I bought three mala bracelets on a whim (aka shopping on my phone.) They were all inexpensive and all turned out to be very cool. This one had a "weird" tail thing to it. Shown in picture, I thought it was designed to adjust the tightness but it is not. Probably something to do with the original purpose of these beads. I wear them because I aspire to be a douche bag hipster. But a douche bag hipster with a cool bracelet.