I recently purchased a Vulcan 260 lb bumper plate set. I've been looking for some time to purchase a bumper plate set. Most sets are too expensive, and those that are not have such a high cost for their delivery as to make them unaffordable. When I came across Vulcan. The free shipping sealed the deal for me. The plates arrived in a timely fashion, and were packaged in 6 separate packages, making it easy to move them from the delivery vehicle, into my basement. The plates have a bit of an odor, and also a little bit of a "greasy" feel to them, but nothing that was over-powering or made me any less excited about my new bumper plate set. I love the look of the plates. And, I've used them for almost a month now, and have had no issues. I would highly recommend these plates to anyone looking to purchase a set. I know that if I make any additional purchases of bumper plates, I'll purchase Vulcan bumper plates.