My experience with Balsam Hill is always pleasent, the shipping is great, and of course the sales are nice thru out the year. But please beware of ordering anything for the Christmas Season or any season for that matter 30 days or more out. I took advance of the Labor day sales on Christmas decorations and Garland in September, and put it away for My Advent Season. I put up all my 8 Pieces of Battery Operated Fraser Fir Garland and was extremely Happy with the look of my house until a week went by. My Daughter and I were shocked to realized that we had to replace the batteries! We did so and put the lights on a shorter timer hoping they would last till the end of Christmas but they only made it another week! I've spent a fortune on Batteries and would have to say I'm disappointed that I can not return these and exchange them for garland you simply plug into the wall. I would not recommend anyone to purchase this garland or wreath for that matter because my battery operated wreath from this company does the same thing. Again, I'm a very disappointed customer.