I like the table and so does my kids. I choose the table off of reviews so I feel secure with my purchase especially for the price. My bf put it together for me and it took about 45 minutes to an hour to put the whole set together by himself. He only allowed me to do a chair. Also I didn’t see any obvious dents or scratches but there probably is a scratch because of putting it together. You get what you pay for so we’ll see how long this table lasts for us ! And it does comes with place mats !!