Ulta Lit Light Keeper Pro

I saw the commercial, I watched the You-Tube Videos, I thought AWSOME! So I bought it looking forward to all the benefits it claims. However, I can sum this product up in one word: USELESS! The first thing you need to know is that it will NOT work with light sets that have a programming box for multiple blinking options. --why did I have to buy it to find that out? It's only mentioned buried in the instructional tri-fold. The primary reason I bought the thing is to repair the programmable $18.00-$24.00 light sets, who cares about the standard 150 light sets that can be had for $3.99 in any dollar store? But guess what? It DOES NOT WORK on those either! Yes, I followed the instructions; I read, and reread, them; I watched several videos, I wasted about 7 hours and $18.00. They claim that the number one cause of failure is a bad shunt, and the click method is supposed to fix that most of the time. Well, apparently none of the 6 strings I used it on had this problem, or the click to fix dealie don't work--take your pick, I still can't figure it out. Then I used the sound troubleshooting method. First, it's very inconsistent as on one pass, it stops beeping, on the next pass over the same spot it beeps--and yes, again, I was following the instructions by the numbers, So when I think this is probably the problem bulb, I pull it and test it, the bulb was fine. Using a magnifier and adequate light, I confirmed the socket was just fine. So it told me nothing. Finally, I reverted to the old fashioned way-- replacing each bulb one at a time. Meanwhile, I kept using he light keeper as I went, hoping to see how it acted when the actual problem was manually found. And guess what, it falsely indicated no problem at the bad bulb! (The tester was beeping away, indicating no-problem there!) So, finally I found the bad bulb and fixed it, but no thanks to the Light Keeper Pro. The only reason I kept working on that cheap set for almost an hour was a dogged determination to figure out what I was doing wrong. I mean it worked in all the company and user videos, so it musta' been me right? Pig-headed, never say-die, guy that I am, and again, just in case I'm missing something, I went to work on another set with one of three sections out. Same process same result! Then on a another set that I couldn't fix at all. Bottom line, either mine is defective, or the product only works for a very specific malfunction which, apparently, none of my 6 malfunctioning sets had. If I hadn't seen their commercial, I would have just tossed the errant sets and bought new. What bothers me most isn't the money spent--I'll get that back--It's the time completely wasted watching Videos, reading instructions, and trying to figure what I must have been doing wrong! I have no doubt that I had nothing to do with this gimmicks failure to produce the results promised. Save your money, and more importantly save your time and aggravation!