Took about an hour to put together, if that. These shoes came with someones nasty/ dirty insoles in them ! They fit perfectly every time and they are so comfortable. Rather than doing a little research to give me the correct size, he just told me to order the next size smaller. The bolt that is used to connect the arm to the base is crap. Just what I needed, but extra large sized bottle. They will work great for my purpose. The price was good and for you they may be great. I took one star off just because delivery too a long time. They just feel like cheap shoes that I would not have bought from a shoe shop.