For the price of these bar stools I am pretty impressed so far. Great size and good looking. A little stiff, but I think they will get better as they are sat on. Yes, you do have to completely build the stool, but for the cost savings, it is well worth it. Instruction say should take 10 minutes. Uhmmmm, no. First one took me 3 hours. Instruction are a little vague and the tool (Hex driver) that comes with it is junk. Get your self a decent longer handled one. The second one went much faster since I learned from the first how it should go together, took me about 30 minutes. Do not tighten the bolts completely until you have assembled the whole chair. The quality seems pretty good. This is my third different barstool I have purchased from Wayfair and is for certain the cheapest priced. Wanted something that would hold some weight as I have had friends collapse from the first barstools I ordered and they were much more expensive. Here's hoping these hold up.