Are the chair arms hard plastic or padded? Are they comfortable for long periods, do they have any texture on them which would feel abrasive?
300127
The arm chair is not hard plastic, feels like a padded rubber. It is more on the firm side but still comfortable. As far as texture, it is very lightly textured but not at all abrasive.
300128
Hey there, I ve had the chair for like 4 months now. They are hard plastic and the top is padded with some sort of rubber although it is quite firm it never hurts my arms I like it. There is a very very slight surface that you could call abrasive if your very picky. Although its so small I would just consider it a smooth surface. Hope this helped.
300129
The chair arms are rubber so they are squishy...but not quite "padded". The arms almost sit too far back or need to be a little bit longer forwared. Overall the arms are comfortable. I've purchased 4 of them for the office and they are liked by the employees. I'll be purchasing more in the future.
300130
The tops of the arm rests are padded in a slightly textured spongey rubbery material. They are still quite hard. The arms are comfortable and non abrasive. I normally rest my arms on my desk so I may not be the best person to ask and can't really comment on using the arms rests for long periods of time
300131
The chair arms seems like padded vinyl. Think of it like a softer version of a car dashboard. Not too hard... not too soft. Not abrasive either. It's comfortable for me.
300132
They are kind of a hard rubber, so they are slightly cushioned. They are very lightly textured but not enough to be abrasive. I've been using this chair 8+ hours a day for several months now and I've found it to be very comfortable in every way.
300133
They're not padded, but not terrible and a fine texture on them. I use the chair for 5+ hours a day and the only real complaint I have about the arms is they hit a support beam on my desk at their maximum height and their adjustment system isn't quite precise enough for my situation.
1658546
No it is very comfortable. It might pull a delicate fabric but it is surprisingly smooth. Have quests sit on them often and they really like the chairs. They are beautiful chairs and I'm very glad I got them. The packaging is strong but terrible to get into. Each chair is wrapped individually and the packaging is destroyed when u unwrap it. I've suggested them coming two (one upside down on the other) to a box so that they can be returned if necessary. I'm so glad I like them because returning them would have been very difficult.
155698
The seat and back materiel is probably plastic, but it feels like leather and is soft and pliable. I am very satisfied with my chair.
719876
Not cushioned. It is hard plastic, but I found that it is quite comfortable, so no different from the hard plastic seat of our regular toilet seat.
810020
Both the chair seats and the backs of the chairs are padded. The covering is a black vinyl. We find them comfortable and easy to clean (my grandchildren often visit).
1492376
The chairs are sturdy if you do a good job putting them together but the fabric feels not that comfortable. Haven't tried to clean them yet.
1761978
It's not hard plastic. Dense foam. My daughter said it is very confortable.
988003
The padding is almost like a hard tempur-pedic material, if you want to rest your arms on a hard surface these will do just fine. But they won't be sufficient for hard impact on hard floors.
266949
the seat is hard metal like the back of the chair. it's a very comfortable chair though, and you could put a cushion on it if you want a softer seat. i love the chair
2116560
No it is not padded. We found these chairs to be uncomfortable and ended up returning the set. the lower edge of the upper back rest was painful to rest against.
953870
It feels like hard plastic. It is not padded in any way where it come in contact with the user. It is like a regular toilet seat that is made of hard plastic. Ours works perfectly in our odd Toto toilet seat and besides being cold in the morning, our 3 year old daughter fits comfortably and it is very stable with no sliding issues.
2017457
They aren't padded, but I had no problems with the armrests. My problems came from the casters and air-lift breaking.
481870
The seats and backs are made of vinyl. It's a nice soft material, cleans easily (we just had a bunch of chocolate cake melted into it that came off very well). The vinyl is not shiny and hard like some of the chairs in that style and does not seem to warp or "dent" too much from sitting. I agree with Joette (below). kids here too -- seems very durable.
202437
They aren't too hard. I find that I rest my elbows on them when I type and when I game with no issue. They do have some padding which makes them very comfortable overall.
1424674
These chairs are really comfortable. I bought some chair cushions for the seat area and it really looks nice. It's definitely not a stiff upright seat but you don't seat leaning way back. I hope this helps.
1887388
Yes it is, I often work from home for 8-10 hours a day and haven't had any issues with the chair. Since the seat is mesh it gives a little and keeps me cool. The armrests are a thick foam with not much give to them but they aren't painful, just wish they had more cushion.
916836
Definitely not aluminum... maybe a painted steel. We have had 2, one for 6 months and another one for 3 months. No scuff marks so far. Chair is sturdy, comfortable, and on a wooden floor really move around smoothly. If I need more chairs I will buy this one again.