These earrings arrived in a very lovely velvet drawstring case inside of a nice jeweler's box.  However, when I opened them, I was disappointed that the bottom two crystals LOOK like a single crystal and are bulkier in appearance than the photo led me to think they are.  These were my second choice as the ones I really wanted were sold out and since I was purchasing them for a gift, I didn't have time to wait for choice #1 to be restocked.  Having written that, they still are very pretty earrings for the price, plus the brand name (Swarovski) gives a bit of prestige to them.  If the recipient doesn't like them, I will encourage her to exchange for something she does like--but she likes sparkly, girly jewelry so I'm anticipating that she will be keeping them.  Also, the shipping was awesome...I had chosen free 2-day shipping and they arrived in 24 hours!  I'm very pleased with the speed and the quality of the earrings' construction.