I love coming home to a living room lit by candles--whitout fear of a fire! The timer feature is a great idea and the candles a highly realistic. You do have to pick them up to see they are not real.
The problem is that you will have to stock up on a lot of batteries. On timer, batteries will last you 2-3 weeks, the most.
To me, the battery problem outweights the benefits for this item.