Thanks a lot neBstress, that’s a great offer!
It got my mind running in circles for a while (even while writing this post) because….I can’t really take it.
The thing is:
Due to liquidity issues I forsee a quarter ahead I cut my flashlight spendings to $0 half year ago.
I cheated once, with a small Arrow order.
With this light I intended to cheat again.
Now…$10 or thereabouts are nothing next to the expenses that I have ahead. But still, they key to feeling OK with the cheat was that the price was really trivial.
Turning it from trivial to well-worth-it-and-small…well it’s a hard decision…but I have to decline your offer.
But I really appreciate it. Thank you.
i usually find cheap zooms don;t really concentrate the light so much as they just throw away the edges
the spot isn;t much brighter than the flood
also on your picture, the zoom looks crooked, not on the main light center line
anyway, enjoy anyway!
Check your local LIDL - these lights are back! There are some in stock at my local store, here in western France, so probably being stocked in a few more. Bought one in great excitement for €3.99, and was pleasantly surprised by the light. It is certainly well built, though my beam is not artefact-free. But for the money they’re a great small zoomie to throw in the car. I’m going back to get a few more for the kids for sure.
They’re back!!!
Last week i saw them again in several of our local Lidl shops in the Netherlands, €2.99 each. Bought two of them and today again two
after examining the two i bought last week.
There is a small plastic label on the keyring which states the type number. It says Livarno TL273. Manufacturing date May 2018.
Dimensions are: 85 mm long and 2.15/1.6 mm wide.
I’m quite happy with them, certainly for this price. Unbelievable, i wonder how long they will last.
Have they ever been sighted in german stores? NL isn’t far away from me, not even an hour by car, but I cannot justify spending an extra on gasoline just for the fun of it. Still curious. I like AAA lights.
Maybe you can suggest your wife to go shopping in the Netherlands for a change. Coming weekend will be fine weather as well.
Wife happy, you happy that’s a win-win.
I suddenly remember that it's a bit odd because the distrbution center is in Germany in Bretten (D-75015)
i noticed it on the label on the keyring and at the back of the package.
It says: Mellert SLT GMBH & Co. KG
Langenmorgen 2 D-75015 Bretten
I had a look at the folders, there’s currently the Laverno LiIon light on sale that we have in the Lidl-shops also. Maybe there actually was this AAA light in the shops. In the future, I’ll have a look at their brochures before disposing them
Edit: Ah, thanks for the pointer to #15 - there’s no german text on the package. Impossible to sell over here.
Yesterday I had a surprise when I arrived at home!! Henk4U2 contacted me some days ago telling me that he sent me a light! Any clue of what light was it?
Yes, it was a Livarnolux TL273!
I have to say - eventually repeat - that this is nice little flashlight :o It is really robust, seems like tank! I wasn’t expecting this level of quality in such a small flashlight, that is made for wide public consumption, sold in a supermarket. But, having 2 other Livarnolux flashlights, I was also expecting that it might be good!
In some aspects you know this is a “non-expensive” light, like on the led/pcb, the hollow pill or the UI.
But the anodization, even the lens, the clip and the overall feel…you know that it has some good qualities.
Below I will leave some photos !
But before that, I want to thank again, to Henk4U2 for his kindness and for sending me a light that otherwise I wouldn’t be able to get around here.