Shipping was quick (always is with Wayfair).  the slide was relatively easy to put together and is study enough for little kids. It definitely isn't made for adults. I went down it but it does bend a bit. But at the end of the day I bought this for the kids and not myself. This was attached toa 5 foot platform and it works great at that heigth. For the price I am very pleased and so are the kids.