This is how my box arrived, there was even part of a metal pole sticking through it. They sent it in nothing but the original warehouse box. Surprisingly, nothing was broken once opened. BUT.. the terrible instructions made it take forever to assemble, and halfway through, we realized they didn’t specify the direction of one of the legs well enough and we found out we had to redo half the desk. I know it was only $250, but was not worth the time or energy. 1 screw wouldn’t fit because they didn’t make the metal hole big enough, and two of the screw in parts that hold the shelf in place would not fit. it was the same location on both shelves that had the issue. Definitely save time and money and keep looking for a better desk.