The Autry Upholstered Storage Bench arrived in excellent packaging. The outer box made me think it was going to be far too large, but fortunately there is an inner box and outer box for protected shipping. The bench itself is just as pictured. It fits perfectly at the end of my king sized bed and centers nicely. The metal base is thinner than I had thought. You can hear the buckle pop sound when you press on it. I worry when anyone heavy sits upon it, that it might buckle a bit underneath, but it has held up so far. I wish it had some sort of lift support because the lock latches fall in towards the center. So you have to hold the latches while you’re closing it. It would almost be better without the latches and I’ve considered removing them. Overall though, it’s a cute little storage bench and it holds the bed blankets and pillows when they’re not in use.