Seat material, comfort, sturdiness, ease of assembly
Chairs were very sturdy. Because of the steel frame, they hold more weight than any other style of bar stool Ive looked at. I did notice a small hole, the size of a bb, in the back of one chair.
The bucket seat provides a lot of comfort and room for rear-end. I gave 4 stars for comfort because the low back doesnt provide as much back support as other low back chairs Ive sat in, probably because it leans back a little further, due to the bucket seat style. I noticed a slight strain in my back when I leaned back in the chair...Im 55 135. Having said that, its a bar stool so how often are most people going to be leaned all the way back in the chair? However, it wasnt the deciding factor whether to keep or return them.
They were pretty easy to assemble. Just like any other mass produced item, had alignment issues with a couple of the screws, making it a little harder and taking a little longer to get them in, hence the 4 stars for assembly.
Ultimately, I did return these chairs ONLY because the material of the seat was not what I expected. For me, it was hard to tell from the description and pictures whether the material was a harder faux leather, like vinyl vs softer leather, like micro suede. I want the hard leather for easy cleaning. These were soft leather. Despite the description saying easy to clean, in my experience, anything like micro suede stains very easily and I didnt want to chance it with these chairs. Again, the ONLY reason I sent these chairs back.
Seat material, comfort, sturdiness, ease of assembly
Chairs were very sturdy. Because of the steel frame, they hold more weight than any other style of bar stool Ive looked at. I did notice a small hole, the size of a bb, in the back of one chair. The bucket seat provides a lot of comfort and room for rear-end. I gave 4 stars for comfort because the low back doesnt provide as much back support as other low back chairs Ive sat in, probably because it leans back a little further, due to the bucket seat style. I noticed a slight strain in my back when I leaned back in the chair...Im 55 135. Having said that, its a bar stool so how often are most people going to be leaned all the way back in the chair? However, it wasnt the deciding factor whether to keep or return them. They were pretty easy to assemble. Just like any other mass produced item, had alignment issues with a couple of the screws, making it a little harder and taking a little longer to get them in, hence the 4 stars for assembly. Ultimately, I did return these chairs ONLY because the material of the seat was not what I expected. For me, it was hard to tell from the description and pictures whether the material was a harder faux leather, like vinyl vs softer leather, like micro suede. I want the hard leather for easy cleaning. These were soft leather. Despite the description saying easy to clean, in my experience, anything like micro suede stains very easily and I didnt want to chance it with these chairs. Again, the ONLY reason I sent these chairs back.