The plates came very nicely packed and shipping was fast. The quality of the plates are outstanding, better than Rogue in my opinion. I will definitely order more plates and other items from Vulcan. I have used these plates during my workouts and they are awesome. They don't bounce so much like other brands, which is great, especially because I workout in my garage with my wife. The only reason I didn't give a 5 stars it is because some of the plates came with a white substance that gave them a "dirty" look. I don't mind it too much because they are going to get dirty anyways, but I like the feeling of unwrapping new stuff and have them looking clean. I would definitely recommend Vulcan plates over other brands. New time I will probably order their Alphas.