we ordered 3 of these book cases - they were very easy to put together, especially after I did one, the next two were a breeze. There were a few dings in pieces - mainly in the top piece for some reason. Also it looked like some stain had dripped on one of the shelves, but turned out to be the bottom, so no biggie. Not worth returning them over the dings in the top - and honestly, they were not super expensive bookcases, so I can't complain.