I read the reviews, so I knew the issues of not having directions to finish the build,  so the company could have & should have fixed this issue if they cared about customer service. That being said, for the price, we bought it anyways and figured it out, but I'm not sure everyone could. I do really like it, it is exactly what I needed, and the price is right. If you have a hard time building things that come with instructions,  this may not be for you,  but if you are handy, then I say don't let the missing instructions hold you back, it's pretty much common sense how you have to assemble the rest of it after the directions end, but I can look at the pieces and see how they will go, and my husband was totally confused,  but I showed him how the remaining pieces would have to go for it to work, and he put it together without missing a beat.