Shelf Life - from a different manufacturer's website:

How long is the shelf life of glow sticks / glow products?
Depending on how they are packaged the shelf life is 1 to 4 years. Items in foil packaging will last for up to 4 years and bulk items (no foil packaging) have usually just over a 1 year shelf life.


How should I store un-activated glow sticks / glow products?
Glow light products should be stored in a cool dry place in their original container or package. Heat and humidity will shorten the shelf life of glow light products.

Bonus Tip:
Here is a tip to get an extra half hour out of your glow light stick: To reactivate a "dead" glow light stick or glow light product you just put it into boiling water for about 30 seconds and it will glow again for up to half an hour.

these make my decision to go see Phish for new years so much easier

clayfish wrote:Is this really the best you can do????

You talking to me? If so yes, I do my best at all times.

I've only wooted half a dozen times or so... How to I buy multiple woots?
Do I just click the "I want one", a 2nd time???

stratosigma wrote:72 4" glow sticks for $13.97 here
or 100 8" glow sticks for $10.49

am I missing something?

Those things are bracelets, which don't emit as much light.

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In for 3!!

I'm gonna hand these out for Halloween from our redneck hay wagon! The police love me, I have a small tractor I pull a wagon with. Seating for the parents to keep an eye on the little ones, spiked cider to keep the adults warm and happy.

Maybe the glow stick will push me into this year's Halloween episode of COPS....

In for 2. If no one comes Trick or Treating at my apartment, then my niece and nephew will use these as they race around my parents' basement.

I miss being an indestructible kid.

MSSteve wrote:I've only wooted half a dozen times or so... How to I buy multiple woots?
Do I just click the "I want one", a 2nd time???

After you indicate that you want to buy one, you will be taken to another screen which asks you how many you want. The most you can purchase on Woot is 3 of anything.

Ninju Bohra wrote:Yeah...looks like they are expecting you to 'reuse' the lanyards with multiple glowsticks. They do NOT provide a lanyard for each glowstick :-(

Could be a little more explicit, but I think this statement in the "Features" part of the description says it all --->

"■Each Glow Stick has a lanyard and hanger for easy wearability or attachment"

Sounds to me like 2 glow sticks, 2 hangers, and 2 lanyards in each 2-pack. Sometimes the pictures are only worth 998 words...

sdc100 wrote:Yeah, just heat one of the red ones in the microwave.

Just kidding. Doing so will cause an explosion.

Im not suggesting you try this, but it is pretty awesome!! just a few seconds in there and they get very bright.

I have some of the larger ones 6"...
they are hitting about 3 yrs. old.
Stepped on one the other night,it had fallen off the night table,and pow!
It has been lit fur over 24.It had been rated for about 8Hrs.
Go figure.
Suspect these will be a bit less.

In fur 3

Bought three, need them for my bug out bag. Thanks woot! for preparing me for those just in case of an emergency!

lotsa98 wrote:My kids love to have a "dark bath" with all the lights off and only glow sticks to see by. Huge, easy, cheap reward for good behavior.

i wounder if the wife will go for this??? can you say date night!!!

i might be on the couch... or really lucky... i think its worth the risk...

cklein6576 wrote:Im not suggesting you try this, but it is pretty awesome!! just a few seconds in there and they get very bright.

Yeah, I just watched a couple of YouTube videos and it looks fun. I'm a bit of a wimp, however, so I may use the wimpy method of boiling the sticks in water instead of microwaving.

In for 3. this is my first WOOT but I could not pass this up with Halloween coming up since me and my friends have a total of 7 little ones to take out this year

monkoff wrote:i wounder if the wife will go for this??? can you say date night!!!

i might be on the couch... or really lucky... i think its worth the risk...

Well, these are only 4"... Your wife might be more receptive if you bought the 8" ones.

shame there's no phall tour....these would phantastic in a Glow War

Any guess as to how long these stay lit up? I've seen 30-minute ones and 12-hour ones.

I CAN'T STOP RAVING.

I will plan to do this with my glowsticks... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezWHPJPfo54

Can it be guaranteed to arrive before Halloween?

These will be great to pass out for Halloween (with candy of course) - too bad you can only order three total packs at a time.

These are great when the hurricanes take your power away!!

Rupert B. Puppenstein wrote:These will be great to pass out for Halloween (with candy of course) - too bad you can only order three total packs at a time.

You order 3 and your wife orders 3 and your cat orders 3...



So buy 3!

lotsa98 wrote:My kids love to have a "dark bath" with all the lights off and only glow sticks to see by. Huge, easy, cheap reward for good behavior.

You might also consider Glow-in-the-Dark pebbles. 100 for $3.99. Should be fun in the bath, especially if you have a black light,

wootizen wrote:What is the shelf life on these bad boys, and how long do they last once activated?

a quick google search revealed shelf life to be about 1 year, and glows for 4-12 hrs once activated

My daughter prefers the bracelets because they're "magic wands".. and I got these from deals.woot for $10 for 100..

http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/f1d59ddd-34f3-4ea5-8d1e-2cb447e7e8fe/100-8-glow-stick-bracelets-mixed-colors#7

besides, a 4" x .38" glowstick, is *not* a proper glowstick anyway.

qzhang wrote:a quick google search revealed shelf life to be about 1 year, and glows for 4-12 hrs once activated

I believe that the 1 year shelf life applies to the ones that are wrapped in transparent cellophane. Light apparently degrades the chemicals. These are wrapped in mylar or foil, and are supposed to have a shelf life of 4 years, according to another post.

Awesome. I can always restock my glow sticks. This seems like a great deal.

P.S. - I hate to be that guy. It is very tragic that Steve Jobs died, but he has nothing to do with glow sticks, so I am confused why people are bringing him into the equation.

stratosigma wrote:72 4" glow sticks for $13.97 here
or 100 8" glow sticks for $10.49

am I missing something?

I was thinking the same thing and I think my kids would have more fun with the bracelet style because they can put them together and make little glowing things.

stratosigma wrote:cool deal. I couldn't find the diameter of the one's I linked on Amazon. Thanks.

Yes, as my wife says (and she is an AVID glo-stick uer) it's not about the length. It's about the girth.

scubalab wrote:Could be a little more explicit, but I think this statement in the "Features" part of the description says it all --->

"■Each Glow Stick has a lanyard and hanger for easy wearability or attachment"

Sounds to me like 2 glow sticks, 2 hangers, and 2 lanyards in each 2-pack. Sometimes the pictures are only worth 998 words...

http://sale.images.woot.com/WT10805A_Specs06.jpg

It appears from the pictures that it's 1 lanyard and 2 glowsticks in each of the 12 packages.

Too expensive I get glow sticks 400 a pack for 1.50 with lanyards

Cheaper than the Good Halloween Candy. And kids won't egg your house if they get these!

Discord wrote:Why would you photograph a bunch of glowsticks on a white background?

They obviously know JACK about marketing glow items... thats why...

Will these withstand an EMP from a nuclear burst.

In for 3 to give out at Halloween. I will also pick up another 100 pk of the glow bracelets from amazon. As for some of the other comments about the bracelets being crap I purchased the USglow ones in the past and with three small kids beating the crap out of them not one was a dud or broke. Some lasted longer than the others but they were well worth the money. I can’t comment about other brands but I was totally happy with the USglow sticks.

I put glow sticks in my hookah to give it that "there's more than tobacco in my hookah feeling." (But alas...I only put hookah tobacco in my hookah.)

They're also a great thing to have in my dog's bag...if we're out late at the dog park...I can tie one on his collar for an instant canine location device.