Shipping was fairly quick, and the bar came wrapped in wax/parchment type paper and packaged in a manilla envelope. The bar was pretty soft--I am not sure if it is just a soft bar, or if it is because it was starting to melt because once I left it sitting in the kitchen after getting the mail it hardened up but when I picked it up in the shower it was soft enough to leave fingerprints in. The soap lathers well--we shall see how long each bar lasts, but I absolutely do not like the smell of this month's bar. It's Patchouli Cedarwood, and it smells very strong, and when I walked into work, my coworkers kept asking if I went to a head shop. It's not good for your nurse to smell like a pot dispensery. There really needs to be a way to customize this soap of the month club, even if doing so increases the price slightly. The scent lingered on my skin about 4 hours into my shift before I stopped noticing it--not sure if I just went nose-blind or if the scent dissipated.
