I was a little hesitant to buy these because of a negative review but I am so glad I did!  These earrings are beautiful.  They are very sparkly.  They were packaged very nicely in a Sophistikitty pouch inside of a plastic ziploc.  It would make sense that they need to be stored like any nice jewelry to prevent damage.  The earrings seem well made and have a very nice feel to them.  I may order in other colors and get the matching bangles.  I just noticed the seller changed the price by one cent so you can get free shipping without having to buy other things.  Nice move.