I've put together a good amount of furniture, so was ready for the typical frustrations of missing parts, poor instructions, damaged pieces, and/or incorrect placement of pre-drilled holes. However, I had none of that. To begin with, the packaging was solid and nothing was damaged. The box of hardware had a red streamer on it, so could easily be located. Different types of hardware pieces were in individual plastic bags and each clearly labelled. There was also a bag of spare pieces of each type of hardware. Pre-drilled holes were accurate except for one magnetic closure mount which looked like the pre-drilling didn't happen. That wasn't a problem as the screws went in fine without being pre-drilled. There were four pieces to cover the back of the unit and they all fit together perfectly. The back was not pre-drilled and the instructions stated so. As a precaution, I drilled starter holes, although I probably didn't need to. The instructions were perhaps the best I've ever used. Everything was clear and made sense. The holes for the shelf pins were a little small, so I decided to make them slightly larger for my convenience. The shelves have recessed areas on the bottom for the pins, so the shelves don't move around. This is a very good piece of furniture for this price and well above the quality I was expecting. There was one small area of the side of a drawer (which cannot be seen when put together) which had a slightly rough finish. Otherwise, all the wood was finished properly and looked great. If you're looking for a decent piece of furniture at an affordable price, I would highly recommend this unit.