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Evelyn Tufted Wingback Hostess Chairs (Set of 2) by iNSPIRE Q Artisan
They are very well made, with quality materials and well done finishes. Also they are very comfortable. My wife likes the fact that they do not have metal nail head trim. They look as good as in the photo. You get your money's worth.
The huge problem comes after they arrive. They are almost impossible to assemble. It takes hours and hours to put one of them together. The instructions are terrible (printed in China of course). The problem is that you CANNOT align the wholes with the screws. I used big clams and nothing. I hammered and hammered to no avail.
After being upset, mad, furious, I decided to call Great Offer Stock to get help or to process a return.
Well, I can tell you that they are very nice and helpful, but they also do not have any idea on what to do, except refer you to the crappy instructions. After a productive conversation, they called me back and put me in touch with the EXPERTS from the wholesaler. I insisted to talk to a person who had actually put one of those chairs together. That person, who was very friendly, was surprised that I was having problems. To him it was a piece of cake. Really? I asked him if he had put them together by using only the force of his hands. Of course not, he needed help from another tough factory worker. Your won't believe how they actually do it...
I was asked to put the 2 back screws first. Then, put down the chair on the floor with the back toward the top. Then, I was asked to lay on top of the chair (back) and roll back and forward. Bingo! finally I could align the screws with the holes. And PRESTO the remaining chairs were finally done. Don't take me wrong. The difficulty comes because the chair uses heavy materials and you have to apply so much force to get the materials to flatten to align the wholes, that only your own weight and the help of a second person will help.
I think that we should have access to a video to be able to understand how to do it.
I have read that other people have had difficulty assembling similar chairs. Now they know. Place them on the floor (back toward the top), lay your chest and tommy over the chairs, roll back and forward...