The table arrived by the end of the week that I purchased it. I was worried about putting together the chairs because everyone said it was tricky, but I had no problems at all. I'm a smallish woman whose handiness is only so-so and it took me about an hour to put it all together. They seem sturdy. When I put the sliders on the bottoms of the chairs (the ones provided) it made them a bit wobbly, but when you set down in the chair they don't wobble. The table did have a chip on the surface of the table, but for the price, I decided it wasn't worth it to ship it back and request a new one. I put a flower arrangement over it. It's about a quarter inch wide, and a few centimeters long. I also colored it in with table stain so it's not noticeable unless you are looking for it. Without the scratch, I would have given this table a 5. It's good value for the price though.