When my husband opened the box, the first thing he said was My God! There are so many pieces! I kind of laughed because I had already read the reviews on the amount of pieces. It took about an hour to put together but I was quite surprised at how short this dresser is. I was really expecting something a bit taller but it will do. I was concerned that some pieces would be damaged during shipping but everything looked intact. However, there was only one glue stick included and it definitely had been used before. A great purchase all in all! I just ordered another!