I would have returned it but I opted to just go ahead and assemble the bookcase. The very thing that led me to purchase was the answer to a question made by Kim of Wayfair on May 25, 2016 that this does not require assembly. This is a misrepresentation claimed by a Wayfair staff. You are required to screw in 12 bolts to assemble the top, middle and bottom parts into the 2 side pieces. Then you have to attach the back panels with 28 tiny screws.