It took me two packages of the two chairs to get the pieces that fit together to finally make two stools out of all the pieces. In the first package the holes were dented in the seat so it could not be put together. In the second package, one of the seats was torn.￼ My college age son said they were horrible to put together. They seem sturdy at the moment but if you look at them closely you can see the metal is sloppily welded together and many pieces were scratched. Customer service was great and they didn’t take long to get here so we’ll see what happens. I am glad I got a three-year protection plan because I think I’ll need it. They look nice if you don’t examine them too close￼￼￼ly. You do get what you pay for.￼