Delivery was attempted twice and I had to drive all the way to the post office about 35 minutes away to get the package. USPS said that the sender specified that signature for the package was required. This was extremely furstrating as I work most days and there would be no one home to receive the package. After contacting swordis, I understand that it was considered a high value package and signature of receiver is therefore necessary. This means I will need to send further packages to my workplace which might be frowned on or make the trip to the post office 35 minutes away. Otherwise, I am happy with the katana, exceeded my expectations.