I ordered two of these chairs. When they arrived, there were a few chips/nicks here and there - not awesome, but not worth going through the return process. I have left them outside on my patio, which is partially covered, and now there are a lot more chips and nicks. I'm sure I can fix it with some paint, which I will do once the weather gets cooler, but it's sort of annoying that I have to do this in the first year. In terms of sturdiness, no issues, and they are easy to transport, which is nice.