"Although I knew before hand how the centerpiece would come, I thought it would be easy to put together. It took me about 3 minuted to punch out the pieces and put them all together, but when I came to putting the top on, it was a nightmare! I finally got tired of trying to make it stay, so I busted out the scotch tape and taped it on the inside to make it hold. I wish I would have read the reviews before buying this product."