I read the reviews prior to purchasing and like others I received the desk with some damaged pieces.  The packaging was done extremely well however I just do not believe you can protect everything in shipping.  We put the desk together, for us it definitely took two people, using the damaged pieces and for the most part you can not tell that anything is wrong.  The work space is very large, larger than I even expected and I measured it prior to purchase.  Overall I like the product and am excited to use it as my at home office desk.  You can not beat free shipping either.