The box the pieces are in arrived.  It appears to be whole with no apparent damage on the outside.  It was delivered to my veranda.  They just left it there without knocking to let me know it was there.  Later, someone else came to the door and knocked, offering a service unasked for.  I heard the person who knocked but it was not the deliverers.  There the box was, sitting on the edge. When it arrived, I have no idea.  The other person who came later offered to help me bring it inside.  I now have to wait almost two weeks before the company that will ideally put it together - if they come. The comments I read said that they don't always. The person who put it together (part of my order), did a nice job.