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3.0 out of 5 starsGood looks but not for heavy use
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2018
Most of the reviews I read before purchasing, good or bad, turn out to be true. The chairs look nice. They are wobbly side-to-side. They are easy to unfold, neatly fold and store. The long sticker on the bottom is awful to remove. The price is very reasonable. The chairs are smaller than you probably expect.
For the shoppers who are interested in potential problems, I'll explain my concerns. The wooden parts are solid, but the points of connection between the seat and sides are few, hence the wobbling. I saw a little improvement after using a hex key tool and pliers to tighten the screws on the side of the seat and a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the screws toward the back of the seat. I would probably need to add hardware to really stabilize it. Therefore, I would not offer the chair to a heavy adult (take that weight limit seriously), a wide adult, an elderly adult with balance issues, or a very animated adult or tween (imagining family members shouting over a football game... nope, not for them). I can sit on the chairs because I know what's what, as could my petite mother and friends. The minimalist design of the chair made me think they would sit well, but the design will be uncomfortable for a lot of people. The seat is short, and the edge hits near the middle of my thighs, which feels weird. The back is angled in such a way that if I'm sitting up straight only the lower rail touches my back, which also feels weird. I have to scoot toward the end of the seat and sort of recline in the chair for both rails to make contact with my back. I could see that being a problem for those with back pain, so I would hesitate to offer it to them.
The reason I am hanging on to these is to avoid the bigger, heavier, dull metal folding chairs. Many of us keepers are counting on sitting in these wooden chairs for only a couple hours max a few times a year and are determined to make it work. At least the chairs will look good.
