Received the box in excellent condition, so there was absolutely no damage to any of the surfaces. Everything but the lamp shade itself was very easy to assemble. When I did manage to "pop it" inside out as instructed, it did have a crease that wound up being about 1" at its widest, with the whole crease going about 1/4 away around it.The only real issue I have that I feel is worth mentioning is that it is very unstable on any type of raised carpeting. The base is just to narrow. This is definitely a product that would be (and is) very stable on flat surfaces.