I bought two of these. They came right away. Each had its own box. The base of the lamp was stuffed/jammed up inside the shade to consolidate things for packing. What a nightmare to get both of the bases out. I was afraid I'd break it, break the light bulb that was jammed inside the shade (inside a box of its own), or bend the shade. The lamps are OK, but not of the greatest quality. The dimmer is in the button switch. I swapped out the old-fashioned tungsten LED clear bulbs for dimmable ones that were whiter in color value. I am not sure if the dimmer button is not working properly. Sometimes the light bulbs flicker, but I can't figure what. Is it the original bulb or the ones I used instead? Is it the dimmer button?