Customer Reviews

Basic Elements Folding Chair (Set of 2)

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These chairs are not sturdy, and ultimately dangerous. Does not hold a 150 male - the chair broke apart into pieces causing a very hard fall.
Not Amazon quality, sorry to say.

I bought a set more than a year ago on 'clearance', and I see they're back. I read the reviews and complaints about sturdiness, and bought them anyway since they were cheap. I sat on one chair about 5 times before it literally exploded under my weight. I'm 170 lbs. I still have the second chair and I'm afraid to let anyone use it...the design is just flawed to distribute too much weight to a small piece of hardware and cheap wood...so if you would like to tell your friends the story of how you were almost killed by a chair, this is a fine way to go about it. A more accurate product description would be 'Make your own kindling wood quickly and easily...just sit, wait, and POW! you're ready to pick the wood (and yourself) off the ground. Great fun at parties!'

These chairs are cheap, unfortunatly they are of poor quality. I weigh 200lbs and the chair did not support me and broke under my weight.

Do not buy this substandard piece of dung, unless you just need it for the weekend. I received the set I ordered and the chairs promptly broke. Amazon replaced these and the same thing has happened with new ones. I weigh 170 lbs so this is unnacceptable. The 30 inch folding table is also coming unglued (with almost no use). I don't know about the other Strathmore products but I am totally let down by what I have seen. Amazon should look into what they sell.

These chairs are of acceptable structural quality but feel a bit undersized -- especially for American rear ends. The finish appears to be easily scratched but that can be repaired with a little tongue oil or other wood finishing product. Comfort level is decent for occasional use but not for lengthy sitting periods. A reasonable chair for the money when free shipping is considered.

I've had the set a year, barely used it.
The chairs are not sturdy in fact, one broke on me when
someone was sitting in it.