These are a must!!!!!!! I had been looking for new counter stools for a long time. I purchased 4  from a higher end retailer while they were on sale. Got 1 response from them charging my paypal. A week later still nothing so I called. They were like sorry we sold out. But we have some for 200 more. We were going to send you an email later today. Yeah right!!! I’m so so SO glad they were sold out. These are so gorgeous and can hold 275 pounds vs. the ones I was going to get that can only hold 220!!!!  My husband and sons and other family are tall and I’d have to put a restriction on who can sit on them. But these are so sturdy and heavy. They are 2 inches taller than our old counter stools which is more comfortable for us but if you have a molding around your counter or island it could be a problem.