Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When I first received these, I thought they were great. I ordered ten and gave them to friends and family. About a week later, a friend of mine told me his stopped working, and I'm an electrical engineer, so I took a look at the internal components. Firstly, the problem was that solder on the battery had already come undone. But to my shock, the "solar panel" wasn't even attached! No wires, no anything. So I got to looking inside some of the others, and it was the same thing, not only that, but some of them had fake solar panels! You can tell the difference because the real solar cells have a metallic color, and the fake ones just look black with white stripes. Don't be fooled by this manufacturer, they are based out of Hong Kong and they are just preying on American consumerism. I do not recommend this product as a "solar powered" flashlight. Now if you want a little flashlight that is really bright and the batteries will eventually die like any regular one, well maybe this is for you.