Assembly took a long time, but that didn't bother me. My biggest issue is that while the black color came looking like the picture, all of the lighter wood has a kind of greenish tinge to it. Everything but the top of the counter is rough and some of the stain came off while I was polishing. The wood was some of the driest I have seen. I've given it two coats of polish, and it's still just soaking it up like nobody's business.
That being said, it's real pine and I will be able to sand it down and fix the issues myself, so no great loss there.