It came in a few boxes, and nothing was damaged. The boxes weren't too heavy, but I needed two people for the box with the headboard. Setting up the bed was fast and easy with two people. We used the bed with the new purple mattress and it works wonderfully. It's been a few months and I'm still very happy with it. It was priced well, looks nice, hasn't broken yet, and doesn't creak or make any noises (make sure you adjust the footpegs all the way down though, or you'll hear a "clunk" everytime you lie down). I waited MONTHS for this to come back in stock, and ordered it the day it came back. I'm so glad I waited.