I was so excited about these lamps, and now that they're here I'm so disappointed.  The lamps are actually very pretty.  However, the cord comes from the top part of the lamp where the on:off switch is located!  So now there is an unsightly cord dangling behind the lamp.  It looks terrible and cheap.  Fail.  I can honestly say that I've never seen a lamp constructed this way.  Also, one of the lamps has a fracture at the top.  Not at all happy with this product.