These are nice stools for the price.  My biggest complaint with all of the stools you have to put together yourself (like these) is that they never seem quite as sturdy as one that is preassembled.  Like others mentioned, we had to go buy longer screws......seems like something the manufacturer would've addressed.  We also put a little wood glue in the holes where you put the legs and slats on.  That seems to have helped stabilize.  The first time we used prior to adding glue, we had little plywood shavings all over the floor after people sat in the chairs. Basically the chairs wobble a bit and grind the screws around on the plywood creating sawdust/shavings. It was a bit confusing how exactly to attach the front and side slats....instructions overall could've been better and clearer! The chairs are comfy with well padded seats and back.  They do look very nice. I am just hoping they will last for several years now that we've added wood glue to all the sockets!