Tree stand was rusted and missing a protective cover

I have been ordering from Amazon for some time now and this is one of the few times that I am disappointed in the product that I received. As you can see in the pictures the treestand was rusted on one foot and the other foot did not have a protective cap on it. I looked throughout the whole box and bag and did not find the missing cap. It takes a very long time to get the tree to look natural, so as not to see the pole in the middle and have spaces. The tree has an odor but not one that is over powering. That being said, it is a nice looking tree. I still cannot understand how a company can ship an time like this, unless it was a used tree stand.

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