Solar Ball Light by Idea Label

Solar lights are all well and good, but most of them look petty cheap and nasty in the daylight. Not the Solar Ball Light by Idea Label.

It still does much the same as your average solar light - taking in the rays during the day, throwing them back out at night. Except this one has that alien-like tripod look so it can stand just about anywhere and a round top to maximise the energy taken in and the light coming out.

Waterproof and offering around eight hours of light from between two and five hours of sunshine, they sell for £17.50 each.

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