But atlas, we were duped by the advertised lost-leader price.

The item itself is great. For those of us who are not in to garden gnomes, this set might seem at first to be a bit cheesy. After all, butterflies, dragonflies, and hummingbirds seem to be close relatives to the gosh little Scandinavian critters found in many gardens. In actuality, however, these solar lights are inconspicuous by day with their transparent ornamental tops and thin 30" aluminum stakes, and they give off a soft, color-changing glow at night in the shape of a butterfly, dragonfly, or hummingbird. With only a single LED contained in each one, they don't really provide any area lighting, just a subtle touch of color to the nighttime garden or entryway. The colors slowly fade from red-to-green-to-blue, and they manage to keep running through much of the night. All-in-all, they add such a nice, soft light that even a garden-gnome hater finds them cool.

Bottom line: A good buy at the target price or even slightly higher and a near steal if you can find a set at the "best price" (with coupon). Annoying to have been advertised at an incredibly low price and then continuously "out-of-stock."