I love the lamps. They were packaged very well to insure they would not break. My one complaint is with the lamp shades. The instructions were difficult for me to follow. I was so frustrated with them. I left them for awhile. When I came back to them I was able to see that one side was for the top and one side was for the bottom. It would be so much easier if the lamp shades were assembled and shipped. Not everyone is capable of putting things together.