I was surprised how the packaging box was so FRAGILE ,when i picked the box up i thought it was going to cave in (lol),so i started to worried about my lamp inside.I opened the box and my lamp shade was pretty loose inside and then i took the shade out and saw a small dent,NOOOOOOO (lol). But no worries I was able to pop it back into place....WHEW..... Other than that the lamp looks so  GORGEOUS.... ( just keep an eye out on your packaging materials OK.)