I have had a fat stick board for several years which I've been extremely happy with but I decided to upgrade to a wooden menace after seeing it on the fat stick web site and reading the reviews. I ordered the board and it arrived the next day, the packaging was great no plastic but securly packed, The board itself is so far advanced from my old board it's lighter, it tracks really well and looks great and the build quality is as I would expect from a premium board manufacturer. I received plenty of communication from the guys at fat stick which makes you feel special as a customer.