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To use a coupon or promo code you first must have items for purchase added to your shopping cart. Once you have added items to your shopping cart, simply click the proceed to checkout button in your cart and you can add a promo code in the "Discount" box on the checkout screen.
Buy More/Save More discounts are automatically applied and can be combined with 1 discount code offer/reward points, etc.
(please note that Red Suit Reward codes/discount codes can only be redeemed for self-service orders placed on our website - they cannot be redeemed when calling in an order to our order desk.)
If you are exempt from paying sales tax, please first create an account on our website and then use the link below to upload your state sales tax exemption documentation.
You can create/upload your state sales tax exemption certification here: https://thechristmaslightemporium.com/pages/sales-tax-exemption
Once we have received and verified your information and exempt status, your account will be marked as exempt and you will no longer see sales tax being applied to your orders.
Redeeming your Red Suit Reward points is super easy. Just visit our Red Suit Rewards page here: https://thechristmaslightemporium.com/pages/red-suit-rewards
If you already have an account with us, click the "Sign In" button to sign in to you account. if you don't already have an account with us, click the "Create an Account" button to create a new account.
Once you are signed in, you will see all of your available points, transaction history, available rewards, and any previously redeemed rewards that are still available for you to use.
If you are logged into your account, you can update your shipping address, and/or password from within your account settings.
If you cannot login and need to reset your password, click the "Forgot your password?" link on our login page and an email will be sent to you with instructions on how to reset your password.
To change the email address on your account, please reach out to us via email at support@thechristmaslightemporium.com
Click here to visit our returns portal and submit your return. You'll need your order number and the email address or ship to zip code from your order.
If the items you are returning require more than 1 return label, please contact us prior to submitting a return request at
santa@thechristmaslightemporium.com
Please see our complete and most recent Shipping Policy by clicking here.
To use a coupon or promo code you first must have items for purchase added to your shopping cart. Once you have added items to your shopping cart, simply click the proceed to checkout button in your cart and you can add a promo code in the "Discount" box on the checkout screen.
Buy More/Save More discounts are automatically applied and can be combined with 1 discount code offer/reward points, etc.
(please note that Red Suit Reward codes/discount codes can only be redeemed for self-service orders placed on our website - they cannot be redeemed when calling in an order to our order desk.)
Simply send a note to support@thechristmaslightemporium.com and we’ll take care of it in a jiffy!
If you are exempt from paying sales tax, please first create an account on our website and then use the link below to upload your state sales tax exemption documentation.
You can create/upload your state sales tax exemption certification here: https://thechristmaslightemporium.com/pages/sales-tax-exemption
Once we have received and verified your information and exempt status, your account will be marked as exempt and you will no longer see sales tax being applied to your orders.
Then simply follow the prompts to complete setting up your account. Your information is NEVER sold to any other company and is kept completely private. Please see our complete and most recent Privacy Policy by clicking here.
Click the "Login" link at the bottom of our web site to login and edit your account information. Once you log in you can view your order history (including order status and shipment tracking), edit your profile, view your order history, submit a return request, and more.
If you need to change the email address or shipping address on your account, please contact us at support@thechristmaslightemporium.com and we can take care of that for you.
Redeeming your Red Suit Reward points is super easy. Just visit our Red Suit Rewards page here: https://thechristmaslightemporium.com/pages/red-suit-rewards
If you already have an account with us, click the "Sign In" button to sign in to you account. if you don't already have an account with us, click the "Create an Account" button to create a new account.
Once you are signed in, you will see all of your available points, transaction history, available rewards, and any previously redeemed rewards that are still available for you to use.
We use any information you provide to us only to serve you better. We do not trade or sell your personal information to anyone. Please see our complete and most recent Privacy Policy by clicking here. We also use modern encryption of all your personal data that is entered during a purchase transaction and we do not store any of your payment information on any of our servers.
Click the account link (the people icon) at the top of our web site. Click the little "sign in" link. Then, under the login email address box you’ll see a link that says “Lost your password?” - click that. Enter the email address for your account into the box and click the “submit” button. Follow the instructions you receive via email.
If you are logged into your account, you can update your shipping address, and/or password from within your account settings.
If you cannot login and need to reset your password, click the "Forgot your password?" link on our login page and an email will be sent to you with instructions on how to reset your password.
To change the email address on your account, please reach out to us via email at support@thechristmaslightemporium.com
Click the “Login” link at the bottom of our site to login to your account and track your order status. Be sure that all of the items in your order have shipped already. If your order displays your tracking number(s), check with the shipper to confirm that your packages were delivered. If your packages each show a status of “delivered”, please contact customer service for assistance. If parts are missing for your item, please let us know as soon as possible.
Click the “Login” link at the bottom of our web site to login to your account and track your order status. Be sure that all of the items in your order have shipped already. If your order displays your tracking number(s), check with the shipper to confirm that your packages were delivered. If your packages each show a status of “delivered”, please contact customer service for assistance. If parts are missing for your item, please let us know as soon as possible.
If there are any issues with your order, please let us know within 15 days of receiving it.
Due to unforeseen circumstances there may be times when an item runs out of stock after an order is placed. We will always offer all available options to you in order to fulfill your order. There a times when we simply may not be able to fill an order. In these cases, the order will be cancelled and refunded as a store credit or refunded to your original purchase method at your request. If an order contains both in stock and out of stock items, we will contact you prior to shipment and inform you of all available options. If we do not hear back from you with 5 business days, we will ship the in stock items, cancel the out of stock items, and issue a store credit for your purchase price on the out of stock items - or a refund back to your original payment method at your request.
Back ordered delivery times will vary. Often we will provide an estimated delivery time frame on the product page for the items that are back ordered. Sometimes they are items which our suppliers are unable to predict when they will have more in stock, but as soon as they do, we will be able to ship the item to you. We will email you to determine if you want to wait for your item. From time to time we may accept back orders or preorders on specific products. If we are accepting back or pre orders, it will be clearly marked as such on the product description page for that product along with an estimated shipping date. Estimated shipping dates for back order and preorder items are subject to change at any time. Please note that we always will charge your credit card/payment account for the order at the time the order is placed.
All orders are processed at the time they are placed, including pre orders/back orders. You card will always be charged in full at the time an order is placed.
Click the “Login” link at the top of our site to access your order history and print invoices. If you no longer have access to your account or did not create an account at checkout, please contact us and we will be happy to email you a copy of your receipt/invoice.
Click the “Login” link at the top of our site to review your orders. You may compare your order history on our website, with your financial records. If you have further questions or concerns, please contact customer service for further assistance. +1 888-444-XMAS (9627) or email us at support@thechristmaslightemporium.com and we’ll be happy to help.
Depending on the form of payment you select during checkout, your payment will be processed anywhere from immediately to 3-10 days. For PayPal, you will see the charges go through at the time your order is placed. For credit card payments, you will see an authorization on your card immediately. If you attempt to process the order multiple times with errors (address or CCV code mismatch for example), you will see multiple authorizations appear on your electronic account statement. However, these are not charges, they are only authorizations. You will see the actual charge placed on your card in anywhere from 3-10 days depending on the issuing bank.
Most refunds will be processed as soon as your return package is scanned by the mail carrier. Some, more complex, returns will be issued after we have received the items and completed an inspection.
Indeed, all of our standard (non twinkle, non strobe, etc) light strings and bulbs are full wave and dimmable unless otherwise noted. Please see the product specifications on each individual product page.
Yes, all of our wreaths and associated decor are suitable for indoor or outdoor use. The ornaments are shatter resistant plastic, the lighting is standard outdoor rated Christmas lighting and the wreath is a very high quality commercial grade indoor/outdoor wreath.
Our Designer Series Displays are only available with lights already installed. We do not sell frames without lights already on them.
The lighting for our standard and Designer Series Displays is designed specifically to fit each individual display. If you need to replace a string in the future, please contact us at support@thechristmaslightemporium.com.
Indeed they can. All of our chase controllers are designed specifically for use outdoors. The electronics are encased in an epoxy to protect them from the elements. No additional outdoor enclosure is needed.
Although we do get requests for smaller quantities of bulbs from time to time, our C7 and C9 bulbs are only available in packs of 25.
You bet! Gift cards are available in denominations of $10, $25, $50, $100, $250 and $500 and can be purchased here: https://thechristmaslightemporium.com/products/gift-card.
You can find all of the GFade 8 channel chase controller specifications and functional details, including our first look video walkthrough of the user guide and features, on the product page here: https://thechristmaslightemporium.com/products/gfade-8-channel-fully-programmable-chase-controller
You can find the programming instructions for the Starburst controller here: Starburst Programming Instructions.
We have C7 and C9 socket wire that is 18 gauge SPT1 and can be operated safely at up to 7 amps total load.
Once in a while we get asked for guidance with regard to the proper installation/usage of vampire plugs and replacement sockets. Although we are not electricians and because of that we have to offer up all the usual disclaimers, ie use at your own risk and we have no liability whatsoever for what you do with the products - our friends over at the Do It Yourself Christmas Wiki page have a great article that explains in perfect detail all about vampire plugs and replacement socket usage. Check out their article/tutorial if you are looking for details on how to properly use and install slide on vampire plugs and/or C7/C9 replacement sockets: https://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/wiki/index.php?title=SPT_Wire_and_Vampire_Plugs
If you receive a Designer Series Display damaged in shipment, do not refuse the shipment and contact us right away. Be sure to include photos of the damaged box prior to opening it and photos of the damaged items once you remove them from the box. We will arrange the return of the damaged item at our expense and replace it.
Our Designer Series Displays carry a 1-season (90-day) warranty against defects in manufacturing or workmanship.
Each of our Designer Series Displays is made to order. Made to order items are not returnable.
The above pictures are just a few of the thousands of DVD Players/BLUERAY Player REMOTE CONTROLS. We’ve circled all the REPEAT BUTTONS so you can get an idea of what to look for if this is your first time Playing or Repeating a DVD with the remote control. It is a very easy and efficient way to access different scenes on the DVD.
We sell DVDs with many chapters to give choices, rather than ONE scene per DVD, which would mean almost 6500 DVD titles. DVD players were designed, just as any Hollywood MOVIE or TV show on DVD or blue ray was designed, to allow you to play single chapters, even groups of them. Chapters allow a DVD like my 100+ Holiday Decor DVDs to contain 20 or more scenes on one disc. It's a great idea, it saves you money by not having to buy 6500 DVDs, and it only takes a tiny bit of learning [way less than your cell phone, or driving your car takes]. DVD player remotes let you turn on REPEAT CHAPTER, OR REPEAT ALL. It's a common feature to all players. If your remote does not have the word REPEAT on it, consult the manual, or go online to read the online manual. To LOOP or REPEAT a SCENE.
SIDEWAYS PICTURES: On many of Hyers DVDS and Digital Files, there are some sideways clips here for Vertical windows, **NO it's not a mistake**. One can't do sideways by accident, a 40 + Year Old commercial production studio does not Accidentally Knock their Cameras Sideways as a few have suggested. Its done for TALL THIN Windows. And the same applies to any CGI FX which are also done vertically, here's why.
Hundreds of customers have requested this, as far back as 2005, and Hyers didn't start doing it until 2015. WHY would this ever be done? If your window is tall and thin, like 2 wide by 4 feet tall, that is the same shape as a Wide Screen TV turned 90. So, by turning the projector 90 degrees, and having a portrait image, your image is Twice the Brightness, with Twice the Resolution in a tall thin window. If you were instead to have a character standing head-to-foot in the center of a normal Widescreen Image, and project that into your TALL THIN window, you have just decreased the brightness by 65% and wasted 65% of the image to the left and right of the window. So 90 degree flipped scenes are done for all of the people who want to have a few choices for tall thin windows. **Who invented this???** PROJECT RUNWAY people!! Yeah the fashion industry, who placed 90 degree flipped TVs in clothing stores for women, and play TV shows of runway shows, where their Cameramen [like ours] purposely flipped their Cameras 90 degrees when filming the TV show. **Why did they do that????** If you ever watched a runway show, The Girl Models they use are 4-5 times taller then they are wide! Yeah, its true as the Women's Organizations complain about all the time and the bad message it sends to the youth. But the shape of the runway models caused this filming to be done flipped 90, more than 20 years ago.
The ultra skinny fashion models DO FIT inside the 90 degree frame, much better than then inside the normal widescreen frame where they would end up being tiny figures inside the TV picture with up to 75% of the picture are being wasted. Hence, Vertical Filming and 90 degree TVS or Projectors. Why as recent as Nov 9th, 2017. Heidi Klum, appeared on Project Runway, from a studio Video Feed from another location, and guess what??? Heidi was in a Vertical Monitor for the same exact reason!!!, with the monitor placed next to the Chairs of the other 3 Judges on the Show.
So the idea is sound, given that the average Biped Human or Monster fits pretty well inside the 90 degree frame, maximizing both sharpness and brightness. So we made these Vertical Scenes by request. Some customers complained…"Well I don't like it sideways". FINE, don't use those chapters. They are there for NO extra charge for those who want them. Can you get a special DVD with the Vertical Scenes removed??? ABSOLUTELY, just paypal Jon Hyers $1000.00 for a custom edit, and he will make one for you. Otherwise use that handy dandy REMOTE CONTROL and skip chapters avoiding the vertical ones. It's just like a Scary BOOK, if there is a Chapter YOU don't want to read, SKIP IT. If there is a TV Series on DVD that you already watched, you skip that Chapter. Simple - Logical - Easy!
LASTLY: None of these DVDS were ever designed to play the whole DVD like a movie. They aren’t samplers, they are not movies to play for the kids, and they are not Edited Montogue Background Moods scenes. Originally called The Virtual Tool Box in 2004, these DVDs are Best Compared to a Tool Box full of totally different tools for totally different purposes. You don’t grab ALL the tools and use them at once, nor do you Play ALL SCENES from these DVDs at once, for a very similar, comparable reason. Thank you for reading.
Click here to visit our returns portal and submit your return. You'll need your order number and the email address or ship to zip code from your order.
If the items you are returning require more than 1 return label, please contact us prior to submitting a return request at
santa@thechristmaslightemporium.com
If you feel that you have received the wrong product, please submit a return request within 15 business days. You can select a variety of methods for fixing the problem include exchange, store credit, refund, etc. Simply submit a return request here and select "Wrong Item Received" as your reason for the return. To submit a return or exchange, Please see our complete and most recent Return Policy by clicking the "Returns/Exchanges" link under the "Customers Support" menu at the bottom of this page or any page on our website.
Please see our complete and most recent Return Policy by clicking the "Returns/Exchanges" link under the "Customer Support" menu at the bottom of this page or any page on our website.
The Christmas Light Emporium does not currently offer weekend delivery as standard practice. All deliveries will be made Monday through Friday by UPS, USPS or other carrier as designated by The Christmas Light Emporium. We may opt to send orders via carriers that offer Saturday delivery. However, this is at the discretion of The Christmas Light Emporium and we do not take requests for specific shipping methods or carriers.
Please see our complete and most recent Shipping Policy by clicking here.
Clearance, closeout, garage sale DVD titles, digital downloads, video effects, projection material and liquidation items are sold as is, all sales final, no returns accepted.
Wireframe displays are made to order and are not returnable or refundable.
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Please see our complete and most recent Shipping Policy by clicking here.
Please see our most recent and complete Terms of Service by clicking here.
Please see our complete and most recent Privacy Policy by clicking here.
Please see our complete and most recent Return Policy by clicking the "Returns/Exchanges" link under the "Customer Support" menu at the bottom of this page or any page on our website.
Please see our complete and most recent Shipping Policy by clicking here.