I needed a slender tree and this one will work for us. Since it was purchased after Christmas all we did when we received it was put the three sections together and plug in the lights which worked perfectly. I'm not sure I like the way all the plugs are plugged into each other rather than end to end but we will see how that will work out next year. One of the caps on the stand legs was missing when it arrived but it should be easy to find a replacement.