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Seating Mind

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Seating Mind has a rating of 2.2 stars from 444 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Seating Mind most frequently mention customer service, credit card and aeron chair. Seating Mind ranks 57th among Office Furniture sites.

service
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value
51
shipping
52
returns
39
quality
48
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Nevergotit K.
1 review
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I ordered the chair, and was immediately charged for it. 2 weeks went by, and I didn't receive it. I checked in asking when to expect it, and was told you didn't have the product anymore. I was offered a different color, without all the parts working. I declined that and got a refund. But I would have preferred the chair. And even if it wasn't available, I would have appreciated being told that proactively. Not having to wait 2 weeks, then only find out when I asked.

Date of experience: October 3, 2020
Lori B.
7 reviews
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DON'T WASTER YOUR MONEY!
May 2, 2020

DON'T WASTER YOUR MONEY! Boy, I wish I had read these reviews before I spent $500 on a "refurbished" Herman Miller chair from these guys. Refurbished? It arrived filthy, scratched, dented and smelling like it had come out of a moldy basement. Oh. And it's broken. Most of the adjustment controls are loose and just don't work. As for the purchase experience, communication was almost non-existent, until I asked how to cancel my order, after which it shipped pretty quickly. Now I have to decide if it's worth going through the massive hassle it will be to return it (and pay shipping AND a "restocking" fee), or if I should just accept the fact that I've been swindled, and take the chair to the dump where it belongs.

Date of experience: May 2, 2020
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered a Herman Miller refurbished Aeron chair WITH Posturefit from Seatingmind.com on Oct. 6th 2021. This chair was delivered on Sunday Oct 24th 2021. Upon receiving the chair, I realized the Posturefit was missing from the chair. I contacted Seatingmind.com via their support email the same day (Sunday 10/24/2021). I received an email from Lenna in their Customer Service department the following Monday (10/25/2021) at 5:30AM. She requested pictures to show which piece was missing. I sent these pictures approx. 4 hours, after they were requested at 9AM. I have yet to hear back in regards to my Posturefit. I left a message on their Customer Service phone number on Wednesday 10/27/2021, no response back. I sent another email on Friday 10/28/2021 letting them know this was my third time reaching out and I have yet to hear back from my initial complaint. Still no response. It is now 11/3/2021, nearly a full month after my initial order was placed and I have yet to receive my PosturfFit piece nor an email back communicating how we can rectify the issue.

I will update this if it is fixed, but I'm beginning to believe that I was thrown a bait and switch.

Date of experience: November 3, 2021
Paul R.
1 review
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Great customer service
October 7, 2019

Great customer service. Responsive and reasonable. However, the chair had some damage on it on the right side where plastic was attached to the metal frame. And the recliner function was completely broken. Customer service was a pleasure to work with though.

Date of experience: October 7, 2019
Justin R.
2 reviews
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I had ordered a chair and had emailed the Customer Service to cancel the order since there isnt an option online.

I still haven't been given a response. My order still says pending and nothing has changed.

Please cancel my order.

Date of experience: June 3, 2020
JoyR P.
1 review
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I was able to find the chair I was looking for at a great price. It was so easy to put together as I only had to use an allen wrench to screw the seatback into position. It feels great and looks great and I am glad I didn't have to pay double the price. It also shipped over night to me and I was using it right away.

Date of experience: May 19, 2020
James S.
1 review
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I received a chair I paid $750 dollars for with a damaged headrest and is the COMPLETE WRONG COLOR from what I have ordered. I contacted CS via email immediately and have waited nearly a week to write this review in hopes they would respond. I have not received anything in response. I have also called the phone number on their website which states "Welcome to the auto assistant" then loops the phrase "please dial the extension number" until you hang up. I've tried pressing "0" but that is not a correct extension number. I realize these are difficult times, but not following up with a customer within a week that received a damaged chair in the wrong color for a very significant amount of money in unacceptable.

Date of experience: April 14, 2020
GISELLE W.
1 review
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The chair arrived faster than anticipated
June 9, 2020

The chair arrived faster than anticipated. I did kind of expect the wheels I ordered to come on the chair already, but it wasn't hard to swap them out.

Thanks for the help getting me a chair I wouldn't have afforded brand new!

Date of experience: June 9, 2020
R C.
3 reviews
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I was a bit concerned about buying a "refurbished" office chair, but I really liked the (expensive) one I had at work and wanted to get a similar one for home. Seatingmind had a great price, so I took a chance and was pleasantly surprised. The website was easy to use, and the free shipping (especially since it was such a heavy chair and was shipped already assembled and thus was big) was a plus. One thing to be aware of is that they do sell pre-used items (thus the discount), so be aware of that when purchasing so you're not upset at the condition. My "refurbished to new" chair truly does look new. The only indication that it was used was the wheels, which had some hair caught in the casters. The wheels were also obviously oiled prior to shipping (which is good!), but a lot of it was left on the wheels, and the black grease got on the carpets before I noticed. Both wheels and carpet are cleanable, though, and in general I'm very satisfied.

Date of experience: March 20, 2019
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Email blocked by Seating Mind
September 25, 2022
Updated review

I responded to the last email from Seating Mind, and it bounced back as undeliverable at first, then blocked!

Date of experience: September 25, 2022

I ordered a "refurbished" (which is a fancy way of saying "used") Aeron chair and was very disappointed to receive a scuffed up, very uncomfortable chair, which was delivered to me in a box that looked like it had been dragged behind a truck. The wheel was sticking out of the box and the chair itself was loose in the box with one sheet of bubble wrap that had adjusted during shipping so that it was not covering the chair. The box was a "recycle/reuse" specimen. There were no instructions in the box, either. Furthermore, the chair was delivered more than a month after I ordered it.
As for the chair it was dusty and scuffed, and a truly boring, ordinary chair with only one lever for up/down and a knob adjustment that doesn't seem to do anything. As for comfort, the springs for the back were so loose I had to sit on the front of the chair to keep from falling back to a position that required me to reach for the keyboard. I cannot help but think that the chair was returned after it had been used for years and then shoved in a box and sent to me, without any "refurbishing". And for all that, I paid a whopping $557.
After almost ten back-and-forth messages the company agreed to a full refund as well as a waiver of the restocking fee. As well as needing to significantly repair the box to make it useable, I had to pay for a UPS pickup. Finally, after three weeks I received a refund, but it was $111 less than I paid. My email into the company requesting a "FULL" refund was met with a "we apologize, but there is a "significant cost involved in restocking" (20%!).
I think they are not considering the cost of aggravation and effort to rid myself of a substandard product. I also think they need to reconsider how much they are paying to whoever it is that sent the item. Their work is shoddy, and I doubt the chair will be treated with any respect during "restocking" (imagine it being thrown into a pile of "refurbished" chairs). I feel like I may as well have just sent them a check for $111 to avoid this whole unpleasant experience.

Date of experience: September 21, 2022
Ron J.
2 reviews
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The web site was easy to navigate, product selection was very good, and ordering was simple with several payment options available. I had been looking for a specific model chair for some time (old chair aggrieved back problems) and had not been able to find the chair I wanted for an affordable price. I did a search and located Seatingmind.com, they had the chair I needed and the price was considerably cheaper than new. Delivery was timely and the chair arrived well packaged. It hardly looks like it had been used. My wallet thnaks you and my back thanks you!

Date of experience: April 17, 2019
Bob W.
18 reviews
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Recieved the chair later than I expected
February 15, 2019

Recieved the chair later than I expected. I had to contact customer service to see where it was. Customer service interaction seemed strange - like they weren't familiar with email etiquette or the caps lock key.

Got the chair partially assembled and no instructions also with a few dings and scratches. Ordered the headrest, but they gave me one that doesn't fit. Contacted customer service and they asked for a video of what was wrong with the headrest. I took the video. They will get back to me.

Date of experience: February 15, 2019
Texas
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Absolutely avoid this company. Placed an order for a new home office chair on March 27. Received confirmation email that day verifying the correct chair and the additional Rollerblade Casters. Tracking information immediately showed that label had been printed and showed a delivery date about a week out. Received a Feedback request on the order on March 29 for ShopperApproved. Filled that out on April 6 asking where is my chair. Response told me to email orders at Seatingmind dot com to get help. Emailed them noting I have placed order 10 days ago and asking when I would get my chair. I was copied on an email asking "Abe" to check on the order and advise. Abe advised it would ship soon. Package arrived at FedEx on April 7th. Order received on April 10th. Chair was fully assembled and packed in two boxes taped together since neither box was bid enough on its own. There was no information about the chair at all, no tags, no plastic protective coverings, nothing except some bubble wrap loosely around it. No sign of the casters I paid for either. Contacted company again that day, with details on the missing casters. April 14 I looked underneath to find out why one arm is loose and to look at adjustments and noticed a large piece of the plastic structure underneath is broken off and completely missing. Also noticed that there is a missing screw below the seat on the back. Contacted company again, noted they had not responded to my message 4 days earlier and told them I wanted my money back on the chair since it was obviously not new and not even in good condition. 3 days later and still no responses to my last two contacts. When I get my money back I will never deal with these deceptive people again.

Date of experience: April 17, 2020
Diego M.
3 reviews
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Checkout was weird
May 15, 2019

Checkout was weird. The site failed finishing the checkout every time I tried to place my order

I had to try again every day, since the price of the chair was best I've found around. While attempting to order it, I also contacted the customer service, but I just got an automated e-mail message saying something like "we will contact you in 2 days" (which never happened)

I think the site only accepted my order in the 9th or 10th consecutive day of my repeated attempts

Then I got a shipment from Fedex which did not change status for more than one week and then it was 'replaced' by another one which only got status updates after ~5 days

I got a chair in a very good condition, so what you really need to fix is your entire fulfillment system (website, customer service and order processing)

Date of experience: May 15, 2019
Anthony B.
13 reviews
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Purchased 4x Herman Miller Aeron with posture fit and when they arrived I installed the 4 bolts. I pushed all 4 of these chairs into our office and the minute we sat down, 2 of the mesh portions split. 1 hour later the 3rd chair did the same thing. Besides the mesh portions, the chairs do not tilt all the way back, some of the plastics on these chairs are broken. The quality is subpar from what I would expect from a Herman Miller product. I am not satisfied.

Date of experience: May 3, 2019
Phyllis W.
1 review
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I didn't receive the item
April 4, 2019

I didn't receive the item. I canceled the chair because it took too long to arive. I received confirmation that the item was being canceled and it is still in the process of being delivered. This makes no sense!

Date of experience: April 4, 2019
Phil M.
5 reviews
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I ordered on August 1st, 2020
August 22, 2020

I ordered on August 1st, 2020. It is now August 22nd, 2020 and I have heard nothin but I have been charged for a chair that I have not received. So far the buying experience has not been favorable. If I have not received by August 31st, 2020 I will cancel my order.

Date of experience: August 22, 2020
Victoria V.
15 reviews
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I bought the chair which was supposed to arrive 10-14 days later. After 14 days, I emailed to ask when it would arrive and was told that the chair wasn't in stock! And that we wouldn't be receiving it! My credit card had been charged. I was told that seatingmind you have eventually let me know and that the situation was beyond their control. No real explanation and, certainly, waiting for me to contact them and to request a refund was definitely NOT beyond your control.

Date of experience: June 8, 2019
paul f.
1 review
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My experience was very good
May 6, 2019

My experience was very good. I purchased a Steelcase Amia chair for our employees to tryout. It was amazing that 7 people of different heights and sizes found this chair to be very adjustable and comfortable. I purchased 7 more and our employees are excited for this shipment to arrive.
I would have liked to have been able to speak with someone on the phone at seating mind but my questions were answered via email. Shipping seems to be a little slow, too. However, the chair made up for any small inconveniences.
Thank you Seatingmind.com

Date of experience: May 6, 2019
John R.
34 reviews
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The chair I ordered on August 8th still hasn't shipped (It's now September 9th). I contacted customer service and they said it could take up to 30 days. This was NOT stated when I ordered. Prior to ordering it said 5-15 days, then immediately after ordering it shows +10 days for "COVID-19 reasons", now it's +5 more days for some unknown reason. They also charge you immediately on order, so they've had my money for a month so far and I have nothing to show for it.

Date of experience: September 9, 2020