Unfortunately they were crushed.
Unfortunately, there was a backorder on the he-40 filters. I have used these filters for a few years,,, thus the reorder. Then after a few weeks they arrived, crushed! I called Purolatorairfilters.com and sent photos of the crushed filters last week. I am guessing that they were crushed by the delivery company. They will be sending me some replacement filters soon. I haven't received them yet,,, hopefully their backorders have been filled.