The thread on the lamps were poor....the wick adjuster was by far pitiful...the glass that the lamps are made of weren't in very good condition, they looked dirty, very cloudy and had a good bit of bubbles in the body of it where they weren't made properly. I had to replace the chains that held the snuffer of the candle. Over all they at get tv the job done with extra effort to make them work such as using long needle nose tweezers to pull the wick up when needed and I'm not able to tilt the lamp on it side as it is designed to do for a better working environment.....however it is still useful and for under 10.00 there is only so much one can complain about...however, I had went with the " more expensive" lamp this time due to the same poor quality of a pair of lamps I ordered off of here for about 4.00 bucks a piece......I'm thinking that these style of lamps must come from the same company and that your better off looking for the cheapest one because your still going to get a decent piece of crap. The packaging was good and they arrived about the time expected.