Decent quality, though it was dented (not in a place that would be visible). It is free-standing for our use, though can be installed. Make sure to level it (there are levelers on the bottom) once it is in place. It's not very heavy and can be moved fairly easily once it was off the packing pallet. Kept it unplugged for 24 hours, and it cooled down pretty quickly once we connected it. There is a nice display shelf on the top, which can be removed to store more bottles. Each shelf can hold 10-12 bottles, depending on the size of the bottles, when they are arranged properly. The shelves can also be removed if you need a larger space for magnums and such. Since we have a lot of reds and not as many whites, I bought a smaller cooler for the whites and each cooler is set to its specific temperature (55 for reds, 45 for whites).