Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Great for the 8 months that they were alive

I was very pleased with my $5 headphones since the sound quality was actually pretty good, and thought that I'd beat the odds and gotten a good pair of quality headphones that would be with me for a while. Alas and alack, it was not meant to be. About 7 months of regular use led to the demise of the headphones, which apparently should be treated with great care and attention. The earpieces came off one at a time, and then the arm broke off.Until this happened, I would have sworn that they were not only a $5 cheap piece of &$&%^ but now, its clear that in this day and age there are no bargains...you just get what you pay for!