Arrived promptly and in a cardboard box in good condition. The barrel is a little scuffed as you might expect, but I don't think we will bother to try and paint it, although I have a couple of sunflower decals to spruce it up.  It's taller than the barrel it is replacing, so we may need to do a little adjusting of the down spout. Some reviews mentioned leaking of barrels but this one doesn't have any water in it yet, so hope that isn't an issue.