I bought these to display some of my photography in my home studio. I needed 17 frames plus 6 more for another room. I bought just one box to see how they were before buying a 2nd one. Even if it happened that only 9 or 10 were OK, it still would save me a lot of money compared to buying other cheap frames for £5-6.
The 12 frames came well packed in a fitted corrugated box with an extra wrap of corrugated around it. Each frame has protective cardboard corner pieces and are wrapped in film.
The frames are quite amazing for the price and I was very surprised. The glass is real glass and not plastic. I have opened 10 so far and none have any damage other than there is a very slight mark on the glass, as if a little liquid of some sort has seeped in between the stacked sheets before assembly. This has created a slight blemish on the very edge of the glass in one place only, but it is on every pane. I haven't found a way of removing this yet either with water, lighter fluid or window cleaner. There is no damage at all on the frames.
This stain is barely visible when the glass and frame are together and certainly won't be noticeable when it will be one of many on the wall.
The frames are black plastic with no woodgrain moulding - just smooth black plastic. The corners each have 2 staples holding them dead square and firmly in position, none are misaligned or wiggly, even without any glass in them.
There is a movable hanging clip enabling the frame to be hung landscape or portrait plus there is a back strut so it can be displayed on a shelf either way.
There were quite a lot of tiny black flecks inside each frame which took a while to remove because of static but they made no marks, much like all frames really.
These frames with glass are far better than the black frames I already have that were bought quite some years ago for about £6 each, all of which have plastic "glass" and are somewhat discoloured and scratched now.
If you need multiple black A4 frames, I can't see how you can go wrong with these even if a few were not perfect.
I wouldn't buy these for a special frame for loved-ones photos or as a gift but for certificates or general photos these are perfect.
| Product Dimensions | 30 x 21 x 0.01 cm; 5.44 Kilograms |
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| Batteries required | No |
