The dresser came packaged very well so all pieces were in tact.  Pieces are labeled with a letter so that made it very easy to assemble.  It took me about 4 hours to put together.  The first hour I had assistance but the remaining 3 I did on my own.  I found the directions very easy to understand.  Not complicated at all, just time consuming.  The actually wood is scratched easily.  I incidentally got several surface scratches when inserting the drawers on the tracks.  Aside from that, it fit the space I had in mind perfectly and looks great in my daughter's bedroom.