Upon receiving the Tzumi Lava Speaker, I was impressed with how it was packaged. It was all in on e box, but separated to protect the unit. There were instructions that were easy to follow in the box as well. I immediately plugged it in and let it warm up. In a couple hours the 'lava' was floating up and down. Lava lamps are great! They aren't just for kids! Anyway, the speaker worked well also. I like that there was an option to just use the lamp too so I wouldn't accidentally connect to the Bluetooth in any way. One critique I noticed was that there is no volume control on the unit, or any other settings. I am a power user when it comes to electronics, so having more control is very important to me.