Picture 5_3 Christmas Tree lights, Holiday Lights or mini lights break easily. It’s frustrating and time consuming when it happens  not to mention you have to go out and buy more Christmas Tree lights, mini lights or what ever you use. If you want to attempt to repair them, I’ll give a good link in just a minute. For now, lets focus on how not to break Christmas Tree lights, mini lights or any other type of holiday lights. Handle them properly. I’m not saying gently necessarily, just, perhaps, a bit differently than you’ve thought of before. Your typical Christmas Tree lights are made with very thin electrical wire. They are not made to be pulled or yanked apart annually nor are they made to be stored by being folded with right angles. Avoid these activities and your lights will last. How do you do that. SIMPLE! Use STOR’EM spools. Why!!!?? Because they are round spools. This avoids right angles, AND, tangles. By storing your Christmas lights, holiday lights or any other mini lights on STOR’EM spools you’ll increase the useful life of your lights tremendously and eliminate the mess and frustration of storing and untangling your Christmas lights. I’ll give you two more good reasons. First, using STOR’EM is earth friendly because you won’t have to throw away lights as often and STOR’EM is made from recycled plastic. Second, LED lights are soon going to take over the Christmas Tree, mini light and outdoor holiday light market and they are far more expensive than standard Holiday mini lights. So get ahead of the curve and try STOR’EM spools to store your Christmas Tree, Holiday lights or mini lights or any other string like item you may have. It’s fast, easy and the best way to store your holiday lights.

Now, if you must fix your lights because they were tangled and you pulled them apart, try this device the “Light Keeper Pro“. It works!

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How to store Christmas lights fast and easy

by admin on January 10, 2010

Want a better way to store and use your Christmas lights, Christmas Tree lights, mini lights and more? Tired of dealing with a tangled mess of Christmas lights? There is a way to use and store your indoor/outdoor mini Christmas lights that eliminates tangles, saves time and can even put the fun back into this annual chore. It’s called STOR’EM. Why is this a better, faster way to store your Christmas Lights? Lots of reasons!! Easy to use year after year, faster to use, eliminates the mess, and it is made in the U.S. from recycled plastic. Most importantly, if you eliminate tangles and don’t have to pull apart your lights every year they will last longer. The tiny wires that make up Christmas Lights and other holiday lights are easily broken. When Christmas lights are stored and used properly, they will last much longer. As LED lights become more and more prevalent, this fact is worth considering as LED lights are far more expensive than traditional mini Christmas Lights.

STOR’EM is a specially designed, snap together spool made to attach to a powered driver from either end making the process of  storing your Christmas Lights much faster. Due to the fact it is a round storage device, your Christmas lights are easy to wind and store without tangles, quickly. Connect your driver or ours to a STOR’EM spool and wind and store your Christmas Tree lights in minutes. Place 4 to 6 strings of lights on each spool. Fit your entire tree worth of indoor/outdoor mini Christmas lights on one set of STOR’EM spools.  Also, use the STOR’EM device to wind and store all your indoor/outdoor mini Christmas lights. Use the powered STOR’EMdriver to walk along your shrubs or bushes or around a tree winding and unwinding your Christmas lights much faster than ever before. can also be used for rope, string, garland extension cords and more. Not made for use with any type of glass lights.

Once  your Christmas Lights, or any holiday lights are on a STOR’EM spool, they are easy to store. Spools will stand on either end on a shelf, in a container or on a peg board. When ready to use, simply connect to the driver to the spool and you are ready to go. This is the “must have” gadget of the year. Think of all people who are difficult to find gift ideas for. STOR’EM makes a perfect gift idea.

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Here are some tips to help start the process:

  1. Recycle all of those old newspapers and magazines you have already read.
  2. If you haven’t worn a clothing item in 6 months, donate it.
  3. Take all of those books you never going to read again and donate them to your local library or give to them a friend.
  4. Stop collecting plastic grocery bags by purchasing some reusable shopping bags to use on your grocery trips.
  5. Clean out your medicine cabinet. Now is the time to get rid of all of those expired medications. Continue …

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People Talking About The Stor’em

by admin on December 21, 2009

The Morning Call

Local man invents device to wind and store lights

Diane Albright

End Cord, Cable, and Christmas Tree Lights Clutter

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Christmas Tree Facts

by admin on December 15, 2009

Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United States since about 1850.

The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.

Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska.

31.3 million real Christmas trees were purchased in 2007.

In 1984, the National Christmas was lit on December 13th with temperatures in the 70’s, making it one of the warmest tree lightings in history. Continue …

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Christmas Light History

December 8, 2009

It has always been tradition to light up the Christmas tree with some kind of lights. Despite the danger of fire, candles had been used to light up the Christmas tree. In 1882, Edward Johnson demonstrated a new way to light up the tree. Johnson created the first string of electric Christmas lights. He hand [...]

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Video Contest

November 30, 2009

What CAN’T you do with a STOR’EM?
Our video contest has begun. Submit your short video (under two minute video) about what you can’t do with a STOR’EM. The winner receives $100 and bragging rights.
more information here

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How Many Lights Should Go on a Christmas Tree?

November 16, 2009

Have you ever wondered how many lights you should put on your tree?
The average rule of thumb is 100 lights per foot. An average 6 t0 7 foot tree should have about 600 to 700 lights.

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11 Things You CAN’T Do With Your STOR’EM

November 16, 2009

Submit your video! If we like it, we’ll post it. We’ll select the 11 best video submissions. Then we’ll let everyone vote to determine who’s video is the best. The winner receives $100 and bragging rights.
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From an Annoying Idea In the Back of Some Guy’s Head to a Fun Holiday Tool/Accessory.

November 3, 2009

STOR’EM™, announces the only commercially available, Motorized Christmas Tree Light Winding and Storage Tool and Accessory. “Maybe for a good reason”, says creator and company president, Cory Strong. “I may be the only person on the planet who sees the utility in a Motorized Christmas light winder. I’m hoping that a few thousand people out [...]

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