I bought this table to put beside the bed, because my husband uses a Cpap machine. The shelf holds the cpap, and he can still have room on the top of the table for a lamp and tissues, etc.  He is very pleased with the table.  It arrived as promised and is a good, solid table as expected.  It came well-packed in a thick box with foam and extra cardboard cushioning the corners.  Just needed to screw on the legs.