table is sturdy enough for two year old to dance on. it looked like it had been dropped prior to packaging, so hard that the edge was slightly dented, but the box showed no damage.filled in the area that showed stress cracks in the finish with furniture repair sticks and it looked ok. with four very active kids under eight its going to get a lot of abuse anyway . thats why we didn't return it. 

Pros: sturdy, attractive, easy to assemble
Cons: damage during handling