Office Hippo Mesh Operator Office Chair, Height & Tilt Adjustable Ergonomic Chair with Tension Control, Flip Up Arms, Computer Chair for Daily Use, Up to 115kg Weight, 5 Year Component Wty - Orange

After a period of exacerbating an old back injury by making do with a dining room chair, I buckled and started an online search for a better solution to work from home under C19. Naturally i researched the various sites for advice - and then understood that the entire working population had already bought any chair below £150 available for delivery. Interestingly another site had stock but wouldn't deliver (scandie furniture outlet). Finally I looked here on Amazon for a solution; whilst only something called a carver chair had been flagged on another site, I wanted something with a little more support to the lower back. And Office Hippo are a brand used commercially. So this was it. It took 20 minutes to assemble on my own in the kitchen - admittedly it needed to rest on the work surface to complete but the instructions were easy to follow. Job done. There were even some spare bits for insurance.. So far it seems to a good, comfortable, robust solution to the WFH challenge: admittedly it's a "value" option, but the hilariously priced ergonomic chairs out there weren't what I was after. We'll see how it lasts noting my previous comment. Time will tell but I'm pleased with this. Well done Amazon - delivered in a couple of days too.

This chair was reasonably easy to assemble upon arrival. It took me about an hour. I do think the instructions left a bit to be desired but I was able to make reasonable inferences to finish building the chair. For as cheap as this chair is, in comparison to more high-end chairs, I can say thay I'm satisfied in terms of comfort. I'm relatively tall, 6 foot 2 and have long legs so required a chair that could accommodate this. I tested out a stool and a gaming chair before arriving at this one. This chair is far more comfortable than the previous ones I tried. I have been using it for 2 months now and have had no problems. I would definitely recommend this chair as a cheap chair that is still comfortable.

Assembly straightforward with tools supplied. Just one screw didn't want to play but a bit of brute force convinced it otherwise. Very smart looking chair with comfortable large seat and supportive mesh back. Fits the curve of my back perfectly. The lift up arms are genius, the chair can be then stored out of the way under the desk and arms simply dropped down for use. Value for money chair.

Excellent quality and a beautiful shade of red. Very good value for money. Comfortable to sit at my crafting desk for longer periods of time. Height adjustable is perfect for me, I have this at a lower height because of my desk but it does come up higher if required.

The chair is okay but it’s not a hippo chair that I ordered? The back of the chair is too far back to give you much support while working at your desk? You need to sit right back to feel the support and that’s not possible while working on your desk! When it said tilt control I presumed it meant the back but it doesn’t? You still need a cushion for any back support! A lot of money when you’re a) not getting the make of chair you order and b) doesn’t support your back,the reason I bought it! If I hadn’t put it together and thrown the box, I would have sent it back! Beware!

I'm awful at building flat pack furniture but this took me about half hr to build and a colleague got the same chair and it took him twenty minutes. I need it for working from home and its comfy, looks nice and has adjustable height which is ideal because I have a reasonably low desk. I like the mesh back too considering we're in summer and it's got a nice back rest. My back appreciates it after ten weeks on a folding chair! Little costly but in current climate it was a struggle to get a chair for less than a hundred quid and its comfy so no complaints.

I've probably used this chair daily for a good 7-8 months, and it's great. Have no problems with it. Posture feels supported, can sit comfortably for hours on end without any issue whatsoever. I only had to buy new covers for the armrests because they are a bit itchy if your forearms rest on it but they were a very cheap £2 to buy, so not a major issue, but definitely do consider purchasing some.

There are modern office chairs, and there are modern office chairs. Having spent my life sitting on traditional 'operator' chairs (mostly from Wallis (now defunct) and good quality) I was rather sceptical about buying a Frankenstein looking bum perch, but worry not. This one is easy to put together (despite what some reviews have said) and is remarkably comfortable. The Office Hippo Mesh chair is not the cheapest, but having seen what nasty stuff some of the guys in our office got for £90, it's definitely a case of you get what you pay for. If you are a traditionalist then the old style chairs are still more padded and comfortable even if not ergonomically designed, but if you want to take a step into the modern world then you can do a lot worse than this. Enjoy!