Customer Reviews for Staples - Hyken Ergonomic Mesh Swivel Task Chair - Black
Customer Rating
5
Great fit
on December 6, 2016
Posted by: Paula K.
I had a bulky executive chair at my desk and replacing it with this functional breathable lumbar supporting smart looking task chair has made a huge difference in my work day.
I've worked hard to be able to love this chair--I really did--but in the end it's just torture machinery
on December 5, 2016
Posted by: Paula K.
I hate this chair. It's so awful. I did all the research read the super-positive reviews and told my boyfriend I wanted it for Christmas. I set it up and then...huh? What was everyone talking about?! The mesh is really hard and stiff like patio furniture. Sometimes I like to sit with one foot folded under my other leg but the sides of the seat are just stiff mesh over even harder plastic--positioned like a bucket--so it juts into my thigh until it hurts. The shape of the seat hurts my hips if I'm sitting in it for 20 minutes. I'll change positions try keeping my legs really close together straight down the middle and away from the edge. It'll feel a little better then another 10 minutes and I'm in pain and achy again. The seat tilts up in the front instead of down so when it's at the right height to make my arms 90° the backs of my lower thighs almost have to PUSH down against the front of the seat so my feet can touch the floor. Also the foam at the front edge of the seat is industrially firm not plush like every other office chair in the world. There is no seat tilt adjustment. I have tried every adjustment mentioned in the manual every which way repositioned the screws that hold it together several times and have tried every imaginable physical position to form myself to fit this chair but it still just ends up fighting me. It's like wherever I put my legs some part of this chair is just waiting to jab into my skin. So yeah that's where I'm at with this. I'm sure returning it will also be difficult. Why not?
bought this to replace a defunct aeron chair. for the price difference there's little to argue against the replacement. i'm 6' 225 lbs. the hyken is a little narrow a little shallow but not uncomfortably so. the seat's front edge padding makes for comfortable sitting. the gas piston provides very firm seating (at least for now). the back is more than tall enough and the head rest is well-positioned. assembly was straightforward. backward tilt is a little loose but i use the tilt lock anyway.