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5.0 out of 5 starsUtilitarian, not exquisite...
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021
These are simple chairs. They come two to a (large) box with backs off and stubs rising from the seat with threaded holes in them for attaching the back to the base. Two bolts and washers per side attach the backs, four all told, and these four bolts hold the back securely to the base.
Each box of chairs comes with a bag of hardware. Actually, we got two sets of these chairs and each of set contained an extra bag of bolts and washers. We had enough hardware in total to put six chairs together, and each bag also contained an allen wrench for securing the back to the base: six allen wrenches, twenty-four nuts and washers....
The chairs are comfortable. Everyone finds them so. Everyone also finds them short. Our regular dining room chairs are 17 inches high at the front center of their seat. These are 14 inches high at the front center. The seats are curved and rise to 16 inches at the side, but they also fall toward the back. In short, though these are comfortable seats, they're not as high as they could be and that will make eating from them at a normal height table somewhat uncomfortable, especially for shorter individuals.
The plastic is heavy and thick. I suspect it will show dings and scuffs because it is matte and not especially smooth.
Two chairs will stack nicely, but three don't stack well and four really don't stack at all--the back legs hit seats of lower chairs as you add more than two to the stack. This is a decided negative.
And the reason this is a negative is that I don't think I would place these chairs permanently at a dining room table. They're not bad quality, but they're not year-round family dining room comfortable or attractive. So it would be nice if they stacked neatly and could be pulled out of a closet when extra chairs are needed.
Padding and upholstery on the chairs is about .75 inch thick. It appears to be a fabric-fronted piece of foam glued to the plastic base and back of the chair. The cushion does make the chair more comfortable than bare plastic (the other pair we got was bare plastic), but it's still a bit hard on your shoulder blades when you lean back because the cushion does not cover the top of the seat back.
In the end, these aren't the most comfortable chairs, nor are they the most attractive, but they may provide a look and level of comfort you're willing to live with at a price you can afford. They're not bad chairs: they're solid and comfortable. But as dining room chairs I think these aren't what most people will want. They would do better as waiting room chairs.
