Truly a case of you get what you pay for. This set LOOKS beautiful and fits in wonderfully with our decor.   It was purchased as an extra table for working at, eating at, doing art projects, and it works well for that. However, upon assembling the chairs, the screws were too short to actually connect to the bottom of the seat - we had to use others - but the seat still has fallen off repeatedly. Additionally, one of the screws holding the bench seat onto the base can be felt when sitting on the bench! We are constantly tightening all the screws because the table and chairs get rickety.