I was at Home Depot today and looking for the old time giant C9 bulb Christmas lights from my youth and stumbled across this little device...
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Defiant-...T-42/301844750
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I plugged in my Christmas lights to it and can now turn them off when I go to bed using a remote control, rather than having to go outside and unplug them. They had the timer as well, but this was $10 and seemed easier.
Was just about ready to turn in and realized the lights were still on. So, picked up the remote and pressed a button and they switched off. Amazing! I'm sure these have been around for years, but I had never gotten one before and am amazed at how nice it is to just push a button to turn off the Christmas lights and display.