Before you go any further just know that these stools are not really 26 in height.  They're more like 24 and maybe even shorter than that.  The description is incorrect.  Now that we have that out of the way, the stools themselves are very good and are better than reasonably priced.  They're super easy to put together and seem very sturdy.  It's just that the height (or lack of height) was disappointing.  To the powers that be, please change the description!