So, I received these through the Vine program, and couldnt wait to check them out. We looked at outdoor lounge chairs like these last summer (and the summer before that), but the price was just a little more then we could spend for two lounge chairs. These arrived completely assembled, with one of the back rests separated from the chair. It snapped back into place with a little coaching, and other than that, all was good. These have legs at both ends that just fold down, nothing more, and a back rest that pulls up, and can be locked in several positions. They are constructed from a plastic resin (brown color), and have the look of Ratton, but definitely not the feel. To me, and my wife to a lesser degree, they are hard to lay on. I already ordered two long padded cushions for these, the outdoor kind with strings you can attach them with. Now, I have no idea how much it cost a manufacturer to melt plastic resin, pour it in a mold, cool it, box it up, and ship it out, but at $150 bucks each, $299 for the set, i would think they are making a good profit on these. But, a friend of mine I talked to about the price of these, because they are plastic, said that its not the plastic that costs the manufacturer big bucks, its the mold that has to be made for each product, and more if there are multiple plastic pieces needed to make a completed product (this chair has the main chair part, two different legs, a back rest, and a few assorted small pieces), so I guess this needed several molds custom made to manufacture this chair. So its hard for me to give you an accurate bang for your buck value, as even though I may think that they are really pricey, I could be totally inaccurate in this thinking. I only mention all of this because Im really surprised at this price, they dont include even a basic, solid colored cushion for each chair. But it could be because it cost so much to make these theres no room to include a cushion, youll have to buy your own. At least youll get one youll like! Other than that little piece of manufacturing cost analysis, these should last a lifetime, and totally weather resistant. Ive looked at prices of real Ratton lounge chairs, and ones similar to this look, from retailers most of us know, are about this price, but for one chair, not two. Definitely something to consider if money is no object a quote you never get to quote, like me. I already know that when I put these out this summer, with the nice, really padded cushions I got for these, when we have a cook out with a few friends, these will be the first chairs occupied. And actually, the cushions will cover more of the chair then youll ever see (except to my friend Jake, hell be crawling underneath to see what they are made of, and never has a second thought about making a fool of himself no matter what the circumstances are), and, almost no one will ever care what they are made of, only if they are comfortable or not. With four positions to lock the back rest in place, Im sure theyll be comfortable for everyone. My 3-Star rating for comfort is based on the chair alone, no cushion. 5-Stars for assembly because there is no assembly. And 4-Star for sturdiness because the front legs buckle under if you move the chair, but has not when you are just laying on it. Very nice, needs a cushion if youre old like me, and looking forward to getting some real use out of them this summer, if i can ever come out of the house again, and if my friends can actually come over again. Its become a crazy world outside my front door.
Expected A Little More At This Price
So, I received these through the Vine program, and couldnt wait to check them out. We looked at outdoor lounge chairs like these last summer (and the summer before that), but the price was just a little more then we could spend for two lounge chairs. These arrived completely assembled, with one of the back rests separated from the chair. It snapped back into place with a little coaching, and other than that, all was good. These have legs at both ends that just fold down, nothing more, and a back rest that pulls up, and can be locked in several positions. They are constructed from a plastic resin (brown color), and have the look of Ratton, but definitely not the feel. To me, and my wife to a lesser degree, they are hard to lay on. I already ordered two long padded cushions for these, the outdoor kind with strings you can attach them with. Now, I have no idea how much it cost a manufacturer to melt plastic resin, pour it in a mold, cool it, box it up, and ship it out, but at $150 bucks each, $299 for the set, i would think they are making a good profit on these. But, a friend of mine I talked to about the price of these, because they are plastic, said that its not the plastic that costs the manufacturer big bucks, its the mold that has to be made for each product, and more if there are multiple plastic pieces needed to make a completed product (this chair has the main chair part, two different legs, a back rest, and a few assorted small pieces), so I guess this needed several molds custom made to manufacture this chair. So its hard for me to give you an accurate bang for your buck value, as even though I may think that they are really pricey, I could be totally inaccurate in this thinking. I only mention all of this because Im really surprised at this price, they dont include even a basic, solid colored cushion for each chair. But it could be because it cost so much to make these theres no room to include a cushion, youll have to buy your own. At least youll get one youll like! Other than that little piece of manufacturing cost analysis, these should last a lifetime, and totally weather resistant. Ive looked at prices of real Ratton lounge chairs, and ones similar to this look, from retailers most of us know, are about this price, but for one chair, not two. Definitely something to consider if money is no object a quote you never get to quote, like me. I already know that when I put these out this summer, with the nice, really padded cushions I got for these, when we have a cook out with a few friends, these will be the first chairs occupied. And actually, the cushions will cover more of the chair then youll ever see (except to my friend Jake, hell be crawling underneath to see what they are made of, and never has a second thought about making a fool of himself no matter what the circumstances are), and, almost no one will ever care what they are made of, only if they are comfortable or not. With four positions to lock the back rest in place, Im sure theyll be comfortable for everyone. My 3-Star rating for comfort is based on the chair alone, no cushion. 5-Stars for assembly because there is no assembly. And 4-Star for sturdiness because the front legs buckle under if you move the chair, but has not when you are just laying on it. Very nice, needs a cushion if youre old like me, and looking forward to getting some real use out of them this summer, if i can ever come out of the house again, and if my friends can actually come over again. Its become a crazy world outside my front door.