The chairs and table came packed securely. That said, the delivery poked holes in the side of the box but didn't damage the merchandise. The table has a base in which to place water to hold in place on pool ledge. The water wasn't heavy enough so we used small pebbles; afraid the sand may come out from the base and didn't want sand in the pool. The pebbles worked great. They are a great size. I have set them in the pool and they do not float but stay put. Our weather hasn't warmed enough to sit in them in the pool as yet.