I had to write a review because this product was better than I expected. I usually go right to the 1 star reviews when buying something and I find that if I still buy something after reading a lot of 1 star reviews when I get it I typically agree with all of the complaints mentioned in the reviews, however this was different. Based on the reviews I was expecting a wispy thin broken fence to arrive. Much to my pleasure this was exactly what I was looking for. It looks just like the picture. Thick pieces of bamboo about the thickness of a thin expo marker, not wispy little straws. And while there were broken pieces of bamboo in the package I couldn't tell where they came from because each bamboo shoot was fully intact no noticeable holes or breakage. I bought 4 of these so it wasn't just a lucky box, they were all consistent and my fence looks like one big piece. So glad I bought these it was just what I was looking for.