The Pergola arrived in good time and all parts were carefully packed in a strong box.  No damage was found to the product. It went together quick and easily with just two people.  It looks really nice on our deck and was exactly as I was expecting.  The only real disappointment was the way the posts are secured to the foot pieces, I thought that there should be some sort of a sleeve to drop the post over and then bolt to. The actual connection was made with only two short bolts screwed into small tabs that were cut and bent out of the foot piece itself.  It gets fairly windy here so we will see how it holds up. Perhaps  Purple Leaf can amend this connection and improve the overall stability of the unit.