The box it arrived in was severely beat up but the package itself had no damage, so well packaged in that sense!  The stand was easy to assemble, less than an hour with myself and my husband taking our time and playing with the dogs in the middle. I'm not using it for a TV stand so I can't attest to that, but it'll be used as a shelf area for books and clothes for guests.  

Instructions are adequate.  Biggest thing is don't tighten all the screws until you've got everything in place.