I saw that a reader had bought a 4-pack of these WorkPro LED flashlights, and decided to take a closer look.
At first glance, the price seemed shockingly low for an aluminum-bodied LED penlight. Is there a catch? Here’s what I saw:
The prices range from $9 to $10 for a 4-pack, depending on the color. But on top of that, each is eligible for a 10% coupon that drops the prices to $8.09 or $9 depending on the color.
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(I checked and it looks like the coupon works in different browsers and for different accounts.)
I don’t have high expectations for flashlights this cheap, but it seems Amazon has sold a lot of them and the user reviews seem quite positive.
It’s powered by 2x AAA batteries and features a tailcap button and pocket clip.
Maybe it’s a good deal after all, but as mentioned I wouldn’t expect a lot out of them.
Color options include black, green, blue, pink, and brown.
Personally, I would stick with the Streamlight Stylus Pro or the Olight i3T. The Streamlight is a sturdy penlight that’s priced at a little over $18 right now.
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The Streamlight is a little over $18 for 1, and the WorkPro $9 or less for 4. They’re very different products suited to different needs. Which would you pick?
If you go for the WorkPro, which color are you picking? Unfortunately, they don’t have a variety pack.
Read more about the Streamlight
Read more about the Olight
Related, Home Depot has a Milwaukee penlight 2-pack for $30 right now. That seems like a better value than $20 each.
TMedina
I imagine most people who would buy this are likely unfamiliar with just how far flashlights have advanced and as a result have very few expectations beyond price and brightness.
Alexk
There is no mention of lumens. Now that I’m slowly getting into better flashlights, I wouldn’t get these for myself, but I would have in the past. Nice to have affordable flashlights all over the place. Though, the ones I forgot to look at for a long time ended up with leaking batteries.
Wayne R.
These seem to be good candidates for those who’d benefit from the flashlights-in-every-drawer plan.
The rub in the plan is that it benefits greatly with Lithium cells rather than Alkaline, and a bunch of those can get pretty expensive. But a dead/ruined light is usually worse than no light at all.
The few-great-lights-and-a-bunch-of-simpler-lights plan is what we use here, and no alkaline cells anywhere.
Nick
I’ve bought ultra cheap flashlights like that just to keep them scattered around the house. I have a number of betters flashlights that I prefer to use if I need them for more than a few seconds.