So I got this lamp as a gift cause I love PvZ and happened to need a little lamp that didn't take up much space on my desk. I got the last brown one in stock, which is more clay-colored but just like it looks in the photo. It is a small lamp, only about 7" high at its tallest setting, and about 5" normally adjusted. It looks just like it does in the photo, and the only thing I don't like appearance-wise is the cheap felt cloth on the top of the pot. It would be nice if it looked like dirt, but instead picks up white lint like crazy and after one day it has lots of little specks on it. Not a deal breaker, since you can't see it unless you're looking closely.
One real problem is mine came with a single dead LED nearest the hinge. At first I thought it might be reserved for a separate use like a charging status light or similar but both the pictures and the box both show it illuminated like the others. If there were 2 I'd probably return it, but it's very bright even without it. It's max brightness is very, very bright. Too bright to look at directly, like an intense LED flashlight. It does dim quite significantly, to an almost-off dim that you could barely read by even in pitch black, to a nice soft reading mode, to a normal working light, and ultra bright. It dims smoothly from 10-100% brightness, not in steps or levels. You can basically adjust it to any level you need, as well as bend, twist, and rotate it.
A second problem is it started to develop a pulsing or flashing basically at random. It seems to happen most at full brightness, but even turning it down halfway or almost off does not always work. This gets quite annoying after a while. It is only my first day with it, but if it continues for a few days after fully recharging and using it a few times, I might consider returning it.
My final nit-pick is that it's impossible to tell how charged up it is, or when it's charging at all. I suppose it's either on, off, or kinda-dim. I don't have enough time experience with it yet, but I don't like not knowing if it's even charging. It does seem like it will be handy in a power outage, as it's plenty bright and very portable with no external battery and a simple USB cord. I am unsure what type/size power plug is on the opposite end of the USB cord, and there is zero paperwork or manuals included in the box.
Shipping was also estimated at nearly two months when it was ordered. It really only took a little over a week or so. It quite obviously came from China, as the description on Amazon and on the lamp box itself are in very broken English. My favorite line from the box is, and I quote, "Touch switch, touch the switch ,the light will grow brighter and brighter or darker and darker." Yes, even the comma is in the wrong place! Overall, after examining the packaging, I'm not sure the lamp is actually Popcap-approved PvZ merch. The box title is simply Sunflower Lamp. The lamp itself is quite accurate to an in-game sunflower, but the box features very anime-styled pea shooters and a young girl pointing in the direction of the off-box zombies. She has a cactus-Pokemon behind her. It is literally identical a Digi/Pokemon cactus. I realize there is a cactus in the game, but for some reason this just isn't quite the same. It (the cactus) also has it's eyes closed as if it's sleeping. Quite humorous overall.
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