I ship usps with insurance and tracking for my saftey and yours. The ring is in a gift box along with a bubbler envelope addressed to the person who wins. I usually ship the day of or next day, how ever I had a death in my family and just landed off of my plane so I will not be home until 1/16, thus leaving me unable to ship until 1/17. :( I hope I answered all your questions. good luck.