Based on the negative reviews, I was worried about what condition the materials would arrive in. I was pleasantly surprised there was nothing majorly defective with the items. The item does lose one star though because none of the wood screw spots are pre-drilled. What's worse is that where the wood screws go often are at angles where you can't reach with a drill, so you have to hand screw them into areas with no pilot holes, which causes the wood to split.