I was a bit disappointed by the color, mainly.  The white stripes are definitely not any version of white…but are a dirty white or pale grey.  I was really hoping for beige and white stripes.  The blackout quality of them does work quite well, though.  NOT completely black out like they claim - I've seen better black out curtains.  But they darken the room sufficiently enough.  I'm only keeping them because I can't afford better quality striped curtains and I really want stripes.  You get what you pay for.

Pros: darken well enough
Cons: NOT white stripes…but pale grey or dirty dingy white.