I bought 6 chairs and only 2 went together easily. I was able to get 2 others together by really pushing the back metal into place. One came with a defect in the metal which i am trying to het an exchange for and one is welded too wide to be able to bend and get into shape. Frustrating but these are good looking for such an inexpensive price point. The seats are veneered wood so I hope they hold up ok!