packaging is better than any of the other purchases I have made. The problem with this desk is that the instructions are either wrong/confusing or the pieces are manufactured wrong. I have to tap my own holes to get pieces to fit. Once 60% done, the wooden pieces that makes up the shelves does not clear the middle metal piece. So, the product itself cannot be assembled unless I cut the wooden pieces to make it fit. 

The design of the desk is very nice, but the execution of manufacturing the pieces as well as the instructions is inferior.