I ordered this chair during Prime Days. It was a good buy and had some excellent reviews. I needed to replace a very old and comfortable chair because I felt it wasnt giving my back enough support as my primary sitting place. So I was looking for something firm rather that soft and squishy.
Good points: It arrived ahead of schedule. It was well-packed and appeared clean and new. There were good directions that were easy to understand. It is firm. Some people might find that uncomfortable if they were expecting something they could sink into but I see it as a plus. It promotes good posture and I think I will like its firmness.
Not so good points: I expect things to take me a bit longer than average to assemble because I am a small, older woman approaching the task by myself. The instructions were simple to understand but not necessarily to carry out. The back piece didnt slide into the guards correctly the first time and I had considerable difficulty getting it off again so that I could line it up better. (Take that as a warning: get it right the first time!) Once in place, it looked like it was all the way in but there was no satisfying click to reassure me (this is important for a reason). There is a bolt that one is supposed to screw in to the bottom piece from the underside of the chair, connecting the bottom to the back piece. The hole for the bolt didnt quite line up so that I could get the bolt straight in. This left me wondering whether the back piece was supposed to slide down just a bit further or whether it wasnt machined with optimal accuracy. After trying numerous things to get the back to slide down a bit more, I realized it simply wasnt going to happen. So how important is this bolt? It looked important so I charged up my Dremel to shave off just a little more wood so that the bolt could hit the hole straight (perpendicular). I was successful in this and the bolt screwed into the hole but not very far. I have to be satisfied with this. The screw at least engaged and it doesnt show that it doesnt go down all the way, so Im trusting that it will hold up. I was also a bit disappointed in the color though I cannot say it was misrepresented. Beige is a range of colors generally composed of a mixture of light gray, yellow and brown. I would say this beige was heavy on the light grey. Hence, it is not the greatest match with my pale yellow walls but itll do. The chair also smells a bit but I just unpacked it today so hopefully that will fade as most new smells do.
I gave it 4 stars because overall I think the chair will meet my needs and was accurately described by the seller. I took away one star, however, because of the hassles with the assembly. (Ive assembled much more complicated things with less annoyance.)
Its okay, but Im not thrilled...
I ordered this chair during Prime Days. It was a good buy and had some excellent reviews. I needed to replace a very old and comfortable chair because I felt it wasnt giving my back enough support as my primary sitting place. So I was looking for something firm rather that soft and squishy. Good points: It arrived ahead of schedule. It was well-packed and appeared clean and new. There were good directions that were easy to understand. It is firm. Some people might find that uncomfortable if they were expecting something they could sink into but I see it as a plus. It promotes good posture and I think I will like its firmness. Not so good points: I expect things to take me a bit longer than average to assemble because I am a small, older woman approaching the task by myself. The instructions were simple to understand but not necessarily to carry out. The back piece didnt slide into the guards correctly the first time and I had considerable difficulty getting it off again so that I could line it up better. (Take that as a warning: get it right the first time!) Once in place, it looked like it was all the way in but there was no satisfying click to reassure me (this is important for a reason). There is a bolt that one is supposed to screw in to the bottom piece from the underside of the chair, connecting the bottom to the back piece. The hole for the bolt didnt quite line up so that I could get the bolt straight in. This left me wondering whether the back piece was supposed to slide down just a bit further or whether it wasnt machined with optimal accuracy. After trying numerous things to get the back to slide down a bit more, I realized it simply wasnt going to happen. So how important is this bolt? It looked important so I charged up my Dremel to shave off just a little more wood so that the bolt could hit the hole straight (perpendicular). I was successful in this and the bolt screwed into the hole but not very far. I have to be satisfied with this. The screw at least engaged and it doesnt show that it doesnt go down all the way, so Im trusting that it will hold up. I was also a bit disappointed in the color though I cannot say it was misrepresented. Beige is a range of colors generally composed of a mixture of light gray, yellow and brown. I would say this beige was heavy on the light grey. Hence, it is not the greatest match with my pale yellow walls but itll do. The chair also smells a bit but I just unpacked it today so hopefully that will fade as most new smells do. I gave it 4 stars because overall I think the chair will meet my needs and was accurately described by the seller. I took away one star, however, because of the hassles with the assembly. (Ive assembled much more complicated things with less annoyance.)