I truly got what I ordered and I have no regrets with the price of the product, the looks of it or the quality of it for what I paid for.  I did not order assembly help as I can put it together myself.  The instructions were 'wordless', just pictures and numbers of 'Step 1', then on to 'Step 2' and so on.  I really thought I was following the instructions to a "T", however I discovered I had 'something' backwards and I had to take it all apart and start over.  Me thinks I was in too big of a hurry to 'get-er-done'.  My advice?  If something does not match up with the instructions, go back to square one and think it through.  Don't tighten every screw until you known it's together correctly.
OR ... pay the extra to have a professional come and put it together.  My ego can't afford that.