I had no idea what to get my dad for Christmas. My brother collects swords, so I usually get him one from his favorite anime, but my dad loves Tarantino movies. And my dad's one who will not tell me what to get him for Christmas, so out of frustration and a split second decision, I threw these into my shopping cart. When they arrived, I was really pleased with them, they were beautiful! I love Kill Bill myself, so I knew what they were supposed to look like and I especially love that they came with the stand and they look nice displayed on them. But as Christmas came closer, I began to panic, thinking I'd gotten him something stupid and should have thought about it harder (which I should have : P). Luckily, on Christmas morning, he opened them up and loved them! He laughed for like five minutes straight, but he was so surprised, he thought it was funny and now they are displayed on our fireplace mantle. So overall, I'm very pleased with how it turned out and the swords were a great product!