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WITH THANKSGIVING BEHIND
US..MANY PEOPLE ARE STARTING
TO THINK ABOUT DECORATING FOR
CHRISTMAS.NEWS 18'S HOLLY
CAMPBELL REPORTS THE ART
BEHIND BUYING THE PERFECT
HOLIDAY LIGHTS FOR YOUR HOME..
AND TIPS ON HOW TO MAKE THEM
LAST. #@HOLLY: 'TIS THE SEASON
GINTER: "THIS IS ONE OF THE
BUSIEST TIMES OF OUR YEAR
RIGHT HERE. BLACK FRIDAY
COMING, PEOPLE WAITING AT THE
DOOR TO COME IN. YEAH, WE SOLD
A LOT OF CHRISTMAS YESTERDAY
AND ON FRIDAY."HOLLY: ACE
HARDWARE MANAGER TIM GINTER
SAYS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...IN
ADDITION TO THE NEARLY 300
REAL CHRISTMAS TREES THEY'LL
SALE...HOLIDAY LIGHTS ARE AT
THE TOP OF THE LIST. BUT WITH
HUNDREDS TO CHOOSE FROM...IT
MAY BE A LITTLE OVERWHELMING
CHOOSING WHICH ONE'S TO BUY.
GINTER: "ALL THE LIGHTS WORK
INDOOR OR OUTDOOR. RIGHT NOW,
EVERYONE'S TURNING TOWARD THE
LED LIGHTS. THEY USE LESS
ENERGY. THE COLORS COME OUT A
LOT NICER."HOLLY: GINTER SAYS
L-E-D LIGHTS LAST LONGER THAN
INCANDESCENT LIGHTS TOO.
GINTER: "THEY'RE MORE
EXPENSIVE BUT THEY LAST A LOT
LONGER. THEY DON'T BURN LIKE
INCANDESCENTS DO. THEY SHOULD
LAST FOR SEVERAL YEARS."HOLLY:
IF LIGHTING UP EVERY INCH OF
YOUR HOME ISN'T FOR
YOU....GINTER SAYS STARTING
WITH A STRAND OR TWO IS THE
BEST BET. GINTER: "YOU CAN
START WITH A 40 FOOT STRAND IF
YOU WANTED TO, OR JUST GO WITH
LIKE TWO 20S. IT DEPENDS. THE
LIGHT SPACING IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT, BUT I WOULD START
OUT WITH LIKE 40 FEET OR SO."
HOLLY: BUT HOW DO YOU MAKE
YOUR LIGHTS LAST FOR MORE THAN
SAYS IT'S ALL IN HOW YOU STORE
THEM. GINTER: "YOU CAN TRY AND
YOU'RE BUYING LED OR STAYING
WITH INCANDESCENT AND MOVING
TO A HEAVY-DUTY ONE THEY'RE A
LITTLE MORE RUGGED WHEN YOU GO
TO REEL THEM UP."HOLLY:
WHETHER YOU CHOOSE BRIGHT
COLORS OR CLASSIC WHITE
LIGHTS... THE HOLIDAYS WILL BE
A LITTLE BRIGHTER. HOLLY