The box it came in was damaged, but was package well.  This is very hard to put together. Screws would not fit into the holes and was missing holes for screws. My husband had to drill holes in the back so the piece of cardborad backing would fit onto the back. Directions are absolutely horrible. I would not recommend buying this unless you pay to have it put together. Took me and my husband over 8 hours to put together.  That's just not right. We had to tighten screws several times. Never said where to use the glue. Very disappointed.