For a month I have been trying chairs are different price points to fit my daily use. First I use a standing desk and enjoy standing for the 70-80% on the weekdays. I still need to sit from time to time, and when I read I enjoy sitting down for long hours (5+ hours).

I landed at the Staples Carder for 100 dollars because it hit a few of my check marks. I wanted a fabric seat instead of mesh or embody/kinn plastic material. I tried mesh seats with the only one I enjoyed sitting on was the aeron. I wanted to adjust/lock my back tilt since I know the angle I like to sit at which is mostly upright without force pushing me forward. The arm rests must fit under my desk as I am often pushed up right against my desk with my stomach touching. My vision is not perfect so I want to move myself forward without moving my monitor back and forth.

How did the Carder fit into my checklist? It got most of the things I wanted with my own adjustments. The arms are not required for the chair which is great, I don't use them anyways. The adjustments are enough for my needs though here is a interesting note. The tilt strength adjustment is for the seat tilt, not the back tilt. That means you are not adjust how easy it is to push back against the back support, its how easy it is to rock your seat. I left the seat cushion last in this review since it is pretty terrible, though I am going to reach out to staples to get a replacement. The outer edge of the cushion is plush and bounces back. The center just sinks and doesn't bounce back. So after a while you are sitting on a solid surface. The wheel casters are also not easy to roll around, though I am not much of a roller.

Unexpectedly, here are a few things that are not mentioned on the details page on staples. You can adjust by sliding the back of the chair up and down. This will adjust if you like lumbar support on the lower part of your back or higher. You cannot adjust the tension of the lumbar and at the beginning you will notice it there. After a few hours not so much, and I like a lot of lumbar support, so I added an additional towel between the lumbar and the metal bracket in order to decrease the distance the lumbar has to depress.

Overall I would recommend the chair for 100 dollars. It is not worth more than this sale price. I am going to try and add reviews for the other chairs I tried this month and I think this is the chair I am most likely to keep.