First off, the style and comfort of these bar stools is the only reason I give them a 4 start. The wood on one of the stool has a huge knot right on the back of one of the stools. While it doesn't matter to me as I will paint these at some point in the future, a picky person would have a problem.  I suggest you check the backs before you unpack it all. Second, one of the dowels on the risers was missing. Having dealt with this before, I just used a screw that was about the right size and a drill. If you aren't that handy, this may pose a problem. Unfortunately, you have to take everything out to see if anything is missing. Third, a couple of the screws just fell out of the holes. I'm guessing the holes were drilled too large. Easy fix the a couple of wooden toothpicks. These little "fix" items cause me to take a star off, but for the price and the ease I had fixing the issues, well worth the time.