The design is more attractive than that a lot of similar priced items. The swing seems very sturdy but as yet hasn't had a lot of use - time will tell. One criticism is the instructions - obviously originally in Chinese but the lack of certain key instructions leaves one to interpret how to assemble it yourself. The canopy has not been thought out well. It has brown welded cogs on the main frame and when the canopy frame is put on and secured with a corresponding cog, whoever welded the first cog didn't marry up with the second cog as when you push the canopy backwards or forwards it isn't squared up, meaning that it takes two people to ensure it is symmetrical. A minor irritation but still - attention to detail would have prevented this.