Came in packaged box. EXACTLY like buying from a major retailer only HALF the cost! Buying Alien from Great Offer Stock is my secret (I guess, no more!)! I don't know why other reviews say that they received a box open or that the smell was not as strong; I have been wearing alien for more than a decade, and actually, the Great Offer Stock Alien has a more "fresh" smell than the perfumes sold at the retailers. LOVE Overstock!