I received this bed within two or three days from purchasing it. The bed seemed to be very well packaged and everything came nicely in the box. While putting it together I noticed that some of the screw holes didn't match up easily and as my daughter climbed up on the bed (she's 9) I noticed the bed shook a bit. I have a small house though with cathedral ceilings so utilizing the height rather than space made sense to me. I would have given this bed 5 stars if I didn't have to fight with the screws so much.