Bought this for Christmas for our one year old, because he absolutely loves feeling like a big boy and sitting in his own chairs at tables. The colors are bright and the assembly was fine, but we still to this day cannot figure out how to fold the legs on either the table or the chairs. It is not a folding table style like we are used to for extra party chairs and tables. Their are stoppers and pegs that lock everything in place, but they are impossible to unlock. We checked the instructions, and it never instructs on how to fold and store, just assemble. BIGGEST NEGATIVE--is the vinyl used on the seat cushions is very thin--even thinner than the decorative panels on the top of the table and chair backs. It rips EASILY. The first time my daughter sat on it with buttons or decor on the back of her jeans, it tore and dimpled. We will have to re-upholster it ourselves. We had returned a previous version of a stackable tire cars set because it tipped and was very unstable. This one does better for young kids. The only time my toddler tips out of the chairs is if he tried to climb up with one hand supporting his weight on the the back of the chair. Not the chairs fault. :) SECOND NEGATIVE: the little plastic caps on the bottoms of all the legs cracked and fell off the first day or two--so it would damage a wood floor, with just a metal pipe leg. Would work fine on carpet or tile, I suppose. We have moved it inside our son's room for that reason, and cannot bring it onto our wood floors without denting the floors, unless we use a furniture pad underneath every leg of the chairs and the table, which is impossible, cause the kids move the chairs around so much. It would also puncture those foam mats, so that didn't work either. Other than that, it's ok. We wouldn't buy it again--due to not usable on our wood floors and the seats rip and look tacky with normal use, and require re-upholstery to a thicker vinyl.
Great build and quality that holds up well to kids and their abuse. I have had this for several weeks and have no regrets in purchase. My son loves it and provides a great place for him to do his homework.
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