The light was fine, I find the shades very cheap. When they arrived the box was crushed in, I did not want to accept it but my husband opened it and of course the shade, being very cheap was broken, the lights we were replacing had the same size shade so we had something to put in the our rental unit before guests came in. It would be nice if the company, out of good will would send a couple more shades of better quality, I guess I'll wait for that...
The light it self works fine, a little stiff, you'll want to put a tad of oil on it so it performs like it should. The shipping boxes should be of better quality for this product to arrive in better shape, and the packaging inside was less than appropriate.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend