I knew these were not going to be "top drawer" for the price I was paying. I got them to give to a crowd to celebrate, and figured they were going to be good enough.They were almost good enough. The product was intact because the sticks fit fairly exactly in the packaging tube which was thick and generally good quality. This is something that they could have missed, and it gets them to three stars instead of two. The sticks themselves were very dim when activated, and require systematic breakingSee full review