My Comfy Office Chair Cushion is at Last at an End !
The foam cushion I have used for 3 years is finally worn out completely so my quest began. I ordered a gel office seat that was hyped up during Amazon Prime day on promotion, the thing was like sitting on a rock! It GAVE butt ache. Next, I tried an intermediate cushion, some gel some foam - blah, and too thin, I could feel the chair and found myself standing rather than sitting just so as not to be on it. Now this one arrived today and I feel like Goldilocks, it's just right. The Pros: soft enough to sit on that does not make you sore, helps me in sitting up straighter without feeling like I'm "perching" on it, fits my office chair perfectly ( mines a usual size regular office-type bought at Staples) better than the gel one with the "cut out" U shape that made me feel I could spill over the sides if not centered right. I Have sat on a "purple" one at a store as I considered a "purple" but too expensive, and to my mind, this is every bit as good without the hefty price, in fact, it's better because it doesn't have that weird wobble I thought the purple one had. Maybe that's down to it having a cover (the store sample "purple" did not have a cover on). It does not squish down and I don't think it will, and for me, it's a keeper. The Cons: The box it arrived in had clearly been opened and I suspect someone else had returned it, came with no paperwork, cover already on ( maybe that's standard? for other two cushions the cover had come as separate in the box for me to insert and zip). But it doesn't matter if it's a "return" from someone else because quality is fine and I'm not returning. Another reviewer mentioned the smell and because I had read about it I smelled it - yes, it does have a chemical smell. But only if you put it up to your face, I'm sitting on it now and can't smell in usual use. Anyway, likely to wear off in time. I don't particularly like the feel of the ( cheap material) cover, so thin - on the other hand, same as the other cushions covers were, anyway I have wrapped it in a comfy small fleece blanket that the dog isn't using in his bed ( !) and this means it feels soft to sit on. Maybe that will affect the "cooling" that it's supposed to create through the eggbox airholes, but I didn't care about that feature, my office is cool, and needing air circulation in my cushion just isn't important to me - I wanted the support and comfort. I have sat on it for several hours today writing a long document and like it so much I will probably get some more for our kitchen chairs now we spend much longer around the family dinner table ( what with all the gourmet cooking we learned during COVID and better meals with appetizers etc that my fam. now regard as standard!). I Will update this review if doesn't hold up but my last one (a weak bit of foam bought on a whim in fabric store sale) was good enough for several years so I'm hoping it will provide years of comfort. For the price and the product, I wouldn't hesitate. It also says something that I came on and wrote a review because normally I don't bother unless particularly impressed or disappointed and I order quite a bit on Amazon ( not a paid reviewer or employee or anything). Good luck with finding the perfect one for you, I hope my views help with your decision, even though it's not an overly expensive item comfort can make a big difference to your office day so it's important to get it as right as you can. Read more