Fellowes Standard Foot Rest

by Fellowes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 17.8 x 13.2 inches ; 3.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006I62X
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 48121
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #568 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #2 in Office Products > Office Furniture & Accessories > Furniture Accessories > Footrests
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Fellowes Standard Footrest offers dual-position height adjustment with a free-floating platform for improved comfort, posture, and ergonomics. It lets you stretch your legs for increased circulation and provides a textured surface that massages the soles of your feet for stress reduction while you work. And it is finished in an unobtrusive graphite color that blends nicely into your workstation.

Product Description

Fellowes Standard Footrest offers dual-position height adjustment with a free-floating platform that lets you stretch your legs for increased circulation. A textured surface massages the soles of your feet for stress reduction.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Like resting your feet on a small mountain of plastic trash, October 9, 2006

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Xane Grey (Satsuma, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Standard Foot Rest (Office Product)

What more can I say than the above? It is flimsy, doesn't stay in adjustment, rattles around when you move, and looks cheap to boot. Don't waste your money, this thing is junk. It would be more appropriately priced at $5.00.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not smooth and feels cheap (is cheap)., June 12, 2006

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Mike Calhoun (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Standard Foot Rest (Office Product)

Tilting the foot rest back and forth is not the easiest thing in the world. It's just cheap plastic rubbing on cheap plastic so it sticks a lot. Mine broke in 2 different spots within a month...

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does the job, September 25, 2009

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Ciani (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes Standard Foot Rest (Office Product)

I've had this footrest for several years. It's comfortable and gets the job done. I see that a lot of reviewers said the plastic feels cheap, and that's true, but why does it matter? It's just a footrest, not an ornament or an expensive piece of electronics. And you're never going to be looking at it because it's under the desk. It will definitely support your feet, and it survived being assembled and disassembled several times and moved in a moving truck. I liked it so much I bought a second one for my office.

Pros:
- it works; makes sitting at the desk more comfortable;
- it tilts back and forth if you apply a little pressure; at first I thought this would annoy me but I actually like having something to do with my feet, and adjusting my position based on what feels comfortable in the moment; but if I don't want to move it around it will also stay in the same position so long as I just rest my feet on it and don't push it too hard;

Cons:
- I only used it in carpeted rooms; I can see how it could slip on a hard floor.
- it doesn't adjust its height much and it's pretty low, so if you're short you might want something a bit higher;
- I don't like to feel the bumps when I'm barefoot. This is not an issue for me because I always wear shoes. You might like the bumps if you like textured things under your feet; it's a matter of taste.
- sometimes it tilts when you don't want it to because it doesn't lock into position. As I said above, I don't mind this because I'm usually playing with it anyway, and I like that it's so easy to adjust its angle. You probably won't be able to figure out whether you'll like this feature until you actually try it out.

I'd say give this a try and don't be put off by the bad reviews. You might find it's all you need and it's a cheap solution to get for all your desks (home, office, both sides of an L-shaped desks, etc.).