(2010)First,I must say that I like the look of these candy cane lights: I lik them the best of any I have seen.However, I ordered several of these sets to line my driveway this season. I was extremely disappointed when I opened the first box, and only 2 lights per candy cane (3) for a total of 6 lights per set blinked off and on. I thought maybe that set was just defective - no. All the sets are the same! Only 2 lights per candy cane blink. I am extremely disappointed that they are not as advertised: "51 shimmering lights." I kept them because they are still OK, just not what I wanted or paid for: and definitely not as dramatic as I thought they would be.(2011) Addendum: When I took these out this year (2nd year of use), 2 of the candy cane sets wouldn't lite up at all...we tried changing the fuses, but they still wouldn't work.Even though I was disappointed, I bought more to replace the ones that don't work, and to finish lining my driveway.And even though this product is not as described, I still like them the best of any candy-canes lights I have seen. Maybe I can replace the lights inside the candy canes with strands that WILL shimmer...but that is a project for another day.These are a great way to decorate a small pathway or planting bed next to house. The lights were fairly bright and I liked the way they twinkled on and off. However the stakes to put them into the ground didn't stay on very well and were small and a bit too short to hold in the wind. A couple of times they started leaning over so I had to go outside and reposition them. I would still recommend this product though...... because I do have a lot of wind in my area. So other areas with more trees or homes would probably block the wind and the candy canes would probably stay up just fine.I enjoy these but immediately upon getting them i had to tear them apart to make them useable.For some reason unlike many other candy cane lights(and lights in general) that have their power cords on either end, this set came with the male power plug in the middle cane and the female power plug on one of the ends. This makes it very awkward(impossible) to chain these together with other cane lights.Thankfully they are just held in by a small rubber plug you can pull out, after 30 minutes of untangling the mess of wires and shoving it back in the candy cane they are working as intended. Not only that after untwisting all the wire, i was able to spread the gap between the individual canes from maybe 1.5 feet to probably 2.5 feet.The lighted canes are nice and they arrived on time. Unlike the picture, there is no shimmer. The picture makes it look like little twinkly lights will be evident...they're not. Also, it seem like you would see lit up red stripes & white stripes. It's more like red & muted red stripes (but not pink, just muted). From all the reviews, I wasn't expecting to get what was in the picture, so I'm not disappointed with the product. We happily put the canes in our yard for Christmas.We ordered two sets and they turned out to be a nice addition to our "vintage Christmas winter wonderland" in our front yard. We live in a grinch neighborhood, where only 30% of people decorate their yard for Christmas, so we like to go all out and try to provide some inspiration. The lights were perfect color, kind of shimmery which we liked. Perfect height and pretty easy to get into the ground. My only complaint would be that I wish you could spread them out just a few more inches, but overall I'm sure we will display these for several years.They look OK when lit, but I hate to be lied to!!!...Pre-lit with 51 shimmering clear mini lightsNO! 51/3 = 17 lights per cane. There are only 12 lights per cane for a total of 36.Lights randomly twinkle to create a shimmering effectNO! They stay on constantly, no twinkle.Spare bulbs and fuses includedNO! No spare bulbs or fuses were included.Spacing between canes: 35 inchesNO! Spacing between canes 15 inches.Total length: 8.3 feetNO! Total Length 51 inches = 4.25 feetThe candy canes are red in color but the lights are white. They have the appearance of it shimmering because a few of the lights blink. It is a very great price for some nice quality outdoor decorations. The candy canes can be places approximately 3 feet apart. I originally bought four boxes to line our front path but am now purchasing four more sets to line even more pathway because I am so pleased with the quality.I thought they would light up and glow with both white and red colors. Only red is seen through the candy canes. They are still cute.