On looks and quality, I would give these chairs 5 stars. For ease of putting them together, I would give three stars. I split the difference and gave four stars. The chairs took quite a bit of finagling to put together. At first look it did not appear that they were going to fit. Additionally—and more of a hassle—there was a metal bump on one of the pieces of the chair’s frame that was not perfectly round and therefore would not fit in to another round piece when we put them together. Luckily my husband had a metal file and was able to file it down so they fit together. If I had been putting this together myself I would’ve been stuck. He said it was no big deal, but couldn’t believe it got passed quality control. In fact, he questions whether quality control even looked at it. I read all of the reviews before purchasing, so I feel safe to say that ours was probably an anomaly. Regardless, they are put together now and we love them. I think they look better in real life than they do in the picture. The black is very black, unlike the picture, which we like. The cushion is thin, but comfortable to sit in. We are picky about that. The wicker is more of a plastic material, which, again, we like and prefer because they are easy to keep clean and won’t be easily damaged. The first night I had them out on our deck, it rained and a bunch of mud and dust got on the chairs. I used a cleaning spray on the cushions and they are as good as new. We are very happy with our purchase! I read all of the reviews before purchasing, so I feel safe to say that ours was probably an anomaly. The chairs took quite a bit of finagling to put together. At first look it did not appear that they were going to fit. Addit
