I'm very happy with these chairs! This was my first experience buying furniture online and hopefully not the last. I didn't have a hard time putting the chairs together but I took my time and carefully pushed the chair pieces together before trying to attach them. Also, because I'm short, I put the seat bottom on the kitchen counter ( legs up) and then inserted the seat back (legs up) being careful to push to line up the holes for the screws. There was a small amount of dark oil on one chair leg and I was able to clean it with water and paper towel. There is a slight odor from the chairs...kind of a chemical smell....that seems milder each day, that I'm hopeful will be gone soon. They seem comfortable and I hope they hold up well.