Everything is professionally packaged to make unboxing a more pleasant experience. I live in the Pacific NW so it rains here alot. The one negative for me is that the light will not recharge AND run the light at the same time, so I cant power the light FROM my trikes powerbank for extended run time. We are quite pleased with how these are holding up and they are very sturdy. (Everything is shown in picture) If you were to want to stack more than two shoe racks it might not be as sturdy. Im a big girl (60 and size 2-3xl) so I ordered the 3xl and it was huge on me! Don?t get this the charging tip broke off in my new phone and had to take tweezers to get it out! Like a lot of other people, I have several Bluetooth speakers scattered around. A little pricey but well worth the price. - This pad is not an LED strip that goes along the entire edges of the pad.