This bench came right on time as promised and well packaged. It took me about an hour to put together and I'm a handy gal! Normally something like this would take me about 30 minutes or so. Although the instructions looked easy, one part of the instructions was a bit confusing. In addition, the seat piece (when closed) touches the arm piece. Whoever put the seat piece together (comes assembled) did not alone it properly with the hinges. The seat wouldn't close with the brace hinge on the inside (not sure what the piece is called) so I removed it. I would have given this review five stars due to the fact that I absolutely love the bench. It has its flaws, but with the price I expected at least an alignment to be thoroughly flushed.