Customer Reviews

My Light - LED Task / Reading Clip Light - Purple

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First, in the interest of full disclosure, I am writing this review under my husband's "real name" because it's his account.

My husband and I are avid readers and we often read in bed before falling asleep. As such, we've looked at and tried just about every book light on the market.

We initially found these lights by chance at a Costco, sitting by themselves (the only package available) on top of a stack of books. We tried them out and they were fantastic. Most book lights had one of two features we liked, and a lot more that we didn't. These were just what we wanted.

They are lightweight.
They are very, very bright.
The battery is easy to change.
The light bulbs have never needed to be replaced.
They are compact and don't weigh down a paperback.
The clip is strong and stays in place.

Best of all is the swivel. You can direct these lights anywhere you need them, left/right, up/down, all around. Plus you can direct the arm that holds the lights to various angles. It's perfect for night-time or car/air travel reading.

Someone said it's hard to find batteries for the lights. We've never had that problem. Target and WalMart carry an extensive supply (I think they are 2032, we get Duracell and Energizer brands and they last a long time). Very easy to replace, just unscrew the back of the light and pop them in.

I will say the first lights we got in that original two-pack from Costco (we have never seen them at the store again, it was such a fluke) did have a problem with one of the two lights. One of the batteries always gets stuck and is next to impossible to remove. We end up unscrewing the other half of the light where the bulbs are and pushing the battery out the other side. This is obviously not intended to be the way to change the battery. HOWEVER this has NEVER happened with the lights we've bought from this company through Amazon - only one one of the first two we got at Costco, and I'm not even sure they were made by the same people, although they look identical.

Since buying that first two-pack, we've bought four more lights from this company at Amazon. My husband and I keep them in various locations of the house, in our travel bags, in the car, etc., and get constant use out of them. They are durable, and long lasting.

Only one thing I have a complaint about: the claw-clip is supposed to open using a thumb-press movement, but I find it difficult to use. It's easily worked around just by opening it with my fingers and attaching it to the book. Maybe I have small hands, my husband doesn't have this problem. It's a minor issue, though.

Finally, I love the colors. Pink, blue, and purple especially. They just make you happy to look at, but maybe that's just me. :)

Boy, do some reviewers have an axe to grind or what?! You'd think they were reviewing a $100 light or something. I like these lights. I have had several for the last few years and they have held up great and been very useful. I use mine as book lights, fix-it lights and I keep one in my car. I have even given some as gifts - to the recipient's delight! I might agree that there may be better pure "book lights" on the market - but there are not better book lights that are ALSO all around good task lights / flashlights. This one is the best! I guess as far as booklights go, it just depends on what your expectations are and how you use it - and how big the pages of the book are that you're trying to light up! At least with this light it's way easy to roll the ball around and point the light where you want it. Contrary to some weird reviews, the batteries have all lasted a long time, were very easy to change (just unscrew the back of the ball - drop in the batteries and screw it back together - that's it!) and were not hard to find in stores. I have purchased several sets of batteries at both WalMart and Radio Shack. If you get this fun light and you don't like it, then you are probably the kind of sour person who's just never happy about anything!

My kids got these from Grandpa. They love them! They're fun to bowl with in a dark room. We've clipped them onto headboards for a decent-sized reading light.

The problems: The clip is pretty hard to operate, even for an adult. Also, the plastic base broke on each of our lights (in different places), so now they're clip-less. They're still well-loved and well-used by the little guys, though.

I recommend these lights, but be careful w/ the bases!

This light has been so great! I suffer from severe migraines and some of the time I cannot stand to have the main light on in my room. This light has helped me continue reading with no trouble. I have also used it to look around unfamiliar rooms (hotels, relative's home) when I forgot to bring a flashlight.

I am planning a trip in May and on my list of things to take with me will be both my light and also extra batteries for it. The batteries are easy to find in most drug stores.

And having it in my favorite color is an added bonus!

I am so glad I bought this!

Its light was okay, although it could not quite cover an entire page of a book. The main problem is it's too shabby to survive a battery change--so you will get just 40 hours of use before it runs out. Also, finding 3V Lithium batteries is not easy.