Customer Reviews

Retro 5-Pc. Dining Set, YELLOW

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This table looks good for the price. It is not of the highest quality, but for the price I didn't have the highest of expectations. One warning is that the table top is not formica as the website advertises. It is actually a cheap plastic. There was a slight bit of damage as one screw was missing that holds the table top on -- I really didn't want to bother with sending the whole thing back and will just fix it.

It was kind of a hassle to put together. The table itself was easy to put together, my struggle was with the chairs. The instructions were very minimal. For the chair seat and backrest there are not holes drilled in for six of the screws -- you either have to drill it yourself, or exert some force when screwing in the screws into the wood. It took me a while to figure out exactly what to do as the instructions don't mention that they didn't drill in the holes. The bottom seat cushion has to screw to the chair pieces in six places and only four holes are drilled for you. For the backrest there are four screws however there are zero holes drilled for you.

I have an old 50s era kitchen and this set fits in well.

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I am coming back to revise my review June 2010, after using the table for some time. I actually now feel some regret in buying this table. The chairs are not very comfortable and I find that I don't really like sitting at this table due to that. The table top is very difficult to clean and keep clean. Screws have fallen out and I put them in very tight. The legs of the table kind of stick out a bit and I end up accidentlly kicking it all the time, when I have guests over they do the same thing. Part of the decorative chrome parts of the table have bent up. Not a great table, but then again it wasn't that expensive either.

Pros: Cute, retro style, nice alternative to originals/reproductions that cost upwards of $1K.

Cons: Bad shipping condition, the table had a large chunk gouged out of one corner. I didn't ship it back because one of the perks was free shipping. Some chair pieces were difficult to assemble.

Love the color, when trying to assemble none of the holes would line up so we had to bend and drill new holes. Was missing a few of the small parts and does not stand straight they lean like a table set that is sitting on uneven surface. The table had several scratches on the top.

This is cute retro set for the money. The chairs are neat, but the trouble is with the table. I sent two back due to damage. The third time, I finally got a good one. I have to say "thanks" to Amazon for working with me as they don't usually send an item out a third time.