Italian Stools v Chinese Stools
Here at Breakfast Bar Stools we bring you the highest quality Italian leather bar stools & chairs at reasonable prices. While some of our competitors may beat us on price, they only do so because they sell inferior quality Chinese-made products.
You know that you only get what you pay for.
The table below lists some of the differences between Italian and Chinese-made products.
| Breakfast Bar Stools | Our Competitors | |
| Country of Manufacture | Italy | China |
| Leather Quality | Finest Quality Full Grain Leather | Low Grade Split Leather |
| Soft, Strong and Flexible | Harder. Less flexible | |
| Open Plan Kitchen/ Dining Area | Matching Chairs Available | No Matching Chairs |
| Chairs which match the barstools in style & colour, for a co-ordinated effect. |
Just try to find some chairs, which match vaguely with your barstools. |
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| Colour Choices | FANTASTIC Selection | Limited Selection |
| 26 colours of premium quality, full grain leather, PLUS 30 colours of Eco Leather |
Only 5, or less, choices of low quality leather |
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| Chrome Plating | High Quality | Low Quality |
| System 3 Chroming Producing a high quality finish which is about 12 microns thick. Ecologically Safe Environmentally Friendly |
Type 6 Chroming Low quality finish; About 4 microns thick. Environmentally damaging Carcinogenic for the operatives |
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| Guarantee | 2 Years | 1 Year |
| EEC Regulated | No regulation on quality | |
| Finish of Base Cover Plate |
Mirror Chrome or Brushed Steel Finish |
Mirror Chrome Finish only |
Please consider all of these issues before ordering your stools. You know that you get what you pay for, so if you want real quality, and a long term investment, you need to pay slightly more.