The tree is really nice and full and looks gorgeous with the lights off in the house. I did get many compliments on it on Christmas however; the day after Christmas, half the fiber optic lights stopped working in the star. The star can't be removed, so I now have a tree with only half the lights lighting up the star. I had hoped this would last a few years and am now stuck with a tree that I can't use next year. What a waste of money.