When it arrived the outer box was completely crushed, but the trash can was well cushioned by styrofoam and was in perfect shape thank goodness! At first look, I thought it was going to be too small and I would be forever emptying the thing, but it actually holds a lot more than expected. Love the color it gives a nice splash of blue in my kitchen. Still don't understand what makes trash cans so expensive, but I am happy with this one.