@shorling posted:I'm really surprised that some enterprising company hasn't produced replacement strings. It seems obvious there is a demand. Maybe price point is keeping the product from being produced ? Can it be a patent issue ?
Anyone producing such a product would have to have a significant volume in order for it to be remotely practical. Truthfully, this is a pretty tiny market, and certainly reaching even a significant percentage of the people with the problem would be difficult without really expensive advertising. When the Chinese make such products, they make tens of thousands to keep the prices down.
I'm virtually sure it couldn't be a patent issue, how do you patent a string of Christmas lights?