I was surprised at the excellent quality of this product for the price! It was well packed upon receipt. It does come with a lot of pieces and took me, a 45+ mom, a little over 2 hrs to put it together by myself, but it was not complicated, just tedious. It is quite heavy and looks like good quality. Mine did come with a very minor chip on the top front edge, which I will touch up with paint to conceal, not worth returning. I am very happy with this purchase!