Water Beads, 9 OZ pack (42,000 Beads), Crystal Gel Pearls, Rainbow Mix for Furniture Decorative Vase Filler

They came on time and work well. I placed a few in a jar of water and left them overnight and they expanded just fine . I dumped out the water and it has been almost two weeks now and they still hold water. I cant wait to get these in a bandana to keep cool in the heat.

So this is disappointing and it's what I get for being cheap! LOL I had gotten some clear beads from another Seller that cost a bit more but actually turned out beautifully. Those looked so good in the plant vases that I wanted to add a pop of color. These beads are NOT as good. Number 1. The colors are VERY muted and kind of muddy looking. 2. They take much longer to start swelling. The others were full after about 2.5 hours. 3. These beads are sticky while still dry. I put some on a container of water and had to scrape them off the sides so they could absorb the liquid. This is compared to the OTHER beads which I was able to put into a vase of flowers with a thing opening UNTREATED so that they could fill the vase as they grew.I'm really not happy. They are too cheap to return. I have just now gone back in to order more of the other beads in a color.Too bad. This would have been awesome if they looked anything like the photos. By the way, just so you don't think I'm exaggerating, you can see the difference between even the clear beads from the other seller against these colored beads.One final thing: pay attention to the size of the container. The product photo makes it look quite large. It's not that big and the label and photo do state that it's 9 ounces but that picture makes it look much bigger than it really is.