Furniture arrived by freight within 2 weeks of placing my order. Furniture looks beautiful on my back deck. A little assembly required. I put all three pieces together by myself in about an hour. It wouldn't hurt to have a friend help you though as sometimes its tough to get the right leverage, but its by no means difficult to assemble. My only issue with the set is that it is extremely low to the ground. From the picture it looks as only the table is very low, which I actually liked, but the loveseat and chairs are just as low. Its not a problem for most people but someone who might have trouble getting up and down will not enjoy this. Seats are very deep and it comes with tons of cushions and pillows. As someone else said the material of the cushions is not "plush and soft", it is rough, but it is also water resistant polyester which is what you want for outdoor use. I dont know about you, but I dont have people cleaning and maintaining my chairs every night, they are outside and I want them to last. This is a great buy in my opinion you are getting a great deal. Just try pricing something like this out at your local outdoor furniture store. Two thumbs up!!