[megan12349]

my father in law is a bigger guy (he is also 6 foot 6) so yah he isnt no 100 pound wimp but this was just rude!

he bought a new chair at wilsons and the meqnizom broke twice now on it and he went to go pick it up for the secound time and the guy that fixed it said there might be a weight lemit on it, which might be why it keeps breaking!!!!!

omg how ******* RUDE can you get, and now my father in law is all hurt and sad about what this guy said...

gah talk about not being very nice to there customers, i tell you one thing we will never buy anything from them again!

[stampinonthefarm]

That is just wrong!

[poshpoodle]

I would call the manager- Even if he thought it I think he was totally out of line to say that! Where has customer service gone? I think that was incredibly rude and VERY insensitive- sorry this happened to your FIL!

[tinkadink]

some people have no cuth... so sorry that happened to your FIL

[tratra]

Ahh, sorry he put it that way.

My DH is tall--6'9"-- and he has some meat on him. He has broken several office chairs we've had. The man who said that does have a point (though he could have said it differently ). Most adjustable office chairs have a weight limit on them (and height recommendations) and they make special sturdier chairs for people over the average weight/height. I didn't realize that until the last time DH broke the lift mechanism on the chair, the second one in less than 6 months, and we were looking online for one that would last longer. With DH, it's his height that kills the chair. The way he sits, he puts stress in the wrong places than intended and the mechanisms wear out because of it.

If your FIL is a larger guy, he might be happier with a different chair. Maybe he could call the manager and ask if there's a way to trade in the chair that keeps breaking and put the value of it towards one of the better-made chairs, if they have them. Your FIL can look the brands up online, if the store itself doesn't have the information, to see which ones might work. At the big office stores, they aren't cheap and we haven't invested in one yet, but DH says they're so much more comfortable for his back and long legs. HTH

[megan12349]

that would be okay but it isnt a office chair its a regular lazy boy living room recliner

[nattsgirl]

That is just rude and totally wrong!

[VivLyn]

How rude and humiliating. I feel bad for your FIL.

[cluttercollector]

I wouldnt have taken it personally...

I'll bet anything he was making a factual statement because, of course, for some things there ARE weight limits, even though not everything is tested for it.
For example I'm obese (but working on it!) and I wear out office chairs pretty darned quick @ the moment.

I would give the poor repair guy a break.
It seems you cant say anything these days without upsetting someone, I read threads about it happening every day.
Perhaps your DFIL could drop the possibly clueless repair guy a hint that some folks might take what he said the wrong way?

[couponmama62]

He probably meant nothing by what he said, however maybe he could have used better choice of words

[lauralovesdeals]

Humiliating is without a doubt the word I would use. It seems a bit passive aggressive to me that a person that is in charge of 'repairing' the item wouldnt look into a weight limit issue before bringing it to the attention of the customer. Obviously telling a customer that they are so heavy they keep breaking a chair would be a horribly embarrassing event and I have no idea why that person wouldnt actually look up the specs for that chair and only IF it had a weight limit to bring it to the customers attention.

Im sure the guy didnt think that he was being insensitive but I dont think that gives him a pass to say something that any normal person would be hurt and offended by.

I guess bottom line I think that since he had the chair long enough to repair it that he would look into it and figure out if the chair had a weight limit or if perhaps there was just something faulty in the chair.

[tratra]

Originally Posted by megan12349

that would be okay but it isnt a office chair its a regular lazy boy living room recliner

My mistake Megan. I just assumed office chair since you mentioned a mechanism and they have several. The suggestion could apply to any kind of chair or furniture.

Sorry to have offended you with my post. I was just making a suggestion based on personal experience. Hope your FIL finds a chair that works out or that they fix the one he has so that he doesn't have to take it back again.

[megan12349]

you didnt offended hun

[miralys]

As a person sensitive to weight issues myself, I would have been initially insulted by such a comment myself. After reflection, I would likely have come to conclusion the guy was stating a fact rather than implying "Quit sitting on it and it won't break."

A funny story (and totally off topic), in lots of places in the world, being called fat is no different than being called tall or short. It's just an observation, not a judgement on that person. Big shocker for me the first time I came across this!

[Devins mom]

He probably didnt mean it that way. He was probably just being honest. I dont feel it's rude. The chair could very well have a weight limit on it.

[dwhengel]

Originally Posted by tratra

Ahh, sorry he put it that way.

My DH is tall--6'9"-- and he has some meat on him. He has broken several office chairs we've had. The man who said that does have a point (though he could have said it differently ). Most adjustable office chairs have a weight limit on them (and height recommendations) and they make special sturdier chairs for people over the average weight/height. I didn't realize that until the last time DH broke the lift mechanism on the chair, the second one in less than 6 months, and we were looking online for one that would last longer. With DH, it's his height that kills the chair. The way he sits, he puts stress in the wrong places than intended and the mechanisms wear out because of it.

Okay, my husband is 6'8" and around 300 lbs. So, what sites have you looked at online? For how much time he spends on his computer, it might be worth my sanity if it's not ungodly too much.

Della

[lauralovesdeals]

Originally Posted by dwhengel

Okay, my husband is 6'8" and around 300 lbs. So, what sites have you looked at online? For how much time he spends on his computer, it might be worth my sanity if it's not ungodly too much.

Della

There are a lot of office chairs that are for 'big and tall;

big and tall office chairs - Google Search

Above is a google search for them. Some arent actually all that much.

[tratra]

Originally Posted by dwhengel

Okay, my husband is 6'8" and around 300 lbs. So, what sites have you looked at online? For how much time he spends on his computer, it might be worth my sanity if it's not ungodly too much.

Della

We visited the office max and office depot sites and then visited the stores. They had some of the big/tall ones to try out. Of course DH gravitated to those on the upper end of the price range! . I love the guy, but I can't see paying $500 for an office chair that's used mainly for gaming just yet. Maybe next year after some more coupon savings add up.

[jlaporte]

Well I see all the points but if even name brand stuff wasnt made so cheeply. I have looked at lazy boy chairs and other so called high end stuff and well I take my uncle who used to make furniture. The stuff these days are so cheeply made even a skinny person or a small kid could break em easy. But still costomer service is needed and alot of respect another thing wich is lax these days. I am sorry this has happened. My husband is over 6 feet tall and i am a rounder 5'6 we have a cheeper recliner and it has been supporting out behinds equally. Hope that his pride can be patched up better then the chair. good luck and im sorry.

[hdcat]

Originally Posted by tratra

We visited the office max and office depot sites and then visited the stores. They had some of the big/tall ones to try out. Of course DH gravitated to those on the upper end of the price range! . I love the guy, but I can't see paying $500 for an office chair that's used mainly for gaming just yet. Maybe next year after some more coupon savings add up.

Can I make a suggestion? Check if any area universities have stores where they sell surplus stuff from the university. We have one about 30 minutes away and you can get some really good buys on used office stuff (along with a lot of other stuff). Most office chairs there go for under $20 and have a lot of life left in them- these are Steelcase, Herman Miller, and other top brand chairs that when new sell for several hundred dollars . I found a style I really liked and ironically when I bought a second one for my sewing area, I didn't realize it was meant for someone taller- it doesn't go as low as the other one-.