After fighting with the instructions for 20 minutes I figured out it made no sense. You assemble the back and arms then wedge the seat into the...wait no loosen the arms and...no it won't wedge in. OK arms off back only SQUEEZE into place ok back's on. Arms...stripping the plastic on the side? Fine attach the bottom first and ... nope they don't go on there easily either. Top first? Nope. now you can't squeeze the bottom into where the holes are to... never mind my daughter has a chair with no arms now. Thank goodness it was on sale.
Good chair for the price not too big to take up space in a small office. Assembly was difficult needing some wrestling to get all the screws and holes to line up but solid once everything was tightened down.