JIC Gem Geode Bookends Large Black Crystal Bookends Decorative Heavy Duty Agate Book Ends for Shelves 1 Pair 4 to 6 LBS with Rubber Bumpers

In photos, it looked okay, but in person, after taking them out of the box, they are really beautiful with warm earth-tone colors. They are solid/heavy. I purchased the (4 to 6 Lbs) Natural Agate, and I couldn't be more pleased.

Solid! they are heavy but stunning. Glossy on the inside and matte on the outside. Seems good quality to me and worth the value.

So for me, I love the look. Besides varying a little from the picture, they were nearly exactly what I was looking for. To respond to some pervious reviews, here is my overview of the product and my thoughts.For starters, when I first opened the box I was super excited. I pulled it out and thought wow it's gorgeous. I set one piece down to pick up the other, but then I noticed, my fingers and hands were blue. When I touched the smooth/straight sides, nothing came off. It wasn't until I touched the more rough ends that I started getting blue kind of powder on my hands. I read a little more and learning from that, all I had to do to resolve the problem was rinse it under water and use a wash cloth to dry it off and get the excess powder off. After that problem was solved. Now the smooth sides where your books or items go in between had no residue to begin with. There is no worry about it rubbing off unless there is a little indent. Mine have one spot on each of them where it has kind of a hole or indent. Personally, I think it makes it look cool, but that is where some excess power hides. It doesn't rub off on anything, I already tested it. So washing them with water quickly solves the blue powder problem.Secondly, I read about how some were smaller than expected. I orders the 5-6 lbs ones. When I lifted the box, It felt correct. Then I realized that the 5-6 lbs measurement was a total measurement of the bookends. Therefore take the weight and divide it by half and that is what the individual end is. For me, 5-6 lbs was perfect. I am a college student, looking for cute bookends that would hold multiple binders containing loose-leaf books. The 5-6 lbs bookends passed the test.Next, I saw that people received bookends of different sizes. For me, yes the bookends are not identical, but I received bookends of relatively the same size. One is slightly smaller but I wouldn't say they are different sizes. I love the uniqueness of each bookend because they are not exactly the same, but they flow and still match overall.Lastly, my overall comment. After looking at stores, they were all just smooth. What I like about these is if you look under neath them, there are four rubber-like balls on each bookend to prevent sliding. For me, my desk is wood and so the balls stick really well, allowing me to use a smaller weighted bookend and it be really successful. I found that very unique and wasn't actually expecting. I also ordered the "green" color. I don't know if it is my vision or something, but this looks no where near green. To me the picture looked like a dark blue and what I received in the mail was the exact same dark blue in the image. Since the image showed the same thing, I was not surprised at all. The color is beautiful to me.I would recommend this product because although you have to wash them, it takes two minutes and the end product is amazing. They really look well on my desk and I get complements on them every time people come visit me. I gave this product 4 stars because the powder is something I didn't wish to do, but it is in no means a deal breaker. I was very pleased.

These are exactly what I was hoping for! They are sturdy and hold up my textbooks well. The two sections matched up perfectly and look beautiful. Great quality!

These are the perfect pop of color to display on any bookshelf! I love the natural element and texture them add. They are as sturdy and functional as they are interesting to look at.

As you can see I selected pink but it is lovely but unfortunately just on the left and the pink dye is absent from the right except for the middle. I called the number provided but it said they were busy but I don’t believe it is a viable number so not helpful there. It definitely looks lopsided. I don’t want to go through a return but I don’t understand why they would have sent this out to a customer looking like this so that is disappointing. No quality control so can’t use them as bookends and will need to just use as decorative pieces apart. Be aware before you order this item you may be sent this.

I gave this a 5 star because this product was exactly as I expected. Before you buy these keep in mind they are all dyed whatever color you pick, but I will say that the bookends that I received still look pretty natural unlike a few people have stated. (I'm not a geologist, but I have studied geology in college) If you're wondering I did buy the purple dyed bookends. I figured they would look the closest to natural out of all of the colors.Also THE BIGGEST THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE SIZE YOU PURCHASE. Some people gave low star reviews because they were smaller than expected. This is more than likely because they bought the bookends that were less than 7 pounds. If you truly want these to hold up books, you have to buy the 7+ pound book ends. I bought the 7-8 pound size, which work pretty well. I will also not for this size, that they are not huge, but they are heavy so they work well for decent sized books on short book shelves. I will suggest if you have larger sized books or a large amount of books to buy the even heavier bookends such as 8+ pounds.These are polished flat in 3 different angles, which allows you to change the angle if you would like. There is not felt attached to any of the sides, but there are rubber feet attached to the bottom of the bookends(which you could easily remove if you wanted).I was not paid or given a cheaper product for this review, I just figured I would give some insight to this product.

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