Bench came meticulously packed and wrapped for protection.  In fact, it was boxed within a second box.  No damage whatsoever.
I bought this particular bench because there was no assembly needed.  There were other benches I would have preferred, but I didn’t want to deal with putting them together.
It’s a nice bench and serves the purpose I needed it for in my laundry room.  It is small, so would look out of proportion if used in a larger area than what I had.  My only con would be that it is a little overpriced, but I considered the no assembly a bonus.