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$59 Full Blown Fabric Chair - Officeworks Clearance Special!

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$59 Full Blown Fabric Chair - Officeworks Clearance Special!
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bendertiger on 26/01/2012 - 11:59 officeworks.com.au (6562 clicks)
Last edited 26/01/2012 - 12:00

What can I say? It's a chair…it's there and it's ONLY $59!!!

What makes this so special you say? Well, it can't launch nuclear missiles, nor complete your tax return for you. But it looks like a comfortable place to park your arse while your doing it! Don't compare this to the $1000 chair special that was recently posted, but compare it to other chairs in the price range and I don't think you'll go wrong! This chair was originally on sale for $157 or so…gradually dropped down (which hopefully the gas cartridge in this chair won't do).

This bargain of a chair is only $59! and if your like me (who has cheap leather allergies…thanks chromium…) you prefer your fabric chairs, well, here is a cheap very comfortable chair in fabric! Quite hard to find actually, especially one of this quality!

Anyway, I didn't jump on it, but I sat on this deal as soon as I saw it, about to go to my local officeworks to see if I can test one out, but I am so confident that I've already paid for it before I go!

I also bought it to save my back so I don't have to go to the chiropractors that often! That's a saving right there! If you read through the whole post, congratulations! Enjoy your new chair :)

Almost forgot to include the features! How silly!

■Functions: Gas lift, Chair tilt.
■Weight Limit: 135kg.
■Luxurious soft feel fabric upholstery.
■Padded armrests.
■Seat height: 460-550mm.
■Seat thickness: 100mm.
■Overall height: 1050-1140mm.
■Manufacturer's Warranty 1 Year.

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  • Mg on 26/01/2012 - 12:03
    +48

    +1 for the description :)

    • engineeringprof on 26/01/2012 - 12:07
      +24

      +1 for seguing between nuclear missiles and tax returns.

    • amsaini15 on 26/01/2012 - 13:38

      I agree !!

    • josaya on 26/01/2012 - 13:43
      +3

      entertainment +1

  • bemybubble on 26/01/2012 - 12:05
    +1

    That's insanely cheap!

  • Sinesweep on 26/01/2012 - 12:08
    +19

    I arrived here after googling "bargain nuclear missiles".
    Now I am disappointed.

    (But thanks - I need a new chair and I am still recovering (ha!) from the Aeron post)

    • bendertiger on 26/01/2012 - 12:11
      +5

      Keep an eye on North Korean military surplus. I heard there was a recent change in management and they might be auctioning some of their current equipment in storage, as new, un-used etc.

      • frewer on 27/01/2012 - 10:29

        How do you use a used nuclear missile?

    • AntMan76 on 26/01/2012 - 12:15
      +1

      I googled "comfortable place doing it quite hard" and ended up here.

      • Tal_Shiar on 26/01/2012 - 13:51
        +3

        Like the back of a volkswagon?

    • A Banana4scale on 26/01/2012 - 12:35
      +3

      I xvideo-searched cheap leather allergies and it brought me here

  • Ozbargain4me on 26/01/2012 - 12:10
    +1

    No free delivery - That sucks

    Delivery is $40 WTF !!! thats almost the cost of the Chair

    • bendertiger on 26/01/2012 - 12:14
      +1

      It was around $157 originally, besides, pick-up should be available at most stores anyway.

    • danm999 on 26/01/2012 - 12:16
      +5

      Opt to have it delivered to your local store, and there's no delivery cost.

  • bsdll on 26/01/2012 - 13:10
    +1

    Bring on the debate between $50 chairs and $1000 chairs… ;)

    • bendertiger on 26/01/2012 - 13:14
      +1

      I was saying that a $1000 chair will probably…no, make that DEFINATELY outlast this chair…by a long long time and would be ALOT more comfortable as well…but for those of us who just simply can't make/afford that stretch here seems to be a good reasonable alternative!

      • bsdll on 26/01/2012 - 13:16

        Haha the idea wasn't to start an actual debate… That got done to death on the Aeron post.

        • bendertiger on 26/01/2012 - 13:18

          It's cool man :) I think it's horses for courses though.

  • Yuri Lowell on 26/01/2012 - 13:17
    +1

    It says online only and the delivery is $40… An okay deal I guess if the price was originally $157.

    Edit: Oh, didn't notice the store pick. Not a bad deal then!

    • plasmapuff on 26/01/2012 - 13:23
      +1

      Read above: deliver to local store and pick up for free mate… :)

      • Yuri Lowell on 26/01/2012 - 13:23
        +1

        Haha yeah just read it after posting.

    • bendertiger on 26/01/2012 - 13:26
      +3

      I don't post crap deals :)

  • RNDM on 26/01/2012 - 13:45

    fabric removable?

    • bendertiger on 26/01/2012 - 13:47

      Wah? I'd assume not, keyword on 'assume'

  • Fat Horny Ghost on 26/01/2012 - 13:47
    +17

    I bought this chair from Officeworks around 1.5 years ago for around $250… great comfortable chair. HOWEVER bad for posture, you can't sit straight as the highest it can go it ike 65 degree angle… ended up with horrible back pains throughout the year. Great for lounging around, but if your a student horrible working chair. Great chair for sitting on to relax, watch a movie or look outside to the view of your city from your CBD building like a BOSS but not for general use. It's also gotten very squeaky… need to oil it up.

    • bendertiger on 26/01/2012 - 13:50

      I can't plus your comment enough :) THANKYOU! Well, turns out it might not be that great a deal after all :( But guess it's up to other people to judge.

      • Adamiam on 26/01/2012 - 14:04

        Can anyone recommend a good student working chair?

        • Yuri Lowell on 26/01/2012 - 14:06

          http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Furniture/Chai…

          Maybe that one. Looks a bit more comfortable because the arm rests aren't as high.

        • tronhound on 26/01/2012 - 15:00
          +3

          @ Yuri, that chair looks shocking. Even the website reviews are one star.

        • Yuri Lowell on 26/01/2012 - 15:58

          Only two reviews though. It looks more comfortable to me.

        • braddsey on 26/01/2012 - 16:59

          Get a straight back wooden dining chair. Perfect height, good for your posture, and can be had from the local op-shop for $5-$10. Add a seat vision from ikea/spotlight for $3 for the deluxe version. Buy a sturdy version and it won't break, tilt, it doesn't have gas, and will last a lifetime.

          Served millions of people from all over the world successfully for hundreds of years, until 1994 when Herman Miller decided there was a niche in the chair market.

          I use one for 8-10 hours/day and my back is better than it was sitting in multitudes of "office" chairs.

        • denniski on 26/01/2012 - 18:10

          the one at ikea for about $50 looks the same and comfy too

      • Abbycat on 27/01/2012 - 19:59

        One really needs to try out chairs. You need to find one that is correct for your shape & posture. I'm a shorty, so all of the 'manager style' chairs are too deep for me which forces me to slouch. It's probably excellent for a lot of people, & not good for others. Only way to know is to sit in it.

    • RedDogInCan on 26/01/2012 - 14:15
      +6

      "Great chair for sitting on to look outside to the view of your city from your CBD building like a BOSS"

      Well, it is called a Manager's Chair, not a Pleb's Chair.

    • Fat Horny Ghost on 26/01/2012 - 18:20
      +4

      Here's a picture of the actual chair I have and the straightest it can reach up to for me at the moment.. so obviously if you actually want to do some work you can't use the backrest and have to lean forward..

      http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6764370379_28c54e31e4_b.j…
      But I have to say at $59 it's a pretty decent deal since I paid over $200.. but personally I prefer the computer chairs at my uni as they work well for all purposes :) Guess it comes all down to personal taste and how you want to use it.

    • afrophat on 27/01/2012 - 10:15
      +1

      I bought this chair from OW about 4 years ago, and I agree with Jay^. Mine was a bargan at $50 (with a slight scratch in the leather), and hasn't been squeaky at all & I love it.

    • Sparky on 27/01/2012 - 10:28
      +1

      +1
      Not recommended for computer work or study, unless you buy some optional slide on lumbar support from officeworks.
      My gas lift stopped working properly just after a year

  • videoman on 26/01/2012 - 13:59

    No officeworks near me :( Too bad the postage is so high.

  • Jabba the Hutt on 26/01/2012 - 14:09

    With three of the four Officeworks chairs I've owned (two $200+ Rio Deluxes and one $60 Birkdale), the foam under the rump had flattened after about about six months, and the users of those chairs only weighed about 50 and 60 kilos respectively. The exception was a Nova something-or-other I think, but its cushioning was relatively stiff.

    A quality chair's padding, like the old Malvern Willows one I'm sitting on now, will be resilient for more than a decade. It too was purchased from Officeworks, but around 1999ish when they were selling better quality, though more expensive, chairs (the Malverns were Aussie-made, incidentally).

    • cacatman on 26/01/2012 - 17:52
      +5

      With a name like Jabba the Hutt, I'm surprised the foam flattened AFTER about 6 months!!!!

      • Jabba the Hutt on 26/01/2012 - 21:58
        +2

        Ahh, but you're forgetting the load-distrubuting effect of a Hutt's far greater surface area :)

        • Miami Mall Alien on 27/01/2012 - 00:15

          Admiral Ackbar has informed me those Malvern chairs are indeed, traps.

    • Abbycat on 27/01/2012 - 20:03

      Ah, Jabba. I used to work in their furniture department. The Malvern range had a 3-5 year warranty rather than the 1yr for the china made ones. Same with the Nova & Nova+.
      You bought some of the better chairs there.

  • Lukian on 26/01/2012 - 14:44

    Non chrome bases can break easily too!

  • V-Ate on 26/01/2012 - 15:21

    It's too bad the shipping would cost me $1 more than the chairs worth…

  • PorkHunt on 26/01/2012 - 15:39
    +1

    Nice bargain. I however bought this chair last year http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Furniture/Chai… It Cost me around $230 but I have never ever had a sore back once.

    I do an exorbitant amount of gaming.

  • homersyd on 26/01/2012 - 15:59

    Are there any good deals on leather chairs that look similar to this?

  • bargrin on 26/01/2012 - 16:15

    Thanks going to grab one tomorrow.

  • R3XNebular on 26/01/2012 - 17:48

    Probably less than 20 in stock for qld

  • thecraw on 26/01/2012 - 18:14
    +1

    Just ordered one online for pickup at my local store :) btw best descrition ever

    • A Banana4scale on 26/01/2012 - 21:57
      +2

      you might not have read the DSE sandisk cruzer one, which also included a hot asian chick.
      Best description of 2012 though ;)

  • zhaomh on 26/01/2012 - 18:33

    great value

  • Jtin on 26/01/2012 - 18:34

    Oh damn… 135kg weight limit… :(

    • AntMan76 on 26/01/2012 - 18:47
      +2

      That rules out me and the girlfriend using it at the same time… nothing suss

  • AMLagonda on 26/01/2012 - 18:47
    +1

    I need to try a chair before I buy one… some are so shockingly uncomfortable.

  • Tsort on 26/01/2012 - 18:47
    +1

    I + for the entertaining description..

  • Tam on 26/01/2012 - 18:58

    First time order online from Officeworks!

    I just ordered one with picking up option…so what do I do now? Wait a few days then come to the store or come and pick it up anytime? :)

    • aec on 26/01/2012 - 21:01
      +2

      they will ring you, when the chair is ready. anyway, it is what is descriped in the email.

  • EarthMan on 26/01/2012 - 19:37

    The shocking truth about a lot of these chairs sub $200-300 are you end up putting a pillow under your bum because a few months later the sponge/padding pretty much loses it's thickness and becomes useless. More like sitting on wood. Still I will go check it out tomorrow.

    • aec on 26/01/2012 - 21:00
      +3

      if you dont weigh like 200kg, it will take a while before becoming wood.

  • meong on 26/01/2012 - 20:24

    If I pick this up in store, would this fit inside a sedan? Would it come assembled or can you disassemble it?

    Thanks

    • bendertiger on 26/01/2012 - 20:37
      +2

      It's a flatpack…

      Depends on the size of your boot, they usually have trailers you can borrow if you have a towball.

    • Yuri Lowell on 27/01/2012 - 00:18
      +1

      Yeah it comes in a flat pack. I'd say the box is about 600x500x200. It will fit in most cars no problem.

  • IVI on 26/01/2012 - 22:14
    +3

    If it -lacks- lower-back support (as I bet it does…)
    go to IKEA & sit on a Moses (medium or tall back), &
    feel COMFORT… for $45 (medium back)…

    You back with thank you!

    PS Folks in Adelaide can - with enough people in their
    group - eat $45 worth of food… and use their receipt
    to pay for their Moses chair (until 29th Jan 2012, ie,
    under IKEA's "Eat your Discount" special!

    • msbluberry on 27/01/2012 - 10:47
      +1

      Great chair, bad news though. It has been discontinued and Victoria is completely out of stock at Richmond and Springvale (checked both yesterday). An alternative would be the Verner chair which is similar to the Moses but has a higher back. It's also discountinued but apparently Victorian stores might still have stock.

      I highly recommend both, they have great support and I used one throughout my Uni degree. Good luck to those in other states!

      • msbluberry on 27/01/2012 - 11:12
        +1

        Update: Victoria is our of the Verner too. Waaahhhhhh! Anyone know of a similar chair at a place like Officeworks? High emphasis on lumbar support

        • shiba on 28/01/2012 - 18:14

          Just got a Verner from IKEA Tempe 3 days back where they were clearing out a trolley of them for $49, down from $89.

  • billypan on 27/01/2012 - 03:32
    +4

    I registered onto ozbargain just to compliment on your description,
    it was awesome.

  • IsTops on 27/01/2012 - 08:54

    find a cheaper one:
    http://www.bigw.com.au/big-deals/bpnBIGW_0000000111779/mid-b…

    not sure of the quality though.

  • kheob on 27/01/2012 - 09:03

    Can you just walk in store and pick one up?

    • stig on 27/01/2012 - 10:19
      +9

      I'm sure you could, but they might ask you to put it down. Chairs are for sitting on, after all.

    • Abbycat on 27/01/2012 - 20:06

      Ring your local store & ask if they have stock. Ask them to check to stock levels for other stores as well. When it says "in stock" online, it does not mean in stock in EVERY store. It means the warehouse has stock.

  • frewer on 27/01/2012 - 10:32

    Big W has very similar chair for $58.

  • hongas on 27/01/2012 - 11:25
    +1

    Thank you, I have order one!

  • omnibubble on 27/01/2012 - 11:31

    I went to the Officeworks store in East Perth, the price tag says the original price was $97.

    Has anyone managed to sit on one of these in-store? I called a few stores in WA and no one has one on display.

    • bendertiger on 27/01/2012 - 13:21

      This chair was originally on sale for $157 or so…gradually dropped down…

      According to some people the original price might of been even higher than $157! Somewhere around the $250 mark

  • snajper on 27/01/2012 - 12:05

    Bought one 2 years ago for $250. Excellent and very comfotable chair.
    Bargain

  • Cheap Rich Guy on 27/01/2012 - 16:44

    There are some even cheaper Officeworks chairs that are under $1. If you've got a bit more to spend there is one for $3.78
    http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/b2c/display/%28cpgsize=…

    • Jabba the Hutt on 27/01/2012 - 16:56
      +1

      Either someone snapped them all up in the last 12 mins, or the Officeworks site is up to its old antics of labelling the same items "out of stock" to some visitors and "in stock" to others :)

    • bendertiger on 27/01/2012 - 18:56
      +1

      These have been out of stock for months…

      • Cheap Rich Guy on 29/01/2012 - 16:47

        either way, those were some strange prices for chairs.

  • Zegga on 27/01/2012 - 19:34

    These chairs have been at that price for months. I picked one up around 5 weeks ago.
    Pretty comfortable chair. Padding on the base and lumbar has worn quite a bit in that time though (Im only 67kg…).

    • R3XNebular on 27/01/2012 - 19:52

      Yea wouldn't recommend this chair, looks as if it'd start ripping within a few months just from general use. Leather ones however are also around $60 looks more durable. Got to weigh the longevity of the chair against the comfort factor. Not to fussy so I'd probably pickup a leather one when I get around it, easier to clean and crumbs won't get stuck in between the holes.

      • bendertiger on 27/01/2012 - 21:05

        and if your like me (who has cheap leather allergies…thanks chromium…) you prefer your fabric chairs

        • R3XNebular on 28/01/2012 - 02:29
          -3

          But I'm not like you and I'm pretty sure many aren't allergic to cheap leather. I agree its a good deal for you but not for the majority.

        • A Banana4scale on 28/01/2012 - 02:39

          $60 for a leather one…I doubt is's real leather and as such if it is, very cheap one. Cheap leather ones will start cracking after a few years. Believe me when I say I have gone through 4-5 chairs almost every year.

          Good leather one won't be cheap in Australia, and if they are cheap they won't be in Australia

      • bendertiger on 28/01/2012 - 10:22

        Skin allergies to Chromium leather is surprisingly common! More than you would think! Besides, most chinese leather chairs are…pig leather! Farmed and culled in pens. I'd rather have some nice decent plush fabric.

        • R3XNebular on 28/01/2012 - 11:49

          Agreed they do have some very nice plush ones as well for $59, they also wear at surprisingly quick though but would probably last longer than the fabric one you suggested.

  • aec on 28/01/2012 - 10:12
    +1

    @R3XNebular,

    what do you think you are, representing "the majority"?

    • R3XNebular on 28/01/2012 - 11:52

      Human… You mean who do you think you are?. Not representing the majority just stating that there is better alternatives for $59 because the majority does not have skin allergies to "chromium leather". Not here to offend anyone with such allergies, just stating that it is not common unless I am wrong and something like more than 50% of Australians suffer from this, if so I do apologize.

      • bendertiger on 28/01/2012 - 18:59

        I've tried $59 leather chairs and not impressed…if you can find a better built, leather chair then buy it!

  • GreatWhiteHunter on 31/01/2012 - 20:04

    Hmm bought one of these and still waiting for delivery to Hornsby store after 5 days…

    • bendertiger on 31/01/2012 - 21:53

      Same here, I can't wait…

  • mikkim4eva on 02/02/2012 - 14:21

    Commenting so that I can find this thread easily… is there another way to do that?

  • bendertiger on 03/02/2012 - 16:48

    I'll be given the electric chair before I receive mine! Anyone gotten a call yet?

    • satoshi on 04/02/2012 - 23:10

      Nop, still waiting…

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