I understand that with all natural stones there are variations, etc. I was a little disappointed that my batch had too many grey beads, and very few that look like the picture. Wouldn't have bought it in a store, but was able to get a few beads that are good. Just enough for my project. {R&T Reply - Thank you for the feedback. It looks like we sent you the last strand we had, so I couldn't compare them myself, but I've made a note to check our next shipment and update the picture as required).