Amazon BasicsBig and Tall Executive Chair - Adjustable with Armrest, 350-Pound Capacity,28.5D x 30.25W x 47.9H in, Brown with Pewter Finish

Despite all the mixed recent reviews, I needed a new office chair and opted to take a chance on this one. With so many 5-Stars overall, I figured it was worth chancing it. General me info: I'm a decently large guy but won't be maxing out the weight rating on this chair (6'1", ~230lbs). I'm pretty active while sitting and tend to fidget quite a bit, lean/sit unevenly, sit cross-legged, and lift myself with the armrests. I generally spend 3-4 hours per day at my workstation, but with quarantining it's been more like 8-10. So any problems or shortcomings with this new chair should present sooner, rather than later.This just delivered today so it's still pretty early for a review. I'll likely update this if anything breaks, falls apart, or irritates me. If it's been a while and I haven't added an update, you're safe to assume this chair is holding up as expected.So- for anyone else on the fence over whether or not to order, here are my initial thoughts:Shipping:* Delivered in a large corrugated cardboard box, approx 50 lbs and 2.5'x2'x1.5'. Components were wrapped either in bubble wrap or in plastic.* Worked out fine for me, but if yours takes a beating in transit I can easily imagine components getting damaged.Assembly:* Lots of people complaining about assembly on these, I had precisely zero troubles. I've put together quite a few chairs of this type, so that may play into my experience with this one.General Assembly Tips:* Make sure you're using the correct bolts in the correct places. There are three different lengths, and the instructions are pretty clear on which are intended to go where. No, I don't usually read them either, but skimming through the instructions is generally a good idea- especially when there are a bunch of really similar components involved.* Bolts each have a patch of the dry blue thread locker, ignore it. It's nice they added it for you, but this stuff is nearly useless. It'll work well enough to hold things together while you go get some real thread locker, but not for permanent installation or extended use.* If you don't add real thread locker, plan for the fasteners to work themselves loose. You'll know they're loose because you'll start experiencing shifting/leaning/squeaks and the chair will wobble when you move around. That's not a chair problem, that's an assembly issue. Easy enough to fix, just tip the chair over, remove fasteners, apply thread locker, and reinstall. What do you mean you still don't have thread locker? Go order some now!* Tilt mechanism and seat cushion are both clearly marked which direction is front. On mine, the front side of the seat cushion has a plastic spacer thing that the front bolts run through. Looks like it's intended to angle the front edge of the seat high. The Tilt mechanism should be marked with the front side- if yours isn't marked, the tilt lock lever should be on your right when you're sitting in the chair. If you install the seat cushion to the Tilt Mechanism backwards the seat angle will be weird, the arm angle will be weird, the seat back angle will be weird, and you'll end up being one of those people complaining that you can't sit up straight and your chair is tilted back way too far.* Arms bolt in 4 places, two on the bottom of the seat cushion, one on the side of the back cushion, and the last on the back of the back cushion. Install the two seat cushion bolts hand tight into both arms first, then flip the chair over and put in the back cushion and those fasteners. Don't tighten any of these past hand tight until you've got all 8 bolts (both sides!) in place. The cushion padding in this thing is pretty thick, so as you're putting things together you'll need to shift, squish, and wiggle. The bolts align with the threaded t-nuts just fine if you do it this way. Once everything is in place, start working your way around tightening bolts. Tighten them in evenly- don't crank one all the way in while the other three are still way loose or you'll just be pulling everything out of alignment.Fit and Finish:* It's bonded leather... so I expect it'll hold up better than cloth. Won't be as breathable, so take that into consideration if you're somewhere warm. Will definitely be easier to clean.* Arms and base are plastic that looks to be coated with a metallic paint. Its got a glossy finish, so likely has some kind of hardener. Don't know how that'll hold up, but I honestly don't care how the plastic bits look as long as they're sturdy and function properly.* Castor wheels have very low rolling resistance, so this chair rolls around really easily. Great if you like that, might need to loop something like yarn around the castor axles to add some resistance if you don't.* Padding feels thick and firm, nothing poking through where it shouldn't be.* Lumbar support is more noticeable than I expected. Cranked it all the way in and could still feel it. Initially this bugged me, but it's been a few hours now and I don't even notice it.*Looks good- Black Bonded Leather and white stitching look good. Arms and base plastic bits look good.Overall, I'm very happy with this chair. Again, it's still really early for a review, but like I said; With so many bad reviews filled with what seemed to be self-inflicted assembly problems, I wanted to get this out there quickly.

Early review and I will update if anything changes but so far this chair is awesome. I am 6'3" and weigh about 280lbs. I herniated two discs in my back at the same time (L4-L5 and L5-S1) and let me tell you this: It sucks. I would not recommend it to anyone. I immediately realized how bad my old chair was on my back, so I ordered a gamer chair with a hard lumbar pillow thinking "hey, this will work. It's designed for gamers. Gamers sit ALL THE TIME. I just need it for watching Hulu at night with my wife and playing games a few hours on off days." Nope. The chair wobbled and soon tilted and now is almost as bad as the chair I replaced. I saw this chair and after reading mostly positive but still somewhat mixed reviews I went for it. I'm glad I did.First let's talk Assembly.This chair is easy to assemble. Like, really easy. I have assembled many computer chairs and desks in my life. This chair is the easiest I have ever assembled. The instructions are clean and concise (Although let's be honest, you could probably figure out how to assemble a chair on your own) and each step has its own page, making it really easy to keep up with where you are in the process. Each step has a full size picture too. The design of the chair is brilliant in that when you put the arms on the base, they make cups for the back to sit in. Also, PRO TIP: AFTER YOU UNBOX EXERYTHING DON'T IMMEDIATELY THROW THE BOX AWAY. Close it back up and use the box as a table to assemble the chair. When the seat of the chair is on the box, it keeps it at a comfortable working height and allows enough room on each side to easily and quickly attach the arm rests. AND if you have a drill with the right size bit, use that for assembly set on medium torque. Saves time and ensures you don't over tighten if you are heavy handed like me.TOTAL ASSEMBLY TIME: <15 MINUTESNow, let's talk about Design.The Design is simple and straight forward. No "slope the back to 180 degrees and invert to form a gravity table. Then transform it into a picnic basket with wheels and go to the park with the jet engine attachment". It is just a chair, plain and simple. I like the way the arms are designed because it prevents the possibility of the chair to "sag" or "bend" with use as I see with a lot of chairs that have the L-Shaped support from base to back. The two-bolts-in-back-two-in-base on each side design has seen the most success for me in the long term. Hopefully this will hold true with this chair. The lumbar pad is firm and the adjustment knob is easy to use and fine tune to the exact pressure desired. Perfect for someone with back problems. The base is stable and the casters snap in firmly but easily. The chair raises and lowers easily and is insanely comfortable. PLEASE NOTE: This chair truly is designed for big and tall people. If you aren't big and tall, maybe look elsewhere because at the lowest setting, my feet JUST sit flat on the ground. If I were any shorter, my legs would be dangling. Of course, I guess you could just get a footrest, but either way take note.Now comfort.So far the chair is insanely comfortable. The extra padding at the front keeps my legs from falling asleep and the lumbar pillow not only prevents an extra onset of additional back pain but also seems to be alleviating some of the pain. I honestly cannot remember the last time I could sit down without feeling excruciating sciatic pain. Here's a Haiku telling you just how I feel.Happy tears streamingmy face, now a waterfallI blossom like springThe arm rests are a comfortable height. My head actually hits the head rest, though I usually don't have my head that far back. The width is comfortable and it feels stable and sturdy.OverallI am so far very pleased. As time goes on I will update if anything changes. Otherwise, As it stands now, you should definitely get this chair if you have back pain. Oh, I didn't even mention yet, THIS CHAIR IS SO AFFORDABLE! I almost projectile vomited all over my screen when I searched "Best office chairs for herniated disc". THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS! What?! for a chair?! But then Amazon had my back (HAHAHA GET IT?!) And I put down the hammer as my piggy bank's eyes went from terror and disbelief to relief and shock, still amazed that I could have ever thought to smash him to pieces for the delicious money inside. Seriously though, if you're still reading this then you obviously are really interested in the chair. Just get this chair.