Review on 10-Pack Tension Bands With Bolts And Nuts For Chain Link Fences, Gates, And Posts - Fits 2-7/8 Inch Diameter - By FENCESMART4U by Fredo Zhan

I ordered 2 of the 10 pack 2-3/8 tension bands after seeing almost all of the reviews were in the 4 and 5 star range. I did look at the pictures but only expanded on the 4th one. It looked like a decent galvanized coating. I should have expanded all of the pictures and then I probably wouldn't have been surprised or ordered the items.I've included a representative picture of the bands I received. About 1/3 of them were okay (most distant band in image), the next 1/3 (center band in image) are marginal, have full coverage but appear a bit rough. The final 1/3 (front band in image) are not really useable. They have all sorts of debris in the galvanization, breaks in the coating leading to the underlying metal and quite bluntly have the worst galvanized coating of anything I have ever purchased. Those band look like they were either not properly prepped prior to dipping or they were dipped in a heavily contaminated zinc bath.The only reason I'm not returning them is because I need them and I need them now. The local small shops and the big box stores are currently out of this item. So these will be used and then when I can get my hands on quality bands, they will be replaced.I am giving them a 3 star rating instead of 1 or 2 which I feel they deserve based on the quality. The reason being is that if I had looked closely at the other images such as the first one the seller provides and zoomed in on them - the "quality" of the galv coating would have been obvious. I mean, none of the ones pictured in the listing are as bad as some of the ones I received -but- I don't think the seller has completely mis-represented the item.