When this package arrived, it was pretty beat up. However, all of the materials inside weren't damaged at all. This does require at least 2 people to make it, but it isn't impossible to do alone. One major gripe I have about this is that my top 2 drawers wont fit properly. My husband and I think it is due to the strip of wood at the top that is put on purely for decoration. We have to fiddle around and see if it can be fixed, but we followed all of the instructions to a T, so I don't understand why it wouldn't fit right.