I was quite surprised to see how the stools arrived in a very flimsy box; more shocked to see that there was no damage.  Then, my surprise kept growing as I soon realized that I had to put the stools together myself (must have missed that in the description).  Finally, there were no instructions!  After two hours, I now have beautiful stools, which I hope will last as the foot and side supports are not as thick as I would have liked.

Pros: Beautiful to look at and compliment my other furniture very well.
Cons: See review above.