Come And See My Pretty Stringy Things! (Fibre Optic UFO Lamp)

Member Name: karenuk

Product:	Fibre Optic UFO Lamp
Date:	08/08/01 (301 review reads)
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Advantages: looks lovely, pretty and relaxing, nostalgic

Disadvantages: some are expensive

Those that know me will realise I am a big fan of the 1970s. Those that don’t know me have just learnt something.

Being born in 1969, my childhood was full of gay (in the old sense of the word) British sitcoms, Abba songs and flared trousers.

In the corner of our front room, we had a fibre optic lamp, a mainstay of household accessories in those days. Being into nostalgia, I was thrilled to see them back at the height of fashion and vowed to have one.

My in-laws have a large silver based UFO design one on top of their TV. Being poorer, ours is much smaller (Can we say less ostentatious?) but still just as good – well, pretty damn close.

My other half bought me this for our anniversary present, so I don’t actually know how much it cost, but I guess I’ll get it out of him by the end of the opinion. He’ll just be glad to hear I’ve got this written, so we can throw away the box it came in. Yes, I take these opinions very seriously!

So, what is my little treasure like? That’s the fibre optic lamp, not the other half.

It is made by Illuminess and is one of the UFO designs with a frosted base. It is a vaguely see-through dome shape with loads of those silver-white stick things coming out from a hole on top of the base. (This is the lay-man’s description, I don’t know any technical terms!)

The company make these UFO lamps with various coloured bases – orange, green, purple and (the one we’ve got) blue. Very pretty. The stringy things rotate when it is plugged in, changing colour as it moves, from pink to green to yellow to red to white…

It comes in a box, but is very easy to put together. You basically shove all the stringy things into the hole, attach the power lead, plug it in and turn it on. Even I managed it, without ringing up my father-in-law for advice! If you get stuck though, it does come with a leaflet. (This leaflet al
so informs me the ‘stringy things’ are called ‘fibres’)

It is very pretty, very relaxing to watch and quite atmospheric. Perfect for ‘chilling’ – lie down on a bed or settee, turn the main lights off, put on a mellow CD (David Gray, Pink Floyd, Craig David et al) and relax your cares away. Well worth the price it cost. Oh yes, got that out of my partner – to quote him “About a tenner”…

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