Packed very well, shades tight and finished well, love the 3 way touch on feature. Nice the 3 way led bulbs came with the lamps . Using them in a family room as chair side lamps and like the Black shades as they don’t reflect in the TV screen as much as white shades do. They don’t take up a whole lot of room either. They are set on 17x20 “ tables and look good next to the lounge chairs. Nice soft light, or adequate for reading. Nice to have the usb charger in the base for a phone. If these lamps are your only light source in a mid size room, then I would recommend getting white shades to be brighter.