'I'm a consumer expert - Here's seven ways to cut the costs of Christmas lights'
USE CYBER MONDAY DEALSis the perfect opportunity to grab all the Christmas bits and bobs - including decorative lights to celebrate the seasonal fun.
Sign up early to special offers to grab 20-30 per cent off packages on Christmas lights to get ahead early to help cut down on the costs.Surprisingly, the colour lights you select to decorate with can have a slight impact on your monthly costs. Blue LED lights are used with more expensive materials in production to achieve the standout colour, so it’s probably best to stick to warm whites to save on the pennies.Once you’ve bought the lights, it’s important to keep track of how often they’re turned on, otherwise it can lead to quite an expensive month.to look at the time for sunset, use this period to automatically turn on the lights and keep them on throughout the evening.
Make sure to switch them off before bed otherwise the Christmas cheer will be wasted - and so will the amount of energy you’ll use.Buying a £2 pack of batteries to last the month can work out nearly five times cheaper, compared to plug-in lights. If you’re switching on the lights for long periods of time, it will gradually build up the costs and can save an extra tenner in your monthly electric bills.If you’ve already got some fairy lights in your home, you could wrap them around the tree to still achieve a winter wonderland look without having to fork out on buying the lights and the running costs that come with them, as you’re simply moving the lights from one room to another.
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