Executive Recline Extra Padded Office Chair (Black PU Leather)

I had an appalling chair for a while so decided to buy this, and I can honestly say that it is a brilliant chair. It is really comfortable and has a lovely look to it, and it's a very good price (I bought it when it said it was in sale, it told me that it would be dispatched in 4 days when it came in stock, some dfs style sale right there) and I'm loving having a chair that supports me properly and gives great comfort. You can put it together by yourself without someone helping, but at the same time you can get to a place without a car, but it makes it an F tonne easier if you have one, but generally the instructions and the assembly is easy. The only negative I've found so far is that the recline feature really isn't great. Not saying it doesn't work, I'm writing this review now at a lovely angel, but it's just not that great as a piece of equipment. When I first put it together I thought the recline was broken ( I dropped the box containing the parts for it and was 90% sure I had ruined it). Turns out it just requires the strength of The Mountain to make it move back, perhaps after a while the piston will get worn in and it will be easy, but pistons are designed to last for years and run in a simple way with nearly no maintenance, so I reckon I'm just gonna have ultimate back muscles in a month or so. It came four days early and it is as good as it promised on here. In a world where computer chairs are priced beyond reason for how cheap and easy they're made, I think this is probably your best bet, would recommend this chair to any one.

I've had my eye on this chair for some time and struggled to justify the expenditure when my old chair was... functional. After about 2 years of looking at this chair, my old one finally didn't cut it anymore, the headrest became loose and wobbly, so I threw it out and bought this one instantly. HOO BOY. The first time I sat in it, I was wowed by just how well I fit into this chair. My lower back feels supported for the first time in years and it RECLINES. Praise be to whatever deity or lack thereof you may have, this chair reclines and it does it well. I can and have fallen asleep in this comfortable piece of furniture SO MANY TIMES over the past week or so because it is JUST THAT COMFORTABLE. I love it. I love my chair. Update: Going into the third month of having this chair now. I can confirm that the padding on the arm rests has begun to sag and deflate a little, but this is no major problem and is to be expected. Aside from this, the chair continues to perform perfectly and provide a significantly more comfortable experience compared to my old chair. Still love my chair. Update 2: After nearly 4 years of use, a house move and a global pandemic that saw me using this chair for anywhere up to 24 hours a day at some points, one of the legs finally gave way. The max weight rating for this chair is 250lbs and I am 265 so it's definitely at no fault of the manufacturer. Admittedly, I've been looking at changing up in the last year or so as my mainly-home-based life in a post-covid world could do with a little extra cushioning (I'd basically flattened out the padding in all areas of this chair and had to use additional material to make it comfortable to sit on). So yeah, if you want a chair that is pretty comfy to start with, has full recline functionality and won't actually break for 4 years or so this is definitely worth the £150 price tag.

When I was looking for a chair, I read most of the reviews and questions for a whole heap of them and ended up with this as it ticked all the boxes. So..to answer some of the questions ... 1. Yes.. it does smell a bit, but that's because it's new PU Leather, I'm sure it will fade over time... 2. Assembly instructions could be clearer (see picture) but it was fairly easy, a second pair of hands us useful, but I actually used the chair it was replacing to support it when needed, the most confusing bit is that you have to bolt the back and the seat together as the second step, using the arm rests.. then lean the back forward (beyond upright) to allow you to slot the locking bolt (and split pin) through the piston.. When you put the arms on, you need to make sure the "silver" lugs on the chair are fully recessed into the holes in the arms otherwise the bolts wont fully tighten ... this is actually quite tricky as the bolts are not perfectly aligned, but there near enough with a thump of the palm ... 3. The seat back "button" is relatively firm to push in but works fine. 4. "The Lever" ... This operates the up/down and its like virtually any other chair ... pull up to raise and lower... but the lever does actually move in/out (left/right as you sit) which allows the whole seat to rock (like a rocking chair) ... IN stops it, OUT allows it ... its a very rudimentary operation and does actually feel like its doing nothing ... all its doing is putting a "blocking plate" into the mechanism to stop the rocking. So, now to the chair its self... I am 24st which means I have a big butt and the seat base is ample size which allows my legs to bend naturally at the front.. The seat back has fully variable position so you can set exactly where you want it. Width-wise, again, seems to be ample room to host my ample posterior but the arm rests to just about touch my sides but if I lost a bit of weight would then be fine.. The arm rests could do with being a little longer, I can just about put my elbows on them... As I am sitting on it writing this review, its put my in a fairly good posture and is nice and comfortable right now ... but who knows what will happen over time ... If I remember, I'll come back and edit this review. All I will say is that for £70 (it was on offer when I bought it) ... its very good value and feels more comfortable than my chair at work which cost over £500 Hopefully, this (extended) review will help with your decision but, for now, I have no qualms with this chair, and I hope you dont too.. Thanks for reading.

I received the chair today and for the price it is not bad. It is a little difficult to assemble with no written instructions, just pictures like for a child. I ordered the brown one but when I opened the box and unpacked it, it was black. No way was I going to try and repack it to send back. I guess I will just have to live with the wrong color. If the color had been correct I would have given 4 stars.