I read the reviews for this stool before buying it and hoped that the issue with them being stuck together had been resolved. I’m glad I took the risk, because they were not at all difficult to get out of the box. Each one was individually bubble wrapped, and they literally took 3 minutes per stool to assemble. They look exactly like the photo and are sturdy. The only thing that time will tell is how strong the cross bar will be, if people use it to adjust their position on the stool. It’s a tall stop, so not using it is not likely. We shall see. For now, they are awesome. They came 5 days ahead of schedule without warning, as a business, that doesn’t always work out. It would be good for Wayfair to either stick to the projected date, or just give a heads up for early arrivals. I’m sure pleased, as far as my first Wayfair experience goes.