I received this comforter a week ago and absolutely love it. I had done some research and when this comforter came up at it's price I decided to purchase it. It arrived on time to my doorstep, packaged nicely, no damage to the box and in a plastic, zippered bag. I did air the comforter for a day, I did not notice any unusual smell or flying feathers, the distribution of down evenly distributed. It fit very well in my duvet. My old comforter, which we received as a wedding present had seen better days, 2 kids, cats and dogs, and was amazed when I replaced it how much loft this new on had. My old one was at least half the size. I strongly recommend this product. Down comforters are easy to maintain as long as they're in a duvet. Shake when making the bed and wash the duvet. If necessary dry clean the comforter. I do not recommend washing. I hope this helps.