I purchased this for an apartment-warming gift for my mother. I was there to "assemble" it - which was exceptionally easy. I commend the way the legs were secured - with the screw ends protected with rubber caps, the legs themselves, bubble-wrapped and then surrounded in cardboard, and finally the entire packaging unit tied inside a pocket on the bottomside of the couch. The couch itself is firm, the fabric is soft and vibrant and, most importantly, my mother loves it!