I gave this 4 stars as there was a dent in one of the bars as well as what seems like a “stress fracture” in the mdf board where one of the screws is. It was packaged very well and everything was clearly marked. The directions were better than some I have seen and were pretty straight forward. I don’t quite understand the purpose of the extra piece that sits on the floor nor do I think I would utilize it. I put this together by myself so it can be done but 2 people would be much easier and probably cut the time in half. It took me an hour and 40 minutes to assemble. Excuse the mess in the background. I am remodeling my basement and got this desk to use as a sewingcraft station. Overall it’s a nice desk.