I received the item in the mail 3 days after I put in the order. I was excited and a bit apprehensive from what some of the negative reviews said when I opened the package, but I was pleasantly suprised the item was well packaged, it was in the box like the picture showed, the perfume box was in a cellofane wrapper, the perfume bottle was perfect brand new condition just like if I had driven the 1 hour and half to get it from the only place that sells it, most importantly its the correct perfume that I've gotten a ton of compliments on over the last few years, also my fiancee loves it too, this perfume is definitely in my top 5 of all time favorites and always will be.