I could tell it was a great basket because of what it must have gone through during UPS delivery. It was shipped to me by G3T in the original packing, a single layer of cardboard. I found it on my front porch with several large holes in the box and parts of the unassembled basket sticking out. The rim of the basket, which was a heavy steel wire, was bent straight for about 6 inches where it should have been rounded like the rest of the rim. The threaded stub of the base where the pole screws in was smashed down and stripped of the black powder coat, and the chastity belt up top looked like it was hit by a sharp, hard object and gashed. My basket looked like it was thrown around by gorillas, what else could damage steel like that. I give the basket five stars, but due to the condition it arrived in, I can give the packaging and delivery only one star. I've tried to repair it, but it still looks sad.
