Chairs seem sturdy, but they have been in my possession for only four days!  They were stacked in boxes marked fragile which helped with the way they were treated by the shipper; I am sure.  I do regret, however, that there was no cloth or plastic bubble wrap protection between the stacked chairs.  Where stacked and the legs and seating touch, there are permanent scratches in the resin/plastic.  The chairs are nice for sure, but maybe my neighbor is right when asking if I got them at a garage sale.