Staples's 'Kashmir' Managers Chair

Megahurtz400 · 3 Dec 2018 at 16:24

cainer said:
yeah pretty much, cheers to rob for reserecting the thread and bazza for finding this, and Repta for mentioning the discount code for collecting, and yourself and others for pics

If someone can change my name to "DamaskOverlord" that would be great

bazzabear · 3 Dec 2018 at 17:45

Nice one with the side by side piccy! I am doubly reassured now that it's as near as you could imagine to being the same chair.

Such a relief. When my wife told me that it was discontinued at Staples I was extremely disappointed!

cainer · 3 Dec 2018 at 18:31

bazzabear said:
Nice one with the side by side piccy! I am doubly reassured now that it's as near as you could imagine to being the same chair.

Such a relief. When my wife told me that it was discontinued at Staples I was extremely disappointed!

its very close, but on closer inspection i think the Staples chair was better, the sides of the back rest for example..
on the Kashmir they were made of 2 sections either side with a deep seem between them, on this they are just one section either side with a line of stitching running across,
il upload a pic tomorrow that clearly explains what i mean, but you may well see it yourself from the side by side pic

Repta · 4 Dec 2018 at 16:52

Strut in my first one was definitely wrong, replaced now and a lot better. Bargain at £80

Diagro · 4 Dec 2018 at 19:22

The based on these chairs is crap. Starts rocking within 6 months

cainer · 4 Dec 2018 at 20:19

cainer said:
its very close, but on closer inspection i think the Staples chair was better, the sides of the back rest for example..
on the Kashmir they were made of 2 sections either side with a deep seem between them, on this they are just one section either side with a line of stitching running across,
il upload a pic tomorrow that clearly explains what i mean, but you may well see it yourself from the side by side pic

@bazzabear here's the original

the back rest on this new microfibre one is quite plane in comparison, the old kashmir one looks more cosy

bazzabear · 4 Dec 2018 at 21:55

Diagro said:
The based on these chairs is crap. Starts rocking within 6 months

Yeah, they're not a high priced, top quality chair. But so comfy.

I wonder whether it'd be worth trying to fit them to a better quality strut and base if and when it fails?

Randomface74 · 4 Dec 2018 at 22:45

My Kashmir lasted about a year, then I went for an Ikea Markus instead, had it about 3 years now, still good as new.

chris.tarry85 · 6 Dec 2018 at 10:21

Received mine yesterday complete with two right hand arms! Supposedly sending a correct arm but the customer services guy didn't seem the sharpest!

This is expensed through work and whilst it looks comfy the manufacturing quality and finish isn't great - I certainly wouldn't be happy if I had paid the full price out of my own pocket for it!

Megahurtz400 · 6 Dec 2018 at 16:41

I think at ~£100 it’s a good chair, but I’d have to agree that at £200 the quality just isn’t good enough!

Comfy though

bazzabear · 16 Jun 2019 at 15:59

Having had the Office World equivalent for a good few months now, I'm sad to report that while it's OK, it's not a patch on the Kashmir.

Megahurtz400 · 16 Jun 2019 at 17:01

bazzabear said:
Having had the Office World equivalent for a good few months now, I'm sad to report that while it's OK, it's not a patch on the Kashmir.

I’ve been meaning to update this.

After 6 months the cushioning really seems to be thinning and this means that the natural position when sat with your lower back pushed against the bottom of the back of the chair is far too relaxed for FPS gaming I find.

I bought the 3 year replacement thing for a few quid when I got it but seeming as they’re closing down I doubt they’ll honour it

SexyGreyFox · 18 Jul 2019 at 09:44

Two questions now that Office Outlet have gone into administration:

1) What is the hydraulic thing called that keeps the chair up (mine is faulty) ?

2) Does anybody sell just that part?

gitbags · 18 Jul 2019 at 11:36

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_....Xchair+gas.TRS0&_nkw=chair+gas+lift&_sacat=0

Is this what your looking for?

Steeps · 18 Jul 2019 at 11:46

My gas lift went faulty years ago, just assumed I was damaging the chair as I weigh more than the chair supports so never got it fixed. Might measure it up tonight and order a new one.

R.C.Anderson · 18 Jul 2019 at 12:59

I ordered a replacement gas strut of amazon (pretty sure it was this one). It extends a little longer than the original, and has a higher weight rating. Been great so far.

It can be a bit of a pain to remove the old one though. Normally need a hammer/mallet & a pipe wrench (the guide videos make it look easy, as there's never been any weight squashing it all together!)

I can't remember how long I've had my chair for now, but it's definitely been a good few years! Only had a couple of issues myself:
1. the front of the cushion has a metal bar along the width (presumably to help keep the shape), but this broke out of one end, so I kept catching my leg on it. I've since removed it & don't have any issues with it.
2. The arms are a fixed height. I think my next chair will have to have height adjustable arms. To have my chair at the height I want it, the arms hit the front of the desk (I have a corner desk) so I can't then sit as close as I would like.

SexyGreyFox · 18 Jul 2019 at 13:22

Thanks

I've now fixed it with a 2p circlip.

LOAM · 18 Jul 2019 at 18:16

Gas lift replacement is a massive PITA, I've got ax X10 that needs it but it's nigh on impossible to get the original gas lift out of the bottom of the chair.

Sui · 18 Jul 2019 at 18:21

LOAM said:
Gas lift replacement is a massive PITA, I've got ax X10 that needs it but it's nigh on impossible to get the original gas lift out of the bottom of the chair.

Hammer, it’s how I managed to get it out of my old Kashmir

LOAM · 18 Jul 2019 at 18:48

Sui said:
Hammer, it’s how I managed to get it out of my old Kashmir

Yeah I know but this thing simply will not budge I'm terrified it will explode if I hit it too hard.