I bought this table 2 months ago. Since then we have moved and it has lasted very well. Our previous table was wood and with five children the top had gotten very dinged up with them banging forks and knives into it. This table is one that I feel much less stress about.  The kids aren't dinging it up like the Wood one, it is easy to clean and I love that it folds up in my kitchen to make more room. The size is perfect for our family of seven. We use lifetime chairs to sit around it,  and I feel that it fits eight people comfortably as well.  Until our children are older and have better table manners I feel this will remain our favorite kitchen dining room table. And once we move on to a wooden table again this will remain an easy to use, easy to store table for the rest of our lives.