Hi Melissa, We are glad you are happy with the order unfortunately the cost of the postage was just because the size you got, You order the largest and the heaviest, We send these thru courier so that we can get insurance, the boxes are brand new when we send them, most of the time with the cost, insurance, boxes, bubble wrap and shredded paper for these large lights, are not covered. When we hand it to the courier the boxes are certainly in brand new condition.