Sticky strip doesn't hold the light.Anonymous reviewerThere are two adhesive parts to each light. Unfortunately the adhesive isn't strong enough to hold the light in place to use as light for under a kitchen cupboard. I've had similar lights from IKEA previously where you can attach the light with a couple of very small screws. They are great but they are in use in the shed. 1
Extremely poor battery lifeAnonymous reviewerEven with the highest milliamp batteries you can buy for this lamp, it eats through them in a matter of days. The lamp was illuminated for all of five minutes over this period and boom, batteries dead. This product is a waste of time and clearly wasn't tested before being put to market. A useless dud from IKEA and a bad design.1
Works fine without batteries Anonymous reviewerIgnoring the battery function, this works fine if kept permanently connected. We're using it as a desk light, attached to the shelving over the desk. 5
PoorAnonymous reviewerReally, really bad battery life. Wasted money on Duracell batteries thinking they would be fine, but no, after about a week and maybe being used twice for about 30 seconds, the batteries are flat. The sensor must drain the battery life without the lights even being on, really badly thought through design.1
Zero battery lifeAnonymous reviewerTurned on with completely new batteries. Lasted for 4 minutes and wouldn’t turn on again. Same problem with other fully charged batteries.1
Awful..totally unreliable Anonymous reviewerBought to add light to wardrobe interior. Works intermittently. Cheap and poor quality. Expected better from IKEA.1
Charge doesn't last longAnonymous reviewerHaving them on during cooking and meal time effectively means we have to charge them every day. 1
Broke after 2 minutes Anonymous reviewerI bought these hoping they would be a great downlighter. I put new batteries in, however they stopped working after 2 mins. Very disappointing 1
Really good light!Anonymous reviewerThey are very simple to assemble. I don't really understand why people have a problem with it. You just put batteries in, charge it if you have rechargable ones, switch them on at the back and use. As simple as that.5
A little bulky for what I needed....Anonymous reviewerThey ended up being a little bulky for what I needed them for, I found that you could see too much of them in my units. I do find the on dim off buttons a little temperamental. The on dim and off seem too close to gauge and it's usually on or off. They are now in my kitchen under the cupboards, charging does not last long on mine so they are plugged in lots. A question below says something about saving energy and as I say they are more plugged in than not.4
Patience Needed (it seems)Anonymous reviewerInitially I had problems with it and thought I had the same problems many were claiming. BUT all it needed was a bit of patience. I left it charging the batteries and low and behold, after doing that it worked fine after taking the lead off. It threw me at first as I had chargedf the 3 batteries before I put them in the light.4
UselessAnonymous reviewerSo upset. Thought these would be perfect for around my dressing mirror, have stuck them to my newly painted wall and they have gone off after 2 minutes of being switched on with brand new batteries. Never even finished the cleanser on my face let alone a whole routine. Really hope they don't ruin my walk coming back off. 😟1
RubbishAnonymous reviewerDoesn’t work. Works when you lay it on it’s back on the worktop, but every time you hang it up it refuses to work.1
USB charged lightsAnonymous reviewerThese strip lights were easy to install with the supplied self adhesive pad fixing. They are usb charged. However the charge doesn’t last very long and need to be removed each time for charging3
Didn’t stick to surfaceAnonymous reviewerI bought these to go under a beam and although they stuck initially one by one they fell off.1
Kitchen lights Anonymous reviewerA good all round light which we have used under our kitchen units. Can be powered by mains or rechargeable batteries. 5
Really good light Anonymous reviewerThis was brilliant for above a make up mirror 5
Strip light for wardrobe Anonymous reviewerLight difficult to switch on and off
Never held a charge very long1
Not very durableAnonymous reviewerThe first light we bought did not work properly soon after charging for the first time. It just turned out itself when being shook very lightly.
We went to change for a new one, but the power doesn't last long. Maybe it'd be better to choose batteries with a higher charge.
The on/off button is also not that sensitive, which needs to be touched a few times to get switched on.
The brightness of the light seems to be the only good feature. 1
I want my money backAnonymous reviewerI've bought last year and I though I didn't know how to use it!! Just works when connected by cable, which is useless.
After carefully reviewing all the details today, same issue remains. Using 3 new batteries, it's almost impossible turn in/off using the dimmable buttons, so I suppose this could be one of the faulty elements.1