Assembly was easy save your money on hiring someone to assemble it for you, it only takes about 15 minutes to put together and no tools are required to put together.  The recliner is comfortable it has deep storage in each arm rest, the messages just vibrates and it's loud too but the remote that comes with it provides the advantage to make adjustments and the cup holders are a plus.  Hope this helps to anyone considering the purchase, two recliners for the price of one is also a no brainier:-)