The bed came as expected. Shipping was fast. I was excited to get this bed and my expectations were high. Even so this bed exceeded my expectations. It wasn't too heavy in the box and once I took the pieces out to carry them upstairs at my apartment the pieces were fairly lightweight, yet the finished product still feels quite sturdy like I was hoping. The bed looks great, it's a really great finishing touch to my room. I couldn't be happier so far. I only have a 5in mattress on the bed currently but it's still very comfy. I assembled the bed by myself in about two and a half hours. It probably would have taken half the time with the recommended two people assembling the bed but I still got it done and I'm not handy nor do I have any experience putting furniture together so I'm very pleased.