In themselves, the chairs are as advertised. One of them, however, required a lot of work on my part to make it useable. One of the five bolts that secure the    horseshoe base to the seat structure was 1. too long, and 2. the female thread of the hole it was in had to be re-tapped. Poor workmanship! Also, as noted by other buyers, the packaging materials are so flimsy that the Fedex delivery man should be given an award for getting the box to my door in (sort of) one piece.