The Deuce: There's a bunch of different styles of bulbs on those prelits.

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There's a bunch of different styles of bulbs on those prelits.

Posted by Illiniphil

on December 8, 2025, 9:34:46, in reply to "Christmas tree question, for I assume Effin. Where is the best place to buy spare bulbs?"

And a lot of times the issue is in the socket, not the bulb. If half the string is out, you've either got a broken bulb or the contacts in a base have corrosion and they're not making contact. Get a light tester and see where the current ends. That should be your trouble spot.

Replacement bulbs might have to come from the tree manufacturer.....there's like 4 styles, and they don't work together.

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Home Depot wants $3 for a five pack which seems excessive. We inherited my in-laws prelit tree, and like half this thing seems to be out. The bulb holders do not seem to be a standard size because I tried pulling bulbs from a different string and they didn't stay in.

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Christmas tree question, for I assume Effin. Where is the best place to buy spare bulbs? - doubledown December 8, 2025, 9:26:12

I would rather buy a new tree* - biclops December 8, 2025, 10:51:46
- Have you seen what they're trying to get for new trees? And the new ones are covered in shitty LED - doubledown December 8, 2025, 10:52:41
  - get the LED out, tree makers!* - Sammich December 8, 2025, 10:55:57
  - IDK we bought our last one a couple years ago at a post-Xmas clearance sale - biclops December 8, 2025, 10:55:26
can you just buy new string lights and restring it? we did that with our old prelit* - lcubed December 8, 2025, 10:50:35
There's a bunch of different styles of bulbs on those prelits. - Illiniphil December 8, 2025, 9:34:46

Last year I bought bulbs on Amazon and spent what had to be 3 hours replacing bulbs. - tvillini December 8, 2025, 9:34:16
- I don't know, the strings are really on there good. Also, LED Christmas lights are disgusting. * - doubledown December 8, 2025, 9:41:31
  - I was pretty ruthless in taking them out. I don't care if I can't use the string anymore - tvillini December 8, 2025, 9:45:17
    - I do like the look of C9 bulbs because that's what I grew up with. But you basically can't - doubledown December 8, 2025, 9:47:14
- That's what I do when a prelit tree string dies. - Illiniphil December 8, 2025, 9:36:04

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