This is a really nice mala. I thought it might be cheaply made cause the price was so low, but it is very nice quality. It is stretchy which is nice! The only thing I don't like it it is too tight on my wrist wrapped 4 times and too loose 3 times. But not a big deal. It smells really nice, although it doesn't really smell like sandalwood.... It is also a little bit shiny. It came with a really cute little maneki neko cat charm which was a nice surprise. Also shipped super fast from China to USA!