The pearls arrived packaged in a beautiful gift box for presentation.  Gave them to my wife as a 'just because I love you' gift, and she loved them!  Perfect size and length - they looked wonderful on her!  She wore them a couple times, but then felt bad in having to tell me that they had become unknotted in a couple locations on the strand.  Of course that simply ruins the look and makes them look like 'dime store' jewelry.  So unfortunately I had to return them yesterday for a refund since exchanges weren't an option made available.