I paid $110 for this chandelier and it is a bargain at that price.  It is now $135.  I am not sure I would pay $135 for it.  If it were $110 again, I might buy another one. Yes, the crystals are acrylic but glass but that is the modern style.  The old fashioned glass crystals break much more easily and add weight to a chandelier making it harder to install.  The instructions for this chandelier are somewhat poorly written but you can figure them out.  I takes a little bit of time and patience to install this chandelier.  The end result is beautiful.  I have gotten a lot of compliments about this chandelier at my house at the Las Vegas Country Club.  I put in 60 watt incandescant bulbs.  The bulbs it comes with are not bright enough.  Also, the bulbs it comes with do not work well with a dimmer.  60 watt incandescant bulbs make it brighter and much more beautiful.