We have two under counter lights which we got from Ikea (if I remember correctly). Kinda expensive, but nice. Except the bulb don’t last an amazingly long time. And the replacement bulb cost $5 each! We decided to not replace the bulb as they blew and finally we got down to just one being lit. So we’re on the lookout for a cheap replacement.
We were in a dollar store and I found some of those wardrobe lights. Battery operated and for a dollar! And 12 batteries for a dollar. Essentially I can replace both expensive lights for maybe six bucks. Even if they only last a month, that’s still a saving. I brought three lights as a test and when we got home set about putting them up.
I broke the first one by putting Velcro on the back. But carefully put the other two in place and switched them on. The light they give off, and I’m being generous, can only be described as subtle. We couldn’t actually tell if they were on until it got dark outside.
Later in the evening we decided to really test them out. So I left them on and we sat down to watch a movie. By the end, and possible by half way through, they were both dead.
The moral of the story is, not everything at a dollar store is worth a dollar.