Well, what can you say about shower curtain rings, really? I've always had plastic rings, so the noise of the metal on metal took a little getting used to. Other than that, they are great. The metal looks a lot nicer than plastic, and it goes better with the nicer shower curtain that I also purchased from Wayfair. It was easy to install the rings and curtain, and there has been no rusting. They slide easily and they don't catch on the seam in the shower rod. This brand was a lot less expensive than some other brands. Not sure why the others are more, but the quality of these is just fine.