These lanterns are great I have quite a few other sets of these and some were year and a half all and they still work like the day I bought them. If you’re like me you don’t have a Lotta luck with solar power lighting that sits outside in the rain but these things really hold up very pleased

The rod was hard to screw into the base. Note that if you want to use it as a planter you have to remove the base cover before attaching the rod. At first I couldn't get the light to work, the on/off switch did nothing. I re-read the directions which say you have to pull off the plastic tab, which I couldn't find. It also said there would be a red/green battery indicator, which I couldn't find. I pulled the top piece apart looking for the plastic tab, didn't find it, but found that the on/off switch wasn't in the right position to connect with the interior switch. I put the 2 pieces back together positioning it so the on/off switch connected and then the light went on. Success! Only problem is that now I can't plug the charger cable in because the input for the cable is now in the wrong position to connect to the interior charger. Disappointed. Will still use the base for a seed starter. Keep in mind that since this is solar ideally you want to use it outside and that's fine when using it as a light. But the planter area is very small and I'm not sure what type of outdoor plant would be appropriate for it.

This is the 2nd set I've purchased and I think they are great. I have a 60 x 10 Bocce Court and these lights stay on from dusk til dawn.

I placed four lights on the side of my house and chose the option to have no light instead of dim light to activate to full brightness if I walk past them. I noticed I have to be almost directly below the lights before they turn on. Not sure if I placed them too high (aka 10 feet above ground level). So using the no light option instead of dim light, if it is night and completely dark, there would be no light until I was directly under the light. I might have to change to dim light otherwise, I feel I'm walking blindly into darkness until it shines. One more thing, the lights do not stay on for very long, maybe 15 seconds. By the time I have walked past the first two lights and reached the third light, the first one has shut off. I will have to see how they do after a Canadian winter for a complete review.