I was excited when my bookshelf came on Friday instead of Monday as originally quoted. I was super worried however once I saw the box, massive hole in the box. I was for sure thinking the glass shelves were destroyed. Amazingly NOT. This was packed very well, there was just a void where the hole in box was. Glass was completely safe. This is designed well, relatively easy to put together unless you don't pay close attention to the diagrams. You can easily put some parts in the wrong direction if you're not careful. Very stable book case. Worth the money.