Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought these to compliment an arcade cabinet project I just finished. I needed some comfortable, tall swivel stools. The price of these were attractive and after reading all the reviews, I pulled the trigger and made the purchase. Easy to put together; took just about 5 minutes per chair. one of the chairs had a bent metal base that connects to the underside of the chair and luckily I was able to use a pair of heavy pliers to bend the metal back into it's original shape. I'm pretty sure by the way it was packed that this didn't occur in shipping but prior to shipping. Regardless, it didn't affect the installation and not noticeable at all when I completed the assembly. Chairs swivel easily. Getting the seat to go down (while sitting on it) is a piece of cake; just pull the lever on the underside. It's not easy to go down while off of it. I have to basically drape myself over the seat to put weight on it while I hold the lever up. Makes sense to lower it while sitting on it, but just thought I'd throw that out there. Now, getting it to go up, I had to get off of it, adjust to the height and then get back on. I don't know if a small person could manage this upward adjustment while sitting, but maybe a child. Does it matter? Probably not, but it's out there so you know. Now, for the stability. I've read a lot of people say it's stable even on carpet. Not many people seem to mention it can feel wobbly or unstable when you are getting on it, especially if you have the chair in the higher positions. Once on it and you are settled, it feels stable and I have no concerns, but getting on and scooting around on it to position myself in the center of the chair feels unnatural and feels like it could tip. The chairs remind me of those Weeble Wobble toys back in the day that you can push over but they pop right back up and share the tagline I used for this review. Now, myself and family aren't tall people so we have to get on our toes to get up on the chair, but we wanted the chairs high based on the arcade machine. And since the chair could go even higher than where we have it set, it's not unreasonable to think it shouldn't feel so unstable getting on it at the height we have it. Yes, we are on carpet, but it's old, worn-down carpet; it doesn't have a thick pile or thick padding it may have had back in it's hay days. I did try this on a wood floor and it did have a lot more stability getting on, but since it was mentioned several times by other reviewers, I decided to concentrate on this point and give my personal feedback. So, let's talk about the 4 stars. It's all subjective, but if I could, I'd give it 3.5. The price point is what pulled me in. The quality is ok; not bad, not great. It serves it's purpose I got them for. 3 people are using these chairs quite frequently since the purchase and stick by the wobbliness feeling comments I made above even after getting on and off many times over. So, that has to account for some deduction. It's cushiony for sure. I like the quilted, stitched look, but the threads in the stitching are sticking out in places so if you're looking for perfection in appearance, maybe go for a higher price point/higher quality chair. The included pics show how I used them for my purposes and focus on the carpet they are used on, the height and the stitching.