Ordered this as a dinette set for kitchen nook, looking for durability and style. We ordered it on a Tuesday by phone because we wanted to join the club and get all the promotional discounts. Our total price, delivered ended up being just over ****...nice. Customer service guy was friendly, knowledgeable and extremely helpful. He told us the product would ship from Great Offer Stock warehouse within the week but because it was oversized, a freight carrier would do the final stage of delivery which could take up to 3 weeks. No problem as we just wanted it before Thanksgiving 28 days away. To our surprise we got a call Friday morning from the freight carrier asking if they could deliver right away. I couldn't believe it! Set came on a pallet very well packaged with no damages. Putting it all together was quite easy and logical, instructions mostly drawings just like we like it. Only needed a medium phillips head screw driver and a drill with small bit for pilot holes. There are some set screws used on the supporting bars under the seat. Instructions do not call for the piloting, but is the way to do it right. We made the mistake of putting the table together in the garage--even with wider than normal doorways, we could not maneuver it into our kitchen area due to size. OOPS! The only other issue we ran into was the chairs not sitting flat on our tile floor (rocking) but was easily remedied by loosening all the screws to the legs and seat, had someone sit on the chair so it lied flat and then re-tightened the screws.
About the quality--surprisingly, even though made in China, this set is mostly hard wood and veneers with a nice semi-gloss to flat finish that really brings out the grain in the wood. There are stickers on the wood backs of the chairs which are the typical cheap chinese style that do not remove easily in one piece--a pet-peeve of mine which I have discovered an easy remedy for clean up by applying a little Goo Gone gel (**** *****) to a rag and slowly wiping off the residue. We did have one of the screw sleeves, which are in the holes of the legs providing threads to receive the screws, break loose--easy remedy was to re-tap the sleeve into the hole after applying wood glue to the outer surface, using care to avoid getting glue on the inner threads. No flaws in the finish anywhere! The table has a beautiful wood pattern that resembles a hand-crafted, inlayed look...so do the backs of the chairs. It really looks fantastic and much nicer than expected. We got the counter height design which is unique, stylish and very comfortable. The seat cushions are a cream color made of a faux suede. Not bad, but we will be re-covering them with a black vinyl/leather look to tie in to the rest of our kitchen furnishings...so simple to do as the cushions come off with 3 screws and the new material can be stretched right over the existing and stapled onto the wooden underside frame. The legs of the chairs have nylon domes on the bottom (the good kind) which make them very easy to slide on tile floors. It seems every detail has been covered, quality control spot-on and every part lined up correctly and fit together well--so atypical of products from China.
I can't say enough about the look and quality of this set. It is really beautiful and so much finer than we expected--we were just looking for an everyday dinette set with a quality look. This unit could easily pass as a dining room set, it is that nice. Clean up is where you are reminded it is not fine wood furniture as you only need a sponge and a drying towel. We got 6 chairs and at first glance, the table looks like six people might be squeezed in tight elbow-to-elbow; however, this was not the case at all. The table's unique shape (kind of like a rounded out triangle) allows for two chairs per side with plenty of room because each of the three sides bow out increasing surface area and elbow room. There is a shelf underneath as well in case the table gets a little crowded with serving bowls/utensils. What a great and lucky purchase for us. It was our first Great Offer Stock experience and we were totally impressed in every way. As new members, we will certainly look to Great Offer Stock first whenever we need something. The delivery time was AMAZING! No damages, no tax and no delivery/shipping fees! BRAVO, greatofferstock.com !!!