The bulbs arrived at my door faster than I expected. I opened the box and the bulbs were just sitting there in a plastic bag without any packing peanuts or bubble wrap which I thought was strangely odd since they're light bulbs and can be damaged pretty easily. I checked all the bulbs for shattered glass luckily there was none. So far all the bulbs seem to be working just fine. I'll send an update once they begin to burn out. I placed them in the kitchen and hallway which we use quite often so hopefully (crossing fingers) they last as long as promised.