Keep in mind that I was buying new parts. When I opened the package that showed no damage. The post, one of the filler strips, and the mounting bracket. All were damaged. The post has dents on both ends. The filler strip was dented. The nice thing about the filler strip is that you plenty of them. And last but not least, The pronged mount was also dented. So going forward. I'm going to use some of the extra parts you get when you order fence parts from the home depot. Unfortunately the home depot didn't sell a gate post kit. That's why I ordered the kit from Factory floors. Lesson learned.