The sheets arrived well-packaged in a bag that was the same material as the sheet set. Immediately upon opening up the bag, I noticed that the color of the sheets was more cream than white which was disappointing. Before using, I washed and dried them using the "sheets" setting on my washer and dryer and used natural fabric softener since they were a bit rough for my taste. They came out of the cleaning process with minimal wrinkles and no noticeable damage. The fitted sheet was a very snug fit as were the pillow cases on what I consider very thin cheap pillows. If you have plush pillows, you may have trouble getting the pillow cases over them. I cannot be certain, however, if the tight fit of the sheets was due to the expected sizing of the set or if some shrinkage occurred while washing. They were noticeably softer after using fabric softener. Time will tell if they last and get softer with age so for now, I am rating these as just OK given my initial impression.