Find out which local stores carry outdoor solar lights There may be stores near you that carry solar garden lights or there may not. Stores that carry them may include grocery stores, hardware stores, lighting stores, home improvement stores, multi-purpose or chain stores, or solar garden lights specialty stores. It may also be possible to use a search engine to search for a lights search term including your city's name, such as "solar garden lights Los Angeles", or "outdoor solar lights New York City". You could also look for solar garden lights in your local yellow pages, although stores that carry many types of items would not necessarily be listed under outdoor solar lights in a phone book.

Find out if the store has the type of lights you are looking for Once you have found a store near you that sells these lights, you will need to find out if they carry the type of solar garden lights that you are looking for and if they are currently in stock. You may be able to call and ask what type of solar garden lights they have or search for lights on that store's web site, if they have one.

Look at the appearance, size and warranty Once you are at the store, you can look at and possibly handle the outdoor solar lights, to see if they are the size, type and appearance of lights that you are looking for. You can also ask about the warranty on them and what the policy and procedure is if something goes wrong with the lights within a certain period of time.

Look for a store that sells good quality outdoor solar lights If you are already familiar with certain stores, you may already have an idea if they sell good quality products in general, especially outdoor solar lights, or you may be able to get recommendations from people you know as to where they have seen or purchased good quality solar garden lights locally. Low prices won't necessarily mean good quality or long-lasting lights. Buying good quality solar garden lights that will last many years may be cheaper in the long run than having to buy several sets of cheaper quality lights every year or two because they don't work well anymore.

Find a store that has good customer service In stores that have many types of products, the staff may or may not be knowledgeable about solar garden lights. It is helpful to go to a store with staff that are knowledgeable and helpful about this type of lights and also a store that has enough staff to help customers who have questions about products such as outdoor solar lights.

Ask about the store's return policy It is good to find a store that has a good return policy. Find out things about the return policy, such as if the outdoor solar lights have to be unopened and unused for you to be able to return them, how long you have to return them, if you need to keep your receipt in order to return the outdoor solar lights, and if you would get a full refund or only a store credit.

If you keep these things in mind when looking for solar garden lights, you may be able to find some great quality outdoor solar lights at a local store.