I received the candles in double carton. The boxes were full and the LEDs well packed in cardboard are fully consistent with the description. On the bottom of the candle, an ON / OFF button to start system, space for a flat battery (supplied with LED), they are ready to use. IDEA: printing on A4 paper as you drive before mounting with an adhesive so as to make a tube (remember to put a landscape format for a larger and less long tube). Turn on the LED and place on top of the paper tube vertically. You get a nice candle infinitely customizable for taking an A4 ... It is also possible to do it with a sheet of tracing paper. The LEDs give the impression of a flame that flickers and this way he seems random when placing several candles from one side to the other.