This hanging light suits MY needs, but I don't know what anyone else's needs are. This light, in my opinion would be nice & suitable for some kitchens, or kid's bedrooms also. I just bought a small condo. I am using this light in my dining room for the time being instead of spending $100+ at the moment on a much nicer quality light. The clear dome part is thin flimsy plastic, not crystal. Which again, is fine for MY needs. This is NOT a ceiling-mounted light with a ceiling cap, like a lot of the other lights you see on here, where you have to clip wires & tie them together & rewire/reconfigure & mount to the ceiling. You literally screw in these hooks, plug the electrical cord in the socket & hang it from the hooks. That's it. No need to call an electrician. No tools needed either. I have wooden slats on my ceiling that I'm using to hang mine from, not a flat regular-type ceiling. The outlet to plug in my light is high up on the wall also; about 2" from the ceiling. I am replacing an awful 1990's ugly, hanging, brass chandelier that's hanging there now. The long electrical wire is like a clear-ish/silvery color. The part that holds the light bulb is like a thin brushed nickel metal. It comes with 2 thin silver hooks. I will go out & purchase a decorative silver chain to hide the wire & also to hang the light from the hook & 2 thicker silver hooks to hang my light, but what came with this light, may work for you? I paid $16.99 & free shipping. I believe this light is worth just that. I've looked everywhere for a light like this, online & in stores & I couldn't beat this price. The item arrived a day earlier than expected & in a nice box. The plastic was not bent or warped, everything was wrapped in plastic and brand new. Lastly, this light is perfect for ME, but it depends on what YOU need a hanging pendant light for exactly. People gave this item less than 5 stars, but I gave it 5 because it suits MY needs & I had low expectations. People gave this 1-2 stars & complained because their expectations were too high. At $16.99, you won't find any better than this. I saw a much crappier light at Home Depot for $30.00?? & it looked like it needed an electrical engineer to hook it up & install it & way too much work. This light probably (in my humble opinion) may not look so great in a dining room that you see on tv like the Soprano's or in an Architectural Digest magazine. It's more for like a kitchen/over the sink light or a bar or den area, desk/office area, because it is made of plastic & has sort of a cheap feel & look to it. I'm not knocking it though, it is just simply my stupid humble opinion. So, take my humble review with a grain of salt & if you lower your expectations a tad, you won't be disappointed with this light. I haven't installed it yet, because I haven't moved into my new place just yet, but when I do, I will update after it is in place & being used. I buy half the stuff on Amazon due to customer reviews solely. I don't know what I'd do without other customer reviews. Thank you to all the customers that take their precious time to write reviews on products they buy. This is why I took my time to write this for all of you who are thinking of buying this light. I hope this helps you!! Update: 11/5/15...So, the light just didn't work out for me. I ended up not liking it. The cheap plastic dome was distorted even after much effort on my part to try and straighten it out/even it out. I am not removing any stars. I ended up taking it down and putting it into storage to see if perhaps I can use it somewhere else later on.
