I bought this necklace for my sister for Christmas and it turned out to be so beautiful that I almost kept it!  It is true that the necklace is more red than the Amazon photo depicts, but since the description says garnet I knew it would be more red than the pinkish. I can see why some people would be upset because the necklace isn't exactly a duplicate of the photo shown here. However, I think that the necklace is more beautiful than the one in the photo. The silver scrolling is very intricate and unusual. It's different than most of the other heart shaped necklaces available. The quality is excellent. I feel that I got a good deal. No regrets.