Pluses: The bed and nightstand are attractive and I like them.  The wood is solid and sturdy.  It was easy to assemble the two pieces and there were no problems with fit or hole alignment.  Last, the product packaging was excellent, everything tight, nicely wrapped.  Special bonus - although a substantial amount of styrofoam was used, each piece was within a plastic bag.  There was no pesky snow to chase about.  Minuses:  Strong smell of wood stain, lacquer or whatever.  It too several days for that to diminish.  Also, minor annoyance - two of the holes in the piece used to connect one of the side rails to the headboard were not drilled all the way through, so I had to take a drill to it. No big deal. A two minute job.  Last, the Velcro ribbon holding the slates together had been twisted at one end before being stapled to the slate.  This cause the slate to not fit completely flush with the inside rail.  Again, not a very important issue.  It’s not noticeable at all.