The first thing I noticed was that the actual color is not the vivid red shown in the photo. Its more of a fuchsia or deep pink tone. This is not as noticeable when the lights are on but when the lights are off in daylight, you can definitely see its not bright red. Also, the berries are not as generously scattered as show. Theres a good bit of cord exposed. Overall the strand is still useful for various decorating ideas and pretty, but the price should be less for the quality.  Not the best value for what youre getting.