Originally Posted by Becca
The only real down-side to tireflys is the fact that you can't just replace the batteries. You have to crack the case to do that - and most people would rather throw them away and buy new ones. That's just wasteful and irresponsible in my opinion.
Becca, I looked at a package of flourescent green Tireflys today. It contained two Fireflys and six additional little batteries. Although I couldn't open the sealed package to see how to replace the batteries, the units appeared to be easy to open. If, as the manufacturer claims, each Tirefly will burn for 200 hours (sounds optimistic) per battery change, then $10 per package sounds pretty good to me.
Do you think you had a previous version of the product, or are the Tireflys really less utilitarian than they appear?