Going off of reviews for other Noodler's ink, a lot of people were upset that they got a plastic bottle instead of a glass. That is not the case for me. As for travel, there was a bit of leakage in the box, but that's to be expected seeing that IT'S A LIQUID!Now for the product itself. I'm amazed. I use think ink for editing and I love how dark the color is. It's not as intimidating as seeing bright red all over the manuscript. The ink is very elegant and pretty, and it flows nicely. It seems a little more watered down than inks I've used prior to this but that wasn't an issue for me. It does its job. It flows from the pen well and dries almost instantly. I will definitely buy this again