This came sooner than expected and was easy to assemble - we have it up and running within 30 minutes.  It does put out noticeable heat so its not just a pretty firepit.  My only con is that I ordered a bag of the fire pit glass thinking I could add it to the coals.  there was no mention of that anywhere and I was subsequently told that they could not be used together and since one bag at $75 wasn't enough, I will be returning the glass.