Rocker Recliner Chair with Heat and Massage, 360° Swivel Recliner Chairs for Adults, Oversized Recliner Single Sofa Seat with Cup Holders, Lazy Boy Recliner Single Sofa Seat, Grey

I was skeptical when looking for a budget friendly recliner without being able to sit in it and try it out first. I pulled the trigger with Prime Day. I read other reviews about assembling the chair and they were mixed. The chair arrived in a sturdy square box. It weighs about 90 pounds. Unboxing was fairly easy. I do recommend that you open the bottom of the box, first, then move the box flaps out of the way and turn the box right side up. The box just slid off easily. It is well packed and you will need to shift things a bit to get everything out. Assembly was straight forward with the instructions and really easy as long as you orientate the left and right. You must orient the left and right as you are standing in front of the chair base. Once you do that, you are golden. Everything clicked together easily, like legos. Once the arms are assembled, you use the nuts and long bolts to hold everything together. You may need to press both sides of the plastic arms together in order for some of the bolts to catch the screws. Everything should be flush on both sides, so make sure that you don’t over tighten the bolts where the bolt tip extends beyond the nut. Nice and flush.The semi-challenging part was putting the arm rests on each side. Once again, orientation of the fabric is key, make sure you have the correct side and then start by orienting the cup holder sleeve and then the side slide brackets. Zipping can be challenging but just keep working everything into place. I still had about an inch on both arms that never fully zipped up. It’s not a big deal since it’s an the bottom of the chair and never seen. At first, I thought the back would be hard to insert, but just line it up on one side and gently slide that side in about ½”. Then, you will need to line up the other slide bracket by pushing it inwards, so it lines up and then slides in easily.I assembled this chair by myself in 30 minutes working at an easy pace.Opinion:Comfort - This chair is supportive and supports my 6’2” 250# frame nicely. I easily fell asleep for a nap.Function - The footrest release is down inside the right side. It’s like a ripcord pull. Fairly easy to pull but kinda weird. The chair goes back into reclining position very easily….almost too easy. Putting the footrest back down takes effort. You really need to kick it backwards with your legs. It will lock but I can see where someone could have issues getting it back into the locked position if they have weakness in their legs or lower body.Massage - just a standard vibration but it’s decentHeat - adequate but not the best.Overall - This is a decent and functional recliner for the $200 price tag. Don’t expect a Lazy Boy or Cattnapper quality. This recliner is solid for its price point. The cup holders are a little loose but do not come out unless the cup you have is snug. I love the rocking and swivel functions. Build quality is solid. I love the microfiber material. Time will tell if it holds up.

I bought this chair because I'm actually under doctor's orders to keep my disabled leg elevated as much as possible to help my wound close. I looked at dozens and dozens of candidates before settling on this. Pros: extremely comfortable, without that sinking feeling that some of these style of chairs have; swivels a full 360° and rocks easily without being too 'slippery'; easy to get in and out of even for someone that's disabled like me with a bad leg (for someone that's more frail or shorter or weaker this might not be true); cupholders are a great innovation and are ample and secure enough for the tall drinking glasses I use; there are two pockets on the front of each side that accommodate smartphones comfortably which can be looked into the USB charger that is connected with a port on the hand control for the vibration and heating element; and the whole thing is fairly easy to assemble even though the estimated 20 minutes to do it probably only applies to workers that have done it hundreds of times at the factory. The cost is less than expected because the base framework isn't made of wood but the kind of duroplast plastic panels that snap together and are then secured with long steel bolts, which probably makes it a lot more durable than traditional chairs based on a wood framework. Cons: the fabric covers for the sides, with the arm rests and cupholders mounted on them, are hard to pull over the frame fully, and despite my best efforts there's approximately an inch or two on both sides that were simply too much to zip up tightly, but the good thing is the zipper is out of sight anyway. Also, the cushioned fabric flap for the seat and cover that extends over the footrest appears to be loose when the footrest is in the down position, but that's a minor aesthetic flaw that can probably be corrected after I fine tune it - since I've only had it assembled for a day and a half. Also, the footrest is extended using a flexible pull lever that comes up from inside the chair, between the seat and the right side, and while this works okay getting it extended, as others have noted it can be very hard getting the footrest back down because there's no hard lever on the outside that you can simply use your hand to push it back down with. Considering that this chair is selling in the $250 range, it's an exceptional deal if you want something new that doesn't come with years of other people's bacteria, dirt and dust that have been absorbed into a used chair.

Do. Not. Purchase!!! I was very unpleasantly surprised to discover that the box contained six different plastic pieces (per side), which needed to be attached to a 7th piece on the base of the chair. That seventh piece had to be removed first. All of this plastic nonsense comprised the two side panels for the armrests. The instructions suggested it would take 20 minutes with one person, the entire assembly took closer to an hour and a half with two individuals of above average intelligence. As with plastic construction, the fit was less than perfect and required a lot of jiggling, wiggling, and a fair amount of expletive usage. After completion, it required very strong hands to stretch the fabric cases over the plastic side panels and zip them into place without breaking the zippers. The Next step required snapping the back piece onto the base, which is fairly normal for most recliners. The final step included attaching two dorsal fins to the sides of the back, which meant a lot of pushing and straining to move the padding out of the way so that the metal connectors could be linked together. Sitting on the assembled chair is like sitting on a plastic bench covered with a minimal amount of padding. I will be replacing this chair very soon, I'm sure the house pets will find it acceptable, but the humans have no use for it.