Well the item is an assembled item manufactured in mainland China!  Need I say more.  The dining set came in three boxes and the box containing the table was absolutely destroyed in shipping between China and my front door.  It was so damaged I took pictures before I opened the box.  The table was undamaged.  The assembly on the chairs took four times longer than estimated.  Some of the bolts would just line up properly and I ended up taking a couple chairs to my shop and placing them in a vise before I could negotiate the bolts into their receiver holes on the frame.  After one chair the other five is repetition so assembly took longer than required!  Make sure you get a large discount from your retailer before purchasing this product as I feel it is "average" quality.  Also, the dining set is a very dark bronze similar to a mocha and I was hoping for a more traditional bronze appearance!