Received my bench three days earlier than anticipated! That made me happy. My husband and I assembled it and for the most part it was fairly easy. No tools needed, everything snaps together. I was concerned however when we opened the box and removed the pieces, some had black marks like some kind of grease or something similar. The two side pieces were both damaged in that the edges were bowed and not flat. (Made me think someone else had ordered the bench and then returned it.) I was able to remove most of the black marks and what I could not remove was on the rear of the bench and out of sight so I was okay. All in all I like the bench and it serves the purpose of storing all my chair cushions and pool tools. It says that it can hold the weight of two average sized adults, but I would not recommend it. (It made all kinds of popping sounds when my husband and I sat on it together.) The price was right and I got it quick and those were the two most important things for me.