I love this protection bracelet, but the beads are held together with some type of elastic band. I was wondering how long it would last, and two months later I got my answer.  The "strings" are unraveling and it's on it's last legs sort to speak. I did order another one since I like it, but just wish they could use better material to hold it together. For that reason I give it a 3.  Edit: I had to change my review to a one. I did get another one, and it broke yet again in about a month. If your making this product and read this. PLEASE CHANGE THE STRING MATERIAL!! It's useless. For the price you pay for this I would expect it to last for longer than a month. It also get's dirty really fast. I do like the bracelet itself, but the quality is horrible.