I think I had too high of expectations for this based on the glowing reviews. The quality of the product is good, but basically there are some fundamental issues with furniture that is assembled by the customer. The joints and connections are as good as they can be for this type of product. I told my son not to lean back in the chairs for fear that they would break. Whereas, I would have no fear of this with a factory-assembled chair. As I said, the quality is good, good finish, well made. Again, based on the price, itll do the job for my son for a few years until he can buy some new furniture.