Product review (5 stars): the packaging was excellent. Double-boxed with straps around both boxes
Ordered it on a Thursday and received it the next Wednesday. It was shipped from California via UPS and arrived in Florida. First, the packaging was excellent. Double-boxed with straps around both boxes. Very well packaged inside both boxes. The actual shipping weight was 104 lbs. The freezer was 57 lbs. That tells you how well it was packaged. As for operation, I waited 24 hours before plugging it in. This is to let the refrigerant settle in the compressor. Finally, I plugged it in. It's been running for 6 days. No problems. The unit runs very quiet. I had to reverse the door. There was some residual foam insulation in the threads for one screw, but it was easy to clean it out. The only 2 items I would comment on was the outer box does not have any indication of how to place it (this end up arrows) and the instructions for removing the freezer from the boxes were packed inside the freezer!