These counter height stools are the perfect height for my island and they are fairly comfortable.  I ordered two sets, the first box I opened was well packaged but had no instructions however was fairly easy to figure out assembly.  The second box I noticed there was some big scratches in the legs, one of which was already identified by manufacturer as it was labelled (see pic).  The screw holes for the cross bars were also too big on the second set and I needed to buy screws with larger screw heads to ensure proper assembly. I went ahead and finished assembly as it was easier to fix up the issue compared to returning.  Overall these are good value for the price I paid.