A mum has revealed a 'life-changing' hack for fixing 'broken' Christmas lights – and reveals why you should never waste money throwing away a piece of Christmas decoration without trying her simple trick first.
Bobbie Ewers regularly shares her daily life on TikTok, where she has more than 48,000 followers.
Recently, the US-based content creator took to the video sharing platform to bring some Christmas cheer to viewers as she demonstrated her 'mind-boggling' trick for saving Christmas decor.
In the viral clip, which has been viewed more than 19.2 million times to date, Bobbie revealed how to fix your 'broken' Christmas lights by replacing the fuse.
A mum has revealed a 'life-changing' hack for fixing 'broken' Christmas lights – and explains how her simple tip can save you a fortune on wasted Christmas decorations
Using tweezers, Bobbie Ewers, who lives in the US, showed that she removed the old fuses and replaced them with the fuses that were in the bag
Bobbie explained that people should never assume that their Christmas lights cannot be repaired if they plug them in and discover that they do not come on
She captioned the video: “Did you know?”
At the beginning of the clip, Bobbie showed the camera some lights that weren't turning on.
Showing the fuse box, she said, “What people don't know is when [lights don’t work]you just open this little box here.
“There are fuses in it.”
She then showed the camera the bag of extra lights that comes with the decoration when you buy it, adding that it also contains fuses.
“So if you put these other fuses in here, your lights can work,” Bobbie added.
Using tweezers, Bobbie demonstrated that she removed the old fuses and replaced them with the fuses that were in the bag.
After turning them off, she plugged the lights back in, and sure enough, they were all sparkling.
After turning them off, she plugged the lights back in, and sure enough, they were all sparkling
“Now all your lights are working,” she said at the end of the clip.
People flooded the comments section, praising the mom for her “life-changing” tip.
One person said: 'I'm so sorry for every bag I threw away!'
Another user said: 'I don't even want to imagine how much money I wasted on Christmas lights.'
Someone else commented: 'This is life-changing information.'
“You learn something new every day,” one user added.
According to the National Retail FederationIt is estimated that Americans spend between $942 and $960 billion on gifts and decorations during the holidays.
In the meantime, Rocket houses predicted that the average American spends about $269 on decorating every year.
This means that Bobbie's tip can help reduce additional costs because families no longer have to throw away and repurchase new light bulbs.
People flooded the comments section, praising the mom for her “life-changing” tip
Due to the rising cost of living, many people across the country are trying to reduce their expenses.
Although inflation had decreased in recent months, it still remained high at 7.1 percent.
According to consumer data company Dunnhumby, a third of households are skipping meals or reducing portion sizes to save money.
Researchers found that 18 percent of the 2,000 study participants noted that they were not getting enough to eat.
Additionally, 31 percent of households have reduced their portion sizes due to empty pantries due to rising supermarket prices.
In addition to food costs, millions of people across the country lack a financial safety net.
Due to the rising cost of living, many people across the country are trying to reduce their expenses
According to researchers, 64 percent of participants admitted that they would not be able to raise $400 in an emergency.
Many have suffered from inflation, which has sent prices of basic goods skyrocketing – including meat and poultry prices rising 10.4 percent, grains 15.1 percent and fruit and vegetables 8.1 per cent.
Another point of pressure for many people across the country is gasoline prices, which have risen nearly 60 percent in the past year, while the cost of airline tickets has risen more than 34 percent and the price of used cars has risen more than 7 percent.
Clothing costs increased 5.2 percent, total shelter costs increased 5.5 percent and delivery services increased 14.4 percent.