The kitchen was packaged and shipped very carefully. All of the pieces arrived undamaged. Once the kitchen is assembled it has quite a bit of weight to it and it is very sturdy! I'm very impressed with with quality of this product! I will admit putting this kitchen together was a little overwhelming at first and it took several hours. I would recommend having at least one other person to help. No matter how frustrating it is believe me, it is worth it!.I really love how it lights up, makes noises and has a bunch of compartments for the kids. It looks like a real kitchen so the kids like it bc it doesn't seem like a "toy" it seems like a real kitchen with real fire so the kids are actually interested feeling like their a grown up cooking like mommy and daddy and it keeps them entertained for hours in their room. Great investment would definitely recommend to other parents looking for a toy their kids will actually play with. A bit on the expensive side but is definitely worth it.