I love my new entry/shoe bench.  I have looked at dozens of other benches and when this one arrived I was so pleased.  The box was mangled, the styrofoam was crumbled and broken in places but it was packaged so well that there was just the smallest dent in an area that won't be seen so I kept it anyway.  I put it together with my 8 yr. old son and it was a piece of cake.  Everything lined up well and it is incredibly solid.