I was pretty impressed that these stools came in ONE day...fully assembled. I like them a lot - they are very sturdy and impossible for my husband to tip backward like he did with my former bar stools that were on a pedestal and he broke both of them doing that. They are fairly comfortable and seem to be indestructible with thick vinyl upholstery. They slide easily back from the counter and don't seem to mar the wood floor at all. So - A+