Lifetime Faux Wood Adirondack Chair, Brown - 60064

I just got through assembling the second of two Lifetime Adirondack Chairs that were delivered earlier this week. The chairs were somewhat easier to put together than I had anticipated. The seat comes fully assembled and the back comes 3/4 assembled. Another reviewer suggested using a 5/32" hex key bit instead of the supplied allen key to install the MANY screws needed to assemble the chairs. That saved a LOT of time. One screw under both arms of each chair wasn't accessible with my screw gun and required use of the allen key--those four screws (on two chairs) took a fair amount of extra time; I'm glad I didn't have to drive dozens of screws that way! I have one important tip; I found that it was better to start each screw with the allen key and to lubricate the threads [soap for the first chair I assembled, candle wax for the second--both worked equally well]. That way I avoided stripping any screw heads, a problem some other reviewers had mentioned. I suspect that the quality of these chairs may have improved since last year. All the holes were properly pre-drilled and the quality of the stainless steel hardware seems quite high. The only problem I had was that the end 1/3rd of a largely decorative bracket on one leg of the second chair I assembled was cracked off. I might have downgraded my rating by one star because of this, but I did not do so because the defect is not structural, Lifetime readily agreed to send me a replacement part when I phoned them, and I was able to epoxy the broken part in place. Since it's under an arm it doesn't really show, although I'll probably replace the broken part when the replacement arrives. IF it doesn't arrive I'll revise my rating downward, but I doubt that it'll be a problem, since another reviewer mentioned Lifetime sending replacement parts. One other change I noticed on these chairs from last year (when I first saw them on sale at Costco, but delayed going to purchase them until they were all gone) was that the ugly "Lifetime" label which (I think) was screwed in place last year) is now a sticker, that can be easily peeled off--something that pleases my wife. The chairs are VERY comfortable--more so than the cheap molded plastic adirondack chairs they're replacing--I think it has something to do with the angle of the back. They also look a lot nicer than my old adirondack chairs. 5/3/13--The replacement for the one broken part came today--Lifetime sent this based only on my phone call--no formal warranty claim with photographs was needed. I'm VERY impressed with their customer service!

Really disappointed Screw holes don’t match up !! Stews strip Was going to buy two but got one first to see the quality… Won’t be buying another

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lots of compliments

Lovely chair. Reasonably easy to assemble. Very comfortable