The dresser came in three well packaged boxes, all arrived undamaged. It took me close to 5 hours to assemble it myself, a skinny girl with power tool. It was not difficult, the directions were very good, and the overall results are very good too. Because I did not have a helper the dresser feels solid but will not hold up to moving. Another thing, the fume of the paint was so strong I had to evacuate from my bedroom and sleep on the couch for a week to aerate it, I also placed packages of baking soda in each drawer; they seemed to have gotten rid of fume. The fumes literally gave me horrendous headaches. Also, make sure you use the correct size wood dowels to attach the two back support pieces to the top, I almost broke thru the surface becaue I used the longer dowel and as you fasten the screws. I took the wood dowels out and just left it with the screws, and you can't see much the damage on the surface. I think the price is good but not great. I expect this piece to last 3 years or so, so it is ok.