I ordered late Sunday night and flowers were delivered at 9:30 am on Friday - exactly as the delivery schedule shows. My shipping notification email didn't come until Saturday morning and I was stressed about whether the flowers would be on time. You do have to be at home to sign for them, apparently depending on the carrier. (Mine came UPS and I did not have to sign, but I was home.) That said - I would order these again in a heartbeat. They were strapped down in the box with individually wrapped heads, and they were fresh, fresh, fresh. After 6 hours in water to freshen, they went into several arrangements Friday night and are still fresh looking today - Monday. These things are HUGE and showy and just beautiful. The stems are very sturdy and very thick, very easy to work with. The price beats other jumbo calla offers with a stick. I could not be more pleased. This was my first flower experience with Overstock - I didn't even know they had flowers, but I have ordered online from several places and this product was spectacular. Wow. I'd do it again. Perfectly gorgeous.