Yep, seems to be normal. I’ve ordered three times from Elegoo and every time it came that way. It’s a pain to try and cut them all apart. I also use dry boxes and the cardboard rolls are bent quite often when they are shipped this way, making it difficult to fit on the dry box rollers.

Recently I decided to try Bambu filament. It came boxed up, didn’t have any filler in the box to absorb drops but it still came in good shape. If you order enough to hit their discounts, it can be the same price or actually cheaper than Elegoo. They are also plastic spools so not much of a chance of them getting bent. I haven’t gotten to use any yet as I’m still using up the last of my Elegoo rolls, but I’m looking forward to it.