Amazon Basics Executive Home Office Desk Chair with Padded Armrests, Adjustable Height and Tilt, Rolling Swivel Chair, 275 Pound Capacity, Brown and Gold

I will try to be as honest as possible because I depend on other people's reviews and feel I want to help the best I can: Back in 2017 I bought 2 of these chairs for my wife and myself. At the time we could afford them, they seemed well made, and they were small enough to fit in our office together, but large enough to be comfortable. When we get home from work, we sit in our desk chairs a lot, plus my wife has an accounting business in the evenings. They were already getting plenty of use when COVID in 2020 hit and we both found ourselves working from home for a year or more, and now sitting most of the day in those chairs. So, I was not surprised when a few months ago, both of them suddenly started shredding their fake leather cushion covers. Little pieces at a time. But the hydraulics worked, the arms were on strong, and the base was in great shape. We had upgraded the Wheels to those roller-blade styles, and even they were in good shape. 7 Years is a pretty good run for a Fake Leather well-used desk chair. I started searching for 2 replacement chairs. I could now afford a better chair I thought. However, unless I want to enter a whole new zone, all desk chairs use fake leather. After searching Amazon for 2 months, I finally realized, if these AMAZON BASIC chairs can meet all my needs, and not break down until the fake leather starts flaking off under heavy use in 7 years’ time … why not just try them again. To be cautious I bought one to test it. I had forgotten how easy to read the instructions were, how easy to figure out and how quick and easy to put together. I allowed an hour and was done in 12 minutes, INCLUDING taking the old chair apart so I could throw it away. (I kept the bolts from the old chair just in case.) This new Chair was an exact duplicate of the old Chair from 2017. The parts, the size, the quality, and the looks. Frankly it’s as if I am in my old chair except without peeling fake leather. I will say this. Because it happens gradually, the old chair had kind of conformed to my body and butt. This new one feels stiffer and stronger in the places where the old one had weakened. I was pleased enough to just go ahead and buy the 2nd chair so now I have two new chairs side by side that match and to be honest my brain does not even think anything differently when I walk into the room and see them. I think my brain still sees those same chairs from 2017. I highly Recommend. Good luck.

This review was based upon needing a chair for remote teaching. I've been teaching for almost 2 decades in a science lab and never really sat down. However, now that we are alternating face-to-face and remote learning - this chair is HEAVEN! I was looking for lumbar support and cushion. I highly recommend it for the price! I recently had surgery and need to sit more during my remote sessions than previously. I now stand about 4 hours still doing demos and instruction at the board standing, but I also about 5-6 off and on throughout the day. I found myself sitting on the edge of my chair and slouching forward until this chair. I am 5' 6" and I can sit with my rear to the back of the cushion and my feet touch the floor. At the highest level they are a few inches off the ground, but I don't use that setting. However, if you had a higher table you could. There is a nice cushion under my knees and lumbar support so I can sit straight up, but feel comfortable.As another reviewer suggested - I have the reclining feature tight so it does not lean back, but you can easily change that with the turn of a knob under the seat. It provides support up to my shoulders - I do not need head support for the work I am doing. It alleviates the tension in lower back and the shoulder slouching. I'll have to update the review in 6 months to see how the cushion withstands the increased sitting time the rest of the school year as well as any wear and tear of the material. For now, I'd say this is an excellent purchase!As other viewers have mentioned, the assembly took about 20 minutes. They delivered to my school and they provided the Allen wrench. Although, if you had the electric driver, I'm sure it would have been faster. I did it old school and there were no issues. The instructions are straightforward - except for the arms. I should preface, they are marked 'L' and 'R'. I had even read another reviewer on here switched them. So, I was intentional about looking to make sure I did not do the same. I DID! After I put one of the arms on - I then noticed the letter on the arm...it's in the same color as the paint - it's an indention of the letter and until I tilted in the light (AFTER) I had attached it - I noticed it. The only tip I would give would be to look for the clearly marked stamps on the arm. This will save you time. Also, due to surgery, I had a hard time attaching the arms after it was on the pedestal (so I took it back off and assembled on the floor for better leverage). All of that being said, I assembled at the end of a long Friday - if you read the instructions carefully and look for the lettering on the arms - installation is easy!I definitely recommend and do not regret the purchase one bit. (I did notice the seat wobble at first, but that was because I need to take it off and put it back on the center pedestal - I had not installed all the way into the hole). Great wheels and rolls smoothly! LOVE the chair!!!