I got this for my sister's wedding. It's kind of hard to see what it truly looks like in the photo the seller provides - but I wanted to give it a shot.This card box comes shipped in a clear plastic box. The box itself is a little over an inch thick.Take it out of the box and then you'll have to assemble it - which is very easy. You can do it even without the provided directions.You take the bottom of the card box and lay it down on a table. The sides of the box come in the form of an "Accordion" that you open up and set inside the box bottom. On one side of the Accordion, there are3 or 4 strips that you peel off, then stick the top end to the overlapping end. So there's no gluing or taping - it's already done with the glue stripes inside. Once you have that done, all you need to do it put the top of the box on. On the under side of the top, there's an envelope with a long rectangle card that has a loop attached. When not in use, you pull the card out so that nothing gets in the box. When you go to use it - like at a wedding you push the card inside the envelope. Then people can insert their cards/envelops inside. You cannot see through this box. The slit on the box top is just wide enough to stick in a good sized envelope/card , you can't see down inside the box at all...whether you're putting a card in or just trying to look inside. This comes with a good sized wide piece of fabric ribbon so that you can tie it around the box so nobody can open it without untying the ribbon.The size of the box is great for any party/wedding - or whatever you want to use it for. It's about the size of a hat box. You could actually use it as a hat box! It's the shape of an octagon and is 12 inches around and 12 inches tall and about a 1/4 of an inch thick. It's very sturdy - it's not going to blow over. Someone would have to use some force to crush or destroy it.I like the fact that you can't see inside of it. I also like that it's very pretty without any other decoration on it. The box has an Eyelet look AND FEEL to it so you could just set it on a table and go if you don't want to do anything else to it. My sister is doing a beach themed wedding so I will be adding a few things to the bottom of the box. I also like that you can use it to store items n after using it at your party.I think it's definitely worth the money. It's very pretty - exactly what I was looking for. I'd buy it again if I was planning another party- I'd even buy it just to put items in and store for a rainy day.