I really wanted to love this tallit, seriously. I don't usually go for fancy tallitot, usually shopping for really bland (but perfectly practical and reliable) $100-150 range, but I wanted to splurge just a bit for something that seemed so beautiful and special. The photos are lovely and made me so excited to receive it. Shipping time wasn't bad, only about 2 weeks, but when it got here it was NOTHING like the photos. The stripes are completely different (completely missing one blue stripe and the rest are much smaller than pictured), it isn't "shimmering"; just printed texture to look like it, it's rough to touch, and its not ANY kind of silk-- let alone specifically Silk De Chine. It came with a card saying it was a cotton-poly synthetic blend made to be as soft as silk (it wasn't). I was beyond upset. The only remotely positive thing about this was customer service. I emailed twice; once about being unhappy and wanting a return, and again to ask if I could ship it past the date it said in the email (they give you less than a month to return it) and both times the people I spoke with were very patient and kind despite me being frustrated. Aside from that, this tallit was horribly disappointing and NOT worth the price. If you're hoping for a nice rainbow tallit, look elsewhere. I sent it back in the mail with my authorized return shipping label a few days ago, waiting for my refund.