I recently MC'd a five-night holiday event over an FM transmitter and the organizers forgot to provide me with a comfortable chair. There was no way my back was going to handle a metal folding chair for all those hours and days so I broke down and ran to Staples to try to find a solution. This was the least expensive chair in stock so I bought it on a whim thinking I could use it at home afterward. The assembly was very simple something I never expect these days and the chair was perfectly comfortable and functional for what I needed those five nights. However that's where its usefulness ended for me. For home office use the cushions are just too fragile and I am afraid every time I bump into my desk with it that I'm going to tear it. Also the bolts that secure the arms keep slightly loosening so I don't know how long this chair will last. Now I know why my previous chair which has lasted almost thirty years(!) cost $300 in 1995. If you're looking for something to use every once in a while or maybe a spare this is OK for the money but if you're planning on keeping a chair around for a long time spend some extra money for a better quality model.