Loads of money. Most of us leave it outside, it rots or rusts regardless of how we protect it. So off you go again, probably spend a bit more because it was bound to be the quality that lacked in the last lot, and start again.. repeat as necessary.!! Just get a cheap plastic table and chairs I say - isn't a lot of this flashy garden furniture a bit of a status thing anyway? The only chairs I had and still have that stay out in all weathers, made of true rustproof metal and plastic line, are 20+ years old and from the USA. Sensible makers or sensible buyers?