This weed eater came well packaged. I’m glad it did because one of the nuts fell off one of the wheels during shipping. It was in the box floating around by itself. Some of the parts were packaged in a bag, some weren’t. The assembly instructions are not clear at all. I managed just fine with the photos. The plastic grass attachments last about 30 seconds before they shred. I call those the starter ones. lol. Just put the metal one on, you’ll be fine. After I did that, I was weed eating for a long time. There is a learning curve to using the wheels. I haven’t put the blade on yet. I don’t have anything to use it on at this time. I can tell you it is very sharp. The gloves and safety glasses came in handy. I always wear both anyway, it’s nice to have extra. I have used this over a half hour and it still has plenty of power. For the price, I definitely recommend this.