Sit tall as you invite your family over for brunch. Make some waffles pancakes and other delights. Entertain your in-laws as they sit on your new kitchen stools around your island bench. Sip cocktails on a swivel bar stool with friends late into the evening. Nibble hors d'oeuvres. Order some Thai food and hang out till the early hours discussing relationships and politics.
Fit your new bar out with bar stools with backs. Set yourself apart from the rest. Your customers will enjoy adjusting the height to their needs and swivelling around to talk to their friends. Move your counter stool to where you need it. Adjust the height for shorties and tallies. When not in use place them under your bench. If anything spills just wipe it down. Simple and easy.
If you have kids they will love operating the gas lift up and down. They will get hours of fun out of it before you finally tell them to go play outside.