I thought that I was lucky enough to purchase the Carder on sale for half off the regular price. Within 5 days the chair would not lean back without a lot of effort and loud scraping sounds. The chair was replaced with the same model. Within 2 days the meshing broke off of the back of the replacement chair and I can only imagine what will happen over time. I'm now looking at other non-Staples desk chairs. Don't waste your time with this.
The chair might be Ok for a child or smaller adult. I am 6' 2" and like to have the seat high enough for my lower legs to be straight. Not possible with this chair. The seat cushion felt firm when I bought it but with two weeks of use it seems to have gone soft.
Seat padding a little too thin could use more. Other than that I have no complaints. Goes together in about 15 minutes (takes longer to unbox all the cardboard/bags than to put together). Good straightforward instructions with the screws both color coded and in lettered pockets that match the instructions.
I bought this chair Aug.25th at a staples store and did not take the extended protection plan. The staples holding the mesh started popping out one week ago and the whole back mesh came apart. Staples will not take it back since Im passed the 14 day return date and did not buy protection plan. If you're going to buy this chair buy the protection plan or spend more money on a better quality chair.