I can't say they were bad. They were not what we were looking for. They were much longer and larger than expected. It is hard to know how tall they will be by how the dimensions are posted on line. It would be of great help if the dimensions of the pendant light itself were listed separate from the wire to the ceiling. I was looking for a light that was 7 to 9 inches in height and these were 15 inches, and I had no way of knowing until they came.