One of my planters was scratched in several places,. It was the one on the bottom, so I guess it may have happened in shipping. I was able to make it work by touching up the scratches with white paint. The only problem is the color of my round planters have more of a gray cast than a pure white, like my other square planters. I now have 8 of the square ones (the 30” size) around my house and I absolutely love them. I had to have these round ones for my front porch, because the square ones were to big for the small area beside my front door. You can’t go wrong with these. I have had 4 of my planters for the last 3 years, and they have held up in all types of weather. I just clean them in the spring with soap and water, and they look as good as new.