No battery lifeCarmelleJust bought this and tried using for closet lighting. It works well immediately after being charged, but dies very quickly and needs to be recharged again. Not functional.1
Great product, except for the stickers! Unacceptable!RiaI don’t understand why IKEA skimps on the quality of the stickers, just to save a couple of pennies. Otherwise five stars. Packaging not designed with the customer in mind.4
ROLFSTORP JuliaGreat value for money. Has charging wire and uses rechargeable batteries. We enjoy the variable lighting option. 5
Great Under-Cabinet Light!SrishtiHere’s a refined version based on your input:
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**Perfect Under-Cabinet Lights!**
Easy to install with adhesive backing, and the motion sensor works well too. The three levels of brightness are great to have, providing flexibility for different needs. Highly recommend for anyone looking to enhance their space!5
Works well only when plugged inEvaWith fully charged batteries in the button does not work on all the time. On/off with the button on the front works randomly (I thought it was motion activated because it would only work at times) and the dimmer not at all. There is a connection problem somewhere I think because plugged in it's perfect!! It would be an amazing light and I would buy many more if it actually worked as intended with batteries.2
Will not stay onBrettIt’s incredibly susceptible to any power fluctuation. Turning it on and immediately reducing the brightness can help stability but not by much. Putting a wedge in the battery housing to ensure they don’t jostle at all also helps stability, especially combined with the brightness reduction.
There is clearly a design fault in them and shouldn’t be sold as is right now. I love the idea and want them for a spray box but frankly they aren’t worth a dime.
Tested multiple with the recommended IKEA rechargeable batteries. Same result1
Unreliable on batteryTimothyWhen it works this is great. But on battery it is highly unreliable (worked <50% of time). On fresh batteries it behaves a little better, but within a few cycles and <1hr of on time it will flak out... won't turn on, randomly turns off, unable to dim or turn off with touch switch. Continually having to unmount and reset.1
Disappointing overall Anonymous reviewerInstallation couldn't be easier and the light is bright but that's all it has going for it.
Using the reccomended batteries, I get maybe 1/4 of the advertised before it dies and I need to plug it in so this is effectively not a wireless light. I bought this light so I wouldn't need to keep something plugged in.
The button is finicky and difficult to find: even looking at it and pressing right in the circle, it only responds about 50% of the time. It seems that if my finger is cold or damp at all yhen the button just doesn'trecognize it. The button is particularly annoying when turning the light off since it needs to be held for a few seconds before becoming evident that the button isn't working.
Getting rid of the batteries and advertising this as a wired product and changing the useless button to a physical clicky switch with some kind of haptic feedback would make this much more usable.3
They just don’t work Anonymous reviewerIt’s not user error, it’s not the batteries, it’s just a bad product. IKEA needs to recall and refund anyone who’s purchased these. I shouldn’t have to waste my time returning a product you sold to me knowing it doesn’t work1
normal AA battery doesn't workMengmeng1.5 v AA battery doesn't work, don't buy it if you don't want to use cable1
Fine light for it's priceJonMy only issue is that when plugged in through USB, and through a USB hub (I need multiple lights plugged in), it turns off when on high brightness. Seems like it draws too much power via USB, thus it needs a dedicated line per cable/light. So keep this in mind if you need to light multiple sections (i.e. display cases).4
Bad QualityPouriaComes without battery and not mentioned needs to buy a rechargeable battery, used a normal battery and was not working properly also the on and Off button is working sometimes and not working sometimes 1
FinickyAnonymousHave the light mounted in a closet facing down. Have found that the on/off switch is finicky. Have to press the switch just right to get the light to turn on and off. Can be frustrating.3
PluglessPamelaGreat5
Cute but extremely annoyingJivagoThese look amazing but are of extremely poor quality. They keep turning on by themselves and to make it worse, the touch button is not really responsive. I don't know why Ikea still sell this product knowing it has so many problems. Believe it or not but some people have better things to do than visiting Ikea to return a $10 product.2
Great light!FrancescoWho knew? It’s so bright, you can use it with batteries and/or plugged in!
Amazing 5
The light keep on and off, not sure whyJinyanNa4
Cannot work alone without theNathalieCannot work alone without the blug in electricity instead the batteries or in.
But really love the light4
Usb charger doesn't workJaneI bought two of these for some floating shelves in the kitchen, I liked that they were apparently wireless and provided a usb charger BUT they only work when plugged in. Come on Ikea there have been so many negative reviews you should pull these off the shelf. Your suggestions on returning the product doesn't help the next customer who has to find out the hard way after they have purchased it.1
Not worth itCaseyPurchased 3 for under shelving unit at work to add a little extra light to my office.
I turned the lights on once (using regular AA batteries) - and the light lasted maybe 2 minutes and died.1
