The bed was well wrapped when it arrived. It was easy to put together and we love how sturdy it is. There is no need for an extra leg in the middle which many US beds now seem to have, and the price was great! Only criticism is that the instruction manual seemed to be for all sizes of bed so we spent some time looking for pieces that didn't exist for our queen size bed. And the instructions could have been printed a little larger. We didn't figure out about the biscuits until too late so it got put together missing a couple. But we love the bed and it should last a lifetime! Thank you!