The stools arrived well packaged and a day early.  They are great quality for the price and although assembly required a little bit of 'adjusting' to a couple of the holes to get them to line up, (small amount of drilling to the hole) once that was done, it was a piece of cake.  Because of that, it was helpful to have an extra set of hands and since I've put together lots of furniture, this wasn't a surprise so I was prepared for it. We did also pull out the plastic guards on the bottom of the legs and replace with stick on felt pads, since from experience I know the type they come with will mar my wood floors.  Once they were together, they are very sturdy, look great and slide right under the end of my big kitchen island, out of sight until needed.  I also liked that the seat size is adequate and comfortably shaped.  An adult doesn't feel like they are going to fall off of them which is a real bonus.  I would definitely order these again.