25 Pack Blue C7/E12 Candelabra Base Christmas Replacement Bulbs - 5 Watt Ceramic Outdoor Lights for Holiday Decorations, Parties, Patios, and Events - Perfect for Christmas Trees, Porch Lighting, and Festive Home Decor

I selected 4 stars, so my comment might be read. I have strings of lights around the roof of my deck. From experience, I buy replacements when I buy a new strand. I bought a box of the blues as replacements, and every single one of them burns out shortly after screwing them in. I’ve gone through the entire box in no time at all. Indoor/outdoor (they are covered by the roof), and they just go out. Ridiculous!!I used these in my windows in candles. They add a nice touch to my”Blue Christmas “ theme.I ordered these in blue and white thinking I was ordering from the same company I ordered green and red from last year. I was at around bulb 10 of a 50 strand light and felt heat around my legs (sitting on floor). The blue bulbs were hot to the touch. The blue bulbs had spots of color missing on at least half the bulbs. I know bulbs can be hot so I kept going to replace the 25 because I couldn't return these. Some spots were orange, but I couldn't get those pictures because the heat became too much and the smell of burning plastic too much to keep looking for those couple of bulbs that were like that. So the pics are only of a few. The pics don't show it well since it is hard to take pictures of lights, but the color overall is very "thin" like a thin coat of paint that needs a second coat. I won't be using these because I smelled burning plastic by the time I changed 25 bulbs.I thought I had reordered from the same company I bought from last year. But the packaging is different. The red and green bulbs I have that I was replacing stayed cool to the touch the whole time and the color is fantastic. Not painted color, but solid coloring. Brand of the box of red awesome bulbs is Wintergreen Lighting. Red bulbs box have part number 73-946 on it for C7 opaque bulbs. These bulbs came in a box that the bulbs sit in their individual slots and don't fall over nor rub against each other (pic with red bulbs).The white and blue bulbs from Novelty Lights came in slots separated by cardboard separaters where the bulbs in some boxes were not standing up. You begin to remove bulbs and they fall over in the box because the seperaters are flimsy.So Far, So Good? My Novelty Lights Inc. C7 Ceramic Outdoor Light Bulbs arrived Today! I installed them immediately! I noticed, out of the set of 25 bulbs.., TWO bulbs were defective! (NO GOOD). I figure, 23 out of 25 isn't BAD! Especially for the LOW-PRICE. And, NOW...,*I will have to WAIT (tic-toc) until TONIGHT to SEE just how BRIGHT and how BLUE they REALLY ARE? ............................UPDATE: Finally, NIGHT TIME has ARRIVED! ~ The BULBS are BRIGHT and FESTIVE! They have a Turquoise "look" to them, which is very pleasant! (Not glaring) Old-fashioned.Hopefully, they will LAST! (stay tuned)Had a problem with these lights. There was only 14 in the box, when I call customer service they were wonderful. Sent me a new box of 25 no charge. Will use over and over again. Good PR. Very happy!!The price was right and they were delivered as promised but they are not a true blue. I should have read other reviews.We use a lot of the lights in our night lights. We like that there were so many of them in the box. Great value for the money.All arrived safely...no broken bulbs. Color a perfect match for our existing bulbs. Happy Christmas tree!