This came beautifully packaged and folded neatly in its own plastic container, wrapped with a ribbon and piece of cardboard with the beans, and it contained a handwritten thank you note, which is always touching and appreciated in today's mass manufactured world.
This tapestry is just as good of quality as some I gave that were three or four times the price. The colors are as I expected, the print is absolutely beautiful, the weight is as I expected since it's 100% cotton. Like most large tapestries, it has two serged sides (most of mine are like this and not serged on all four sides due to the cut of the cloth, it won't unravel). It smells like a new tapestry always does, from the ink, but it does not have a chemical smell to it, just a dye smell. I don't usually wash mine as I'm hanging it, so I can't speak to that, but it does have wash instructions on the tag as hand wash in cold water. I'm sure it will stand up fine like all my others have.
Not sure what else to say, aside from the fact that this really is a steal and the price is amazing for the quality!