Waste of money
I got started with sea sponges about six months ago, and love, love, love them.  When it was time to order another set, I decided to save a couple of bucks and ordered these instead of the ones I ordered originally.  I guess it's true, you get what you pay for.  Both sponges have the stalk or trunk in the middle of them.  It's awful.  I tried using them and they are hard and scratchy.  I will be returning these and re-ordering from SeaSationals.  Even though their sponges cost a couple of bucks more, they are spongy all the way through, and are great products.
Rating: 1 stars