Next shoppers love the look of the ‘whimsical’ light that adds ‘instant charm’ to your garden
Next has wowed shoppers with a “cute” outdoor light that features two “whimsical” characters. Priced at £35, Next suggests the Natural Set of 2 Solar Outdoor Light Up Gonks “add instant charm to your outdoor space.”
Shoppers say the duo makes a “lovely addition to the garden,” though some think they are “too nice to be outside.” Unfortunately, several customers said the Gonks are smaller than expected, which could be something for shoppers to keep in mind.
Decor fans searching for garden characters might prefer Very’s £9.99 Solar Woodland Wizard, Coopers of Stortford’s £24.99 Solar Honeycomb & Bee Gnome or B&Q’s £22.99 Garden Gonk Holding Solar Flame. However, there are notable differences between each design.
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Next’s “concrete effect” lights could be more appealing to fans of neural decor, while the other characters are more likely to impress shoppers looking for colourful characters.
The description for Next’s Natural Set of 2 Solar Outdoor Light Up Gonks states: “This charming set of 2 solar gonks is finished in a concrete effect. They will add instant charm to your outdoor space.
“The gonks require AA Ni-MH batteries which are included. The charge time is 6 hours with a run time of approximately 10 hours.”
Reviewers gave the solar light an average rating of four out of five. A happy shopper said: “They are so effective mine sit on my lounge window sill really bright lights when the night kicks in. Too nice to be outside.”
Another wrote: “These are so cute!! They don’t need much sun to light up in the dark. Exactly as advertised. So nice I bought them again…for my Gonk mad friend for her birthday!! I am very pleased with this purchase. Good value for the money.” A third praised: “Super cute.”
Several reviewers commented on the size of the light. For instance, someone said: “So so cute. Smaller than I expected, but my fault for not reading the description fully. I love them.”
A similar response read: “Lovely addition to the garden, quite small but the lights are very bright. Would definitely recommend.” Another review said: “I thought these would be a bit bigger than they were but nevertheless I like their whimsical design.”
A different shopper suggested the product is smaller than you’d think based on the photos. They wrote: “Very cute. Bright lights. Bit smaller than you’d think from the photo but didn’t put me off.”
Less impressed, someone else shared: “Have purchased two sets now and they intermittently keep failing to light up.”