Customer Reviews

Strathwood St. Thomas Cast Aluminum Dining Arm Chair, Set of 2

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
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Our deck furniture was in bad need of replacement. We had purchased it on line from an upscale catalog. We had so much trouble with it to begin with...sending things back and forth and we just finally gave up and reinforced the wood furniture ourselves. After 2 summers, my husband agreed that we needed to purchase something else. We researched many cast aluminum sets from different stores and manufacturers. We looked at the most expensive ones and the lesser expensive ones. We were hesitant to order anything on line again but after reading the reviews for the Strathwood cast aluminum, we decided to try once more. The price was right but I was very nervous about the quality. We got the last of the pieces today and we are so happy with the whole set! The cusions are nice and thick and dry out quickly (they sat in the rain today but dried fast enough to sit on tonight). As a packaging engineer, I can vouch for the packing which was surprisingly thorough. We could not have done better if we had shopped at an expensive home furnishing store that would have cost us double!

These chairs look very nice, but when my set of 4 arrived, one of them was oddly mis-sized, being much bigger than the other three. I decided to keep it as is, rather than deal with the hassle of returning such a large item. The chairs themselves are well-made, but the cushions are impossible to clean. They became stained almost immediately and I have tried numerous products and scrubbing, to no avail. I hope Amazon changes the cushions to a more practical fabric.

The chairs are exquisite. More than I was anticipating from the photos on-line. Very high quality for the reasonable price!

I purchased 2 sets (4 chairs total) and was surprised by the decent quality. They're good-looking, sturdy, but not too heavy to move around. The cushions are good quality, weather-resistant fabric, and are very thick -- you sit a little bit higher on these chairs than others, at least until the cushions start to squash down. I'm 5' 7", so the height is OK for me, but shorter folks might find them too high. (Or, you could purchase thinner cushions separately; the slats on the chairs are such that you really need to have some kind of cushions.)

I also got the matching 48" table and am happy with it.

That said, this purchase might be hit or miss, since I noticed that others have mentioned welding issues (I haven't found any -- yet). The only problem I've had is that one of the chairs was missing one of the glide/leveler thingies that screw into the bottom of the chair, so until I find a replacement, I really can't use that chair. Calls to service/selling company, [...], have gone unanswered. I think I'll be able to find something, somewhere, online that will do the job, but I'm irritated that yotrio hasn't responded.

Just received two chairs as part of a seating arrangement for our new patio. They are beautiful. The finish is handsome and the cushions are very well made. I'm a little concerned about them blowing over in a wind storm, but like the convenience of not breaking my back when pulling them up to the table. Can't wait to buy more St. Thomas items when they are back in stock.Strathwood St. Thomas Cast Aluminum Dining Arm Chair with Cushion, Set of 2

four stars

After having a really ugly episode with Amazon last year where I ended up with a Bainbridge table and only two matching chairs, I decided to take a chance and order two of these chairs to round out the set.

Actually was a good choice. No it doesn't have the bronze undertones of the Bainbridge, more of a silver under the black oxydized surface... The cusions are a nice neutral tan (but I actually prefer the green of the Bainbridge set). Overall, the chairs are of equivalent quality and similar enough for me to start using the set on my patio.

I gave this set only four stars (not five) because the seat under the cusion has vertical metal slats that go from the back metal crossbar to the front metal crossbar. The Bainbridge had a thicker, nice woven pattern which made it suitable for sitting on with or without a cusion. With this pattern, you better have a cusion on the seat, or it's pretty uncomfortable.

Nice set, and at [...]chairs, the price is better than Costco. It's sturdy, weathers well, and doesn't get blown around by strong winds. If you're still suffering with nylon, thin mesh metal, or plastic chairs, you won't be sorry you traded up!

Very good quality--legs are not supported on the bottom--but seems to be sturdy enough to hold any adult as needed. Cushions would be better if a darker color and a little thinner. The 4" cushion makes the person sit up higher than normal if you are a little short. Overall very pleased with looks and quality of the chair at this price.

These chairs are nice but I don't think the cushions on them will last long so I bring them in everynight. Also the welding on the backs don't seem to be good enough to hold as when we got them some of the welding had broken. We could not replace the chairs that were damaged because they were out so our only option was to keep them so we had a matching set or send them back for something different. we opted to keep them. Make sure you check all this out before you get rid of the boxes.

These chairs came in on the date expected. Shipping was great, packaging was intact and there was no assembly. Perfect compliment to the other items in this line that were purchased. Strong and durable but not so heavy you can hardly move.

These are high quality chairs. Very comfortable with good cushions. When I received these chairs I was pleasantly surprised. They were packed nicely and well protected from scratches. And they were completely assembled! I bought these chairs along with the Strathwood St. Thomas
table and am extreley impressed with the quality of all the pieces. I believe these purchases will last me a long time.