Our table had some minor damage, which didn't surprise us as the box was not in good shape. Most of the damage was on one of the legs and was not worth shipping the table back. The instructions contained no text; only pictures. Opening up the table to insert the butterfly leaf is a bit difficult as the table is only made out of wood - does not slide easily. I would suggest having help when assembling. When we opened the box we noticed some screws extended through the table and their ends were exposed on the top. We manually backed them out so guests would not hurt themselves. We paid $325 - so for that price we put up with the minor manufacturing issues.