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Amazon Basics, This product may originate from Vietnam
Mid-back office desk chair; ideal for home office, work station, or conference room
Pneumatic seat-height adjustment and 360 degree swivel for easy multi-tasking
275-pound maximum weight capacity; 5 point base for stability; BIFMA certified
Contoured breathable mesh back, padded seat, and curved armrests for comfort; dual-wheel casters for easy movability
To ensure proper assembly, please follow all steps provided in the User Manual (PDF below)
Product Dimensions: 26.38 x 26.25 x 35.38- 40.25 inches (WxDxH)
Glen –
A fantastic chair – with fantastic support – both kinds!
I’m generally a big fan of Amazon, I’ve been a Prime member forever, and I buy, well, almost everything from them. I’ve often been impressed with their AmazonBasics line, and this chair is no exception.Since many questions come up about comfort and support, I’ll mention that I’m 5′ 7″, 215 lbs, 48, male. Not huge, but definitely overweight. I’ve gone through many chairs – some just wearing out, and some I’ve had to get rid of. Most “normal” chairs tend to bend, wear out, or come apart in some way, after a while, and while I tend to prefer “heavy duty” chairs, those chairs tend to be so uncomfortable after a time that it’s like sitting on wood.So I admit I was hesitant about this chair – but two things caught my attention: the fantastic price (compared to other chairs), and the AmazonBasics name.While it is true that “Basics” implies… well… “BASICS”…. this is BY FAR the most comfortable chair I’ve ever owned. The part you sit on has a perfect and generous amount of cushioning that has stood up to repeated use, and still remained soft. I frequently have pain at the base of my spine, and I *notice* when a chair is uncomfortable. With other chairs, I”ve had to use pillows or extra padding, but this chair is absolutely amazingly comfortable, even after 7 months of constant use (purchased this in February 2016).The seatback is also awesome – it’s made of a kind of nylon mesh netting – not metal (as you’d think from the pictures) but soft material. This stuff is so much more comfortable to lean back into than any normal chair back I’ve tried, that I find myself leaning back into OFTEN – whereas with other chairs I would avoid leaning back at all. So… bottom, back, lumbar support – all there, and really amazingly nice.Of course… BASICS. So the armrests don’t adjust and are not adjustable even during assembly – and the same for the back. The back does “go back” a little, and there is a “push to lock” option on the control arm – but that’s it. Up/down, lock/unlock, that’s all you get. (There’s some kind of knob on the front that I suspect controls tension, but I never mess with it, it doesn’t seem to make a difference to me.)Assembly was easy. The screws take an alan wrench (hex key) tool, which comes with the chair. I’ve seen people commenting on screw holes not lining up, causing the back plate to overlap the bottom plate. Here’s the thing: IT’S SUPPOSED TO. Just follow the instructions, assemble the chair in order, and tighten it down. The chair will come out fine, and perfect, and you’ll love it. Assembly was typical for an office chair – but I was able to do it myself. This chair is lighter than most, which makes assembly quite easy.Now… not all is sweetness and light here. About 7 months in, the cylinder in this chair started to fail. I’d be sitting on the chair, and it would suddenly JERK downwards about half an inch. Then it would wait about 30 minutes, and JERK down again. UGH! It was not fun! But here’s where the AmazonBasics (and Amazon!) really shines: Since this is an “Amazon Product”, there is a one-year warranty noted right on the product page… and it’s administered… BY AMAZON! YAY! They didn’t even make me call some other number or company or anything. I just went to MY ORDERS, hit the “Return or Replace” button – this was 7 months later, mind you! – and sent a message. Within a few hours, I heard back from an agent asking if I’d like a refund, or a new chair? WOW! Really? Awesome! I mean… I was a little sad that they couldn’t just send me a new cylinder and bottom part or something, but, hey, a whole new chair, okay. They sent it free, with free overnight shipping, and i had it the next day.And let me just amplify on this: I kind of wanted to try to fix this myself. I saw on Amazon where they have replacement cylinders you can buy. And if you have a big hammer, you can apparently “bang out” the old cylinder and replace it with a new one. Not so for this chair: The bottom piece which bolts onto the bottom of the seat cushion, and into which the cylinder fits, is a CLOSED assembly. You can remove it from the chair, but you cannot disassemble it further in order to bang the cylinder out. So don’t even try. If you have a cylinder problem within the warranty period (a year), just let Amazon handle it for you. If it’s post-warranty, you’ll either need some kind of special clamp-on tool (Amazon has these – some of the cylinders come with them) to force the cylinder out from the outside (too much for me, I didn’t try that), or you’ll just need to buy a new chair. Which, knowing how great this chair is, I’d do in a heartbeat.So, again, a really great product from AmazonBasics, with the absolute top-tier support that you’d come to expect from Amazon. Buy this chair with confidence, it will serve you well!
Susan R. –
Sturdy
Ease of assembly
Brandyce –
Not ford tough
Great chair for the price. Didn’t last long. My son used it for his gaming chair. Leaning back in it too much I guess cause the hole top fell off. Had it maybe 3 months. 7/10
Jose A ibarra –
Great
Comfy
HyunJung HAN –
Tool in the product
The woman assembled it by herselfIt’s easy to assembleThere are tools in the product, so you don’t need additional tools.
Dupont Quant –
Failed after 1-2 years bearing 200-260 lbs
The chair seemed great when it arrived 2.4 years ago, but then it failed!On arrival, the chair required maybe 30-60 minutes of assembly–screwing lots of bolts to attach parts (e.g. the seat, left armrest, right armrest, back, height control lever).For the first year or so, the chair functioned as expected–a great chair at a great price! I was the only user of the chair at a weight ranging between 200-260 lbs, which–although in retrospect my height may have led to more leverage than most users–was well under the rated weight specification of 275 lbs.Unfortunately, after the first year, the cheap plywood seat bottom started bending/folding causing the seat back to lean too far away from the occupant so as not to offer support. What does this mean? If the seat occupant leaned back against the back, the center of mass would cause the chair to tip. Familiar with this concern, I used the chair without leaning against the back, but last week, my parent visited, sat in the chair, and despite my warning not to lean back, in some way tipped out of the chair. I have since removed the seat back and now just have an adjustable-height seat cushion on a rolling base to sit on, which is the rolling stool I am sitting on now while typing this review. Happily nothing happened when my parent fell, but what if your loved one fell and hit their head on a desk corner or the floor or broke a bone?Although the chair worked well for one year, it failed faster than any chair I have ever known when operated well under the rated weight. This makes me question the credibility of the claimed BIFMA certification, ostensibly for safety and durability. Maybe I should have replaced the chair sooner, but I also should not have had to. This chair’s rapid failure is not normal and much below expectation.When I followed the product user manual PDF in contacting Amazon support “if you need help with your Amazon Basics product” to try to get a replacement seat part, three Amazon support agents claimed they could do nothing because it was out of warranty. They were polite but not helpful when I just wanted to know where to find a replacement seat part. And the Amazon customer support thread kept pausing due to time-outs, rather than the agents completing the task and following up reaching out to me. Ultimately, Amazon support management made the situation right, but I had to be persistent.Amazon could fix this problem in the future by making the chair seat more substantial (with thicker plywood, plastic, or fiberglass), by selling replacement parts, and by better training customer support on more options than just “replace and refund” within the warranty time window.So here is my rating:- Chair for the first year: 5 stars (fully functional, good price, including shipping)- Chair for the second year: 2 stars (no usable seat back to lean against)- Risk of chair to parents or friends: 1 star (risk to loved ones is more important than a low price)- Amazon support: 2 stars, 2 stars, 2 stars, and then 4 stars (polite but useless until finally helpful)Overall rating: 3 stars of 5 (charitably)
S. rakowitz –
works very well
This is my sewing and quilting chair. Nice and comfy and light enough to carry to retreats so my back doesn’t punish me. This one is much better than the heavy one I had from the office. I would buy this again.
Ed –
Strong, easy to fix by yourself, and comfortable. Best buy for the price.
Jesus S –
Me gustó mucho el precio pero me gustó más su cojín super esponjoso y gordo. Esta silla es muy pero muy cómoda y me hace pensar en que no hace falta ir a buscar una Herman Miller de 17 veces su precio para estar agusto trabajando. En estas épocas en las que todo es muy caro quiero decirles que esta es la silla perfecta para la oficina, para la casa y/o para comprarle a tus empleados, simplemente el precio es muy bueno y más si agarras una oferta. Te la llevan a tu casa u oficina y la pagas con tarjeta. ¿Qué más se puede pedir?Ni pierdas el tiempo buscando en Office Max u Office Depot. La sillas de ellos son más caras y super chafas aparte de que tienes que tomarte la molestia de ir por ella, perder el tiempo, gastar gasolina, formarte en sus tediosas cajas, esperar a que la cajera se digne en preguntarte si quieres factura, esperar a que la bajen de anaquel….Me encanta que amazon haya integrado en Amazon Basics esta pequeña silla. Ahora, no crean que todo es miel sobre hojuelas. En mi caso no le instalé los reposa brazos porque me estorban en lugar de ayudarme. Sin embargo esta es una silla economica y no muy agraciada estéticamente. Pero considero que no hay porqué gastar más.+PROS*MUY CÓMODA*AJUSTE DE INCLINACIÓN DE RESPALDO+AJUSTE DE ALTURA POR PISTÓN+AJUSTE DE INCLINACIÓN DE CONÍN POR DIAL+RESPALDO DE MESH MUY CÓMODO Y ANATÓMICO+BUEN SOPORTE PARA LOS MUSLOS+BUEN SOPORTE PARA LA PARTE TRASERA DE LA RODILLA, TIENE UN BORDE MUY RICO+LAS RUEDITAS LA HACEN GIRAR BIEN Y RÁPIDO+PERFECTA PARA TU OFICINA, CASA, ESTUDIO+TUS EMPLEADOS TE AMARÁN+MUY BUENOS MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN-A MEJORAR-ESTÉTICA MEDIO SIMPLONA-ES 100% LOW BUDGET ESTÉTICAMENTE HABLANDO EN MATERIALES ES EXCELENTE-LA PINTURITA BLANCA DE LA PALANCA AJUSTADORA DE ALTURA ESTÁ MEDIO CHAFA-SOLO ESO, NO HAY MUCHO QUE CRITICAR, Y A ESTE PRECIO NO TIENE PROBLEMACONCLUSIONESComo dije al principio, esta es una silla inmejorable por el precio y comodidad. Si, las hay más bonitas y con metales cromados en lugar de negros, pero cuestan lo doble o triple. Esta cuesta lo que en las otras tiendas cuestan las super báicas secretariales. Totalmente recomendable y si a eso le sumas el excelente servicio de Amazon, pues como dicen los gringos: es un “no-brainer” =)Gracias por leer mi reseña. Espero que te sirva y compres la tuya.
Vamsi Mohan Krishna –
—–Update after 5 years of usage—–I’ve been using this chair since 2017.These are my impressions1. The chair is still solid. However the seat cushion has completely crumpled. It is nonetheless comfortable if you sit upright with your feet planted fully on the floor.2. The mesh back holds up quite decently. I had my doubts about it’s reliability, but it has surprised me quite well.3. I recently had to check out a chair for my better half and I tried a lot of more expensive chairs and ultimately decided on getting the same one again.The problem with new chairs is that the lower back is not at all supported. And the back rest doesn’t stay perfectly upright when you lean back. These new fancy chairs have a lot of give and it bends back causing a fear of falling back. This Amazon Basics chair has no such issues. The back is perfectly and rigidly mounted to the base. This means there is no recline. But it also means there are no issues with the back flexing and not staying in place. This may have less features but it is a solid chair.Hence I purchased another one just a few minutes ago. Wanted to update this review so that people are aware.For people who are expecting Herman Miller Aeron like chair, please temper your expectations.1. This does not have a recline. It is rigidly bound to the base.2. Doesn’t have adjustable hand rest.—–Original Review—–Comfortable and reliable chair. Used it for 20 minutes so far.My first impressions are;Pros:1. Looks and feels durable. There’s no creaking sounds. The castor wheels rotate smoothly. The locking mechanism feels solid.2. Self assembly is very easy. The instructions come in a booklet and are very easy to follow. I was able to assemble it in less than 45 minutes. All assembly can be done with just an allen key which is provided. All parts are labeled and named. There’s no way one can get confused while assembling this.3. The seat cushion is wide and comfortable.4. Height adjustment works as advertized. No surprises there.5. Cushion is fairly good. Will be giving a full review once I use it for a few months.Cons:1. The arm rests are useless. They are too low to be of any use.2. I’m a little skeptical of the back mesh. Not sure how durable that is. A sharp object against it might tear it off. Something like a sharp finger nail would probably be sufficient. Need to be particularly careful with the mesh back.
Fan –
Good
タブロン –
背もたれと座面が固定されているので、背もたれを倒すリクライニングはできません。ですが、座面ごと後ろへ傾けることはできます。※傾けた状態で固定はできません。難点は肘掛が低すぎます。座面から肘掛面まで18cmしかないのでPCデスクで使いたい方は肘掛の高さを調整できる椅子がオススメです。もしくは別売りのアームレストを付ければ解決できると思います。ちなみに肘掛は独立しているので取り外すこともできます。比較的、壊れやすいパターンの作りです。長時間座る予定の方は、もっと高価な椅子がオススメです。背もたれが短いところみてもわかる通り、後ろに寄りかかって寝れる構造にはなっていません。たまに使う用の椅子としてなら十分使えると思います。個人的にはヘッドレストが付いていない椅子が好きです。ゆっくり休めるタイプの椅子だとついぐーたらになってしまうので、仕事をするにはピッタリの仕様かと思います。