I was pleasantly surprised. For $3 I would have been satsified with almost anything, but this is really very nice. It is life's little pleasures that matter (to paraphrase another reviewer).The chips are polished and have a little sparkle. I also bought the chip earrings, and they are great match The picture has  a great deal more variation in the color of the chips than does the actual bracelet. In real life the bracelet I received is primarily darker stones (a good thing in my opinion). As a result the "see through" issue one reviewer commented on is not much of an issue for me. I'm 6'3" 210 lbs. & it fit around my wrist with no big gaps between stones. (No, I did not buy it for me to wear --I was just curious as to how the elastic string worked). It was tight, of course,  and I think the stones might "dig in" on larger wrists with prolonged wear (another reviewer commented on this).
Again, $3 bucks -- you just can't go wrong.