sabrewolf732
Supreme [H]ardness
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My review:
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Keep the allen wrench tool that came with it to tighten the arm bolts. My 5 and 8 year old kids are always spinning around in mine or hanging off the arm watching me play a game, and managed to loosen the arms over the course of time. I just tightened them back up a couple months ago - good as new, no damage done. I should put a little lock-tite on the bolts, but haven't yet.My review:
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Got the fat bastard chair ordered.... now if I can just win the lottery and meet the love of my life.
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Likewise. I'm pretty sure I've sat in this at the local office depot and like dit but couldn't bite on the 350+ price tag for how sturdy it felt.
I've tried the top recommend Herman Miller and Steel Case chairs, hell I got a Leap v2 for 75 bucks and while they're good, they lack something.
I got a Leap v2 for 75 bucks
They're nice, until they run out of cushion. Still on my DXRacer chair, though. I still have one of these as my not-so-much-sat-in chair.
I sat on one for a few years, and the butt cushion pretty much got worn out. I had to put a memory foam pillow on there, but it did a number on my back. Eventually, I just got a DXRacer chair as my main chair, but I still have one of these as a co-chair. It'll take a few years for the cushions to wear out, but that could be said for any chair. I'm just wondering if my DXRacer chair will have that same problem (going on 2 years and 3 months).until they run out of cushion?
You sat in a Serta Hensley for a few years?I sat on one for a few years, and the butt cushion pretty much got worn out. I had to put a memory foam pillow on there, but it did a number on my back. Eventually, I just got a DXRacer chair as my main chair, but I still have one of these as a co-chair. It'll take a few years for the cushions to wear out, but that could be said for any chair. I'm just wondering if my DXRacer chair will have that same problem (going on 2 years and 3 months).
The bed springs were fine, the foam part though, gets worn out. I didn't have a receipt, I think (I had bought it at Staples for a deal a long time ago).
Great chair, not saying they're not. I still have one. I'm just saying, keep your receipt handy when your butt wears out the foam padding.
There's no taking care of 'bonded leather'. It's ground up leather, glued together, then a thin plastic film is put over it and a leather pattern is pressed/heated into it. Bonded leather is a complete waste, and the ONLY reason for it to exist is for the seller to be able to say it's made of 'bonded leather', and hope that no one will wonder what 'bonded' means. The buyer will be thrilled they have a leather chair until it starts cracking and flaking off in short order. I'd sooner have any other material - cloth, nylon, 'pleather', etc, - than bonded leather.
Ah, looks like my chair is a different model. Even when I'm not sitting in it very often, it's still wearing out. Another problem is that the leather cracks. I should probably take better care of it, but like I said, I don't sit on it much. When did the Serta Hensley come out? If they fixed the issues I have, I might have to get another one...
I actually ordered, but when at the store and sat in them, I bought the Serta Jenning instead. The Jenning has adjustable back tilt for a bit reclining, which I'm sure the Hensley has too.Received chair. Put together chair. Ran a nose along its seams. Really nice cushioning, but the back sits a little too upright for my taste (I'm a lazy f that prefers sitting with the back slightly reclined).
In fairness, the upright position of the backrest is anatomically correct for sitting with perfect posture. Girlfriend got the chair because she likes sitting upright. This could explain why she has ballerina posture, while I maintain more of a crawling, sclerotic, shuffling gait with hunched back and monkeybutt - dog snarls when it sees me as well.
I hope the preceding information provided valuable insight to inform a buying decision for a sale that's already over.
there is a lock/unlock for the recline function like any office chair on the Hensley.I actually ordered, but when at the store and sat in them, I bought the Serta Jenning instead. The Jenning has adjustable back tilt for a bit reclining, which I'm sure the Hensley has too.
yeah bonded leather is less than ideal.
I think there are different grades of bonded leather
there is a lock/unlock for the recline function like any office chair on the Hensley.
The back doesn't tilt back independent of the seat is the problem. So the seat/back are locked into permanent 90 degrees (L shape) and ends up feeling like I'm being pushed slightly forward when I'm sitting in it.
The back doesn't tilt back independent of the seat is the problem. So the seat/back are locked into permanent 90 degrees (L shape) and ends up feeling like I'm being pushed slightly forward when I'm sitting in it.
You should sit in more chairs....
Nice deal for a throw away though...
Just don't buy leather period...get a mesh or fabric chair. I have this one and I love it:
https://smile.amazon.com/HON-Big-Ta...d=1507166083&sr=8-1&keywords=hon+big+and+tall
Not as cheap but I've had it for well over a year (maybe two at this point?) and it's just as solid as the day I bought it. Gas lift is still 100% solid, no drooping, no noticeable wear on the fabric or arms.
I have tried several other cheap-ish Big & Tall chairs over the years and this has been the best thus far.
Where'd you get a Steelcase for $75? I know it was used, but was it a local deal? I looked around Ebay, but so many listed were "Pick-up only", and I couldn't figure out how to filter those out, or at least filter for my location.
/REALLY need a new chair.
Craigslist. Some guy in the Pittsburgh Area was selling a bunch. He was down to about 15 or so when I met up with him. Started at around 200 I guess. I actually asked him if he raided a closed office or something cuz I know used they're usually 299-350 haha. I guess his friend owns a furniture moving or office supply company where they do actually come into spaces that have been vacated. I've sat in them before at a show room and they were good for the 10-15 minutes but that's worldly different than the 5-8 hours I usually sit so I couldn't justify getting a used chair on ebay for 300+. But for 75 a piece, I bought 2.
I'm currently using a beat up big and tall fabric covered chair. It's lost all it's padding and it's arm is glued together.
I seemed to miss this deal. Know of another?
Oh god, that's one of the things I hate most about my Aeron. Lean back just a hair, and that damned hard plastic lip digs into the back of your thighs.
Hmm. That's odd. I don't have that problem at all. Had my Aeron for 8 years and it's still good as new...
You may actually have the wrong size. I'm 6'2, 220 and use a size B. It's absolutely perfect for me. I had a size C at work for a while and it didn't feel right...
Yours might be too big.
I really wish I had gotten in on this. My old char is falling apart and now the cylinder is failing so it wants to go down occasionally.
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I have this chair, but honestly it has a lot of problems.
The arms don't attach to the seat evenly/balanced, with one arm always digging into the side. Had it exchanged for a replacement, and it had the same issue to a slightly lesser degree, yet that one didn't lean back as smoothly. With both chairs, the paint was also slightly chipped on the some of the plastic parts.
Ended up keeping it, since I originally got it on sale Nov 2015, but then after 1 years using it 8-10hrs/day only 128lbs (upholstery warranty has just expired), the extremely thin polished top leather on the main seat cushion began to entirely flake off. Now nearing 2 years of ownership, ~50% of the leather on the main seat is now gone and slowly getting worse...
The chair is very comfortable, but quality control seems pretty shit on these both in construction and longevity for heavy use. While I'd assume getting a perfect one is possible, it's a bad investment if you are the type of person who likes keeping leather chairs for 5-10 years (my last leather chair I got from Frys in 2003 lasted me 12 years before it had any quality issues). I suspect what killed this one is extremely poor resilience sweat, so if used lightly in a cool environment where you never sweat, it may have lasted longer. Honestly though, I prefer heavy-duty chairs, not ones you need to baby like this one.
WowzersYeah, Serta® Smart Layers™ Hensley Executive Big & Tall Chair, Roasted Chestnut/Satin Nickel (304601)
This is what the seat now looks like after ~2 years:
I bought one made of bonded leather anyway. If you refuse to buy bonded leather, that eliminates 75% or more of low-to-mid-range chairs. Really kills your selection. I wanted to get something with a durable fabric finish, but ppl love the look of leather, and while that crap may fall apart in a year or two, it looks great on the sales floor. Shit, I'll admit it: I like the way my new chair looks. I'm just disappointed because I KNOW they didn't make it to last.