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In reply to the discussion: American Made Christmas lights vs. Chinese Made Christmas lights [View all]DonRedwood
(4,359 posts)13. I have several boxed sets of 1950s Japanese Pagoda lights (little bitty silk lanterns with a teeny
tiny screw in bulbs. They are of very high quality but if one bulb goes out, the sets die. ugh...then you have to check each bulb until you find the bad bulb. Sounds easy but my giant American fingers have a hard time fitting in those tiny Japanese pagodas.
I had an 81 Toyota that had 199,900 miles on it when a woman rearended me and killed it. I've been very happy with my Japanese products.
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And I know what you mean--we bought LED for the tree, put them on, then took them off
DonRedwood
Jan 2013
#11
I have several boxed sets of 1950s Japanese Pagoda lights (little bitty silk lanterns with a teeny
DonRedwood
Jan 2013
#13
you're not old enough to remember the jokes about japanese products that broke after the
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#20
I'm curious how any guarantee/warantee offered with your product compares to the China competition.
PoliticAverse
Jan 2013
#21
Does anyone have a link to where I can buy quality American-made Christmas lights? nt
SunSeeker
Jan 2013
#19