Opened the boxes. Just what I wanted. Something cool and not like everyone else I know that has a bar in their house. Put the first one together fairly easily. Adjusted the height, was perfect. Sat on it, was wobbly so I didn't like that and didn't assemble the others until 4-5 days later. There's no operational instructions, only assembly instructions, which are easy to read, however, I had no idea the iron lever under the seat was for tightening down once you get your height set. I accidentally discovered this while putting my third stool together. The lever was loose so I gave it a swing and it tightened, locked, and stabilized the entire mechanism. After I accidentally discovered that, I felt like rating them. I like them very much.