Pretty great counter stools especially for the price.    Fairly easy to put together although my husband did end up with a big blister on his hand..haha.    Lots of screwing to do.   They are very sturdy and much more comfortable than what we had before.   I really like the higher backs on them.   The only negative I would say is that they are really black and not espresso and there were several small scratches on them but since they were just black I took a sharpie and touched up the scratches with it and you can't even see where they were now...it just blended right in.   I think if they had packed them just a bit better I may have not had the scratches.   All in all very pleased with the purchase.