The summary pretty much says it all. The choice of using USPS is one I wish more shippers would use. I had two day shipping from Il. to Florida. The parts look just like the Deans except for a slight color difference. The two brands fit each other well. At half the price, they are a real value. I haven't soldered any yet. I will do another review if there are problems. I don't anticipate any. I have soldered full size Deans substitutes with this color plastic and it was not a problem. There are no thermalshrink pieces like with the Deans, but thermalshrink is cheap. (Posted on 1/5/2013)