We haven't installed the lights yet because we are going to hard-wire them, but they are exactly what I imagined based on photos and reviews.  
My only complaints would be that the delivery person failed to leave the box where we asked (which was not a big deal anyway) and that the box was damaged upon arrival (though the lights are perfectly fine.)
In my opinion these lights are exactly as advertised, so long as you take the price into consideration.  If you want a high quality, top of the line light fixture you need to pay a top of the line price for it.  
They look really good in person for how inexpensive they are, but when you look really really close you can see where the manufacturer cut corners.  (ex: the glass is very thin yet too heavy for the arm when fully extended, the 'base' should have more than two screws to keep it on the wall)

We just wanted cheap, cute, and functional.  These lights are exactly that.