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I can't believe I'm going to write such a long review about finger lights, but here goes... I've purchased finger lights before, and they were everything my kids hoped they'd be: they've had a very long life, the switch is easy to push, and the elastic is made of a comfortable black cloth. These are a whole different story. First, and most important, most of them didn't work properly. Out of 40 lights, 22 were useless: 6 didn't light up at all, 6 lit up so weakly that you couldn't even tell they were lit, and 10 could light up only if you held onto them and squeezed them hard in some elusive way (different for each one). Officially, the other 18 lights worked, but 11 of them had switches that were so difficult to operate that I didn't want to give them to a bunch of kids who would just find them frustrating. That left 7 good finger lights. Out of 40. I guess I can't expect more for something I paid less than $8 for. Aside from the fact that they don't work, they also don't match the description. First, the picture implies that they have a black cloth elastic. Nope. It's a rubbery colored elastic, which might be fine but looks like it'll split soon enough. I guess I'd be okay with this if the lights actually worked. Second, they are described as having an "easy push button." It is misleading to describe the on/off switch as a "button." And as I've already said, many of them are very hard to turn on, so "easy" is also a misnomer. Third, the description says you get "10 packs of 4 lights" and "each package will contain 4 finger lights each with a total of 10 packages you will receive." Nope. I received 40 lights all in a plastic bag, not 10 separate packs with the cardboard "hand" package pictured above. Again, not a big deal if the lights work! Last, the description also says you get "a total of 10 white finger lights, 10 blue finger lights, 10 red finger lights, and 10 green finger lights." I got 7 white lights, 10 blue lights, 10 red lights, and 13 green lights. Close, but another nope. This definitely wouldn't have been a problem for me--in fact, I probably wouldn't have even counted the colors--but since they don't work and I'm writing this review, I might as well be thorough! I don't know where to buy good finger lights, but these aren't them!