I was really worried that the crib would arrive damaged after reading other shipped crib reviews, but it arrived just fine. There was a fairly large ding in one side, but that was from the manufacturer, the packaging was perfect. It's not so bad I felt like returning it-- but it should be said that the crib is made of pine and will get banged up. I feel that it wouldn't last through more than one child unless it was handled very carefully and your baby wasn't rough and tumble. I bought this crib for my 4th baby because cribs have since changed since my first 3 used our old crib. Both cribs assembled easily,  but this one definitely is lacking the strength in the slats my first crib from 10 years ago had.