I gave this to my bf as a gift and the beads fell off. I kept asking him why he won't wear it and he was hiding the fact that it broke! I was embarrassed because I felt as if I gave a cheap gift (well I did, but I bought him something better now lol. Anyway, if you want this bracelet it is definitely a nice surfer bracelet, just sew the beads in from the back when you get it (takes 10 minutes) and it will secure them in...I wish I had done it when I first bought it. If you are willing to do that to fasten them in, it will work out fine :)