Set came pretty quick! And no it does not take as long as everyone says to put together! It took my husband about 2 hours total. Looks fabulous in our sunroom and we have received so may compliments!! The only reason I didn't give this a 5 star rating is because one of the back cushions was pretty crushed up from shipping (which after about 2days fluffed back up) and some of the hardware (8 bolts) were missing, which we just went to home depot and bought ourselves. Otherwise I love the set and feel It was definitely worth the price!