When I saw the boxes at my house, I knew something inside had to be broken based on the damage to the boxes.  To my surprise, everything inside was in perfect condition still.  Kudos to whoever designed the packaging!  I thought that the material the furniture was made from looked good (even though it's plastic) and seemed to be resistant to being scratched or damaged (hopefully a good sign for the future of this set).  The worst thing, that in my opinion is unavoidable when you get furniture shipped to your house for free, is how long it takes to screw every nut and bolt together.  At the end my fingers hurt, my back hurt, and my patience was getting very thin.  However, I'm now confident there is enough hardware holding these things together that they won't fall apart one day.