LLBean Ultralight Furniture

[organic_smallhome]

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/66417?feat=2-SR0

The info states that these are made in the U.S.A. Can they be of good quality, since they are "ultra-light"? I just can't imagine what they are made of. A friend of mine is considering purchasing the chair and ottoman, and I am encouraging her not to, as my feeling is that within a year they will look like utter cr*p. Am I wrong?

[hglaber]

"Durably constructed with an expanded polystyrene frame..."

You know those big, white, shaped blocks of packing material stabilizing your computer or TV in the box when you bought it? That's expanded polystyrene.

[organic_smallhome]

Thanks for the info, hglaber. Sounds horrible.