I am always skeptical when buying furniture online but Wayfair has never let me down! These chairs had great reviews so I decided to give them a try. They are very sturdy and hard when you sit down but I am okay with that. I think over time they may loosen up a little.  I bought 3 sets of chairs and one of the sets did not have the correct screws. The packaging had been poorly closed so I think the screws fell out in transit. The company puts a return or request paper in each set of chairs so I was going to have them send me more screws but my dad is the ultimate fix it guy and had me the correct screws in a day so I made it work. Overall great purchase and I’ve had great complements on them!