These stools are fantastically wonderful!  The seat height is low enough that they don't come right up to the bar height and just slide right under.  They don't take up any room at all.  They're just absolutely wonderful.  They do come two to a box and we bought four of them.  The first box of two went together perfectly - no problem.  The second box, on the very last stool, there was a tear in the seat and the bar that goes across the bottom was so rusted out that you couldn't even get a screw in there.  We, of course, called right into customer service and let them know of the problem.  Customer service was fantastic!  They ended up sending us out an entire new box of not one, but TWO new stools!  That was amazing!  So now I have five chairs!  Now THAT"S customer service!