We are pleasantly surprised by this purchase!!  I read most of the reviews, and they were all mainly positive, so that steered us towards purchasing it, and we’re quite happy!!  As everyone else said, it was easy to assemble, and frankly smarter to ship it in pieces versus shipping the entire item whole b/c it’s much easier to transport a box into your home!  Our other recliner (that fell apart) came whole, and it was a nightmare to get into our house.  This was smart, careful packaging. It’s very comfortable and appears to be decent quality. And the price is right versus some of the big box stores charging 3X the price.