These necklaces might be good for some people. If you like large, chunky, sort of heavy pieces, then you may like them. I prefer smaller pieces myself, so I didn't care for them as jewelry. The included rubber cords and ribbons also did not suit my tastes, though the ribbons do go nicely with the stones. The stones themselves are pretty (much like they look in the picture); however they are also quite flawed, in my opinion. There are quite a few flaws in both the paint (on the back) and the stones...small pits in some places, and also scratches on the front of two of the stones I received. Although these pendants are very fairly priced, considering you get eight, I still thought the quality of the Murano glass would be better (many of the Murano glass beads get very high ratings). I am using these as decorations to hang on my rearview mirror, they look pretty there, and I can swap them out easily when I get bored with one.:)