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| Wednesday, June 21, 2006 |
| The Tale of the Funky chair |
February of this year I finally bought myself a proper office chair. I had been sitting on this big old clunky squeaky thing for years. So my husband and I picked out this lovely chair from Staples. It was sooooo comfortable, it even had adjustable arms. I loved it. After about a month, and the weather started to get warmer, I noticed a strange smell in my office. I couldn't figure out what it was but it was horrible. I started lighting candles and opening the window. As it got more humid outside, the smell in my office got worse.
So one day I turned around and sniffed my chair. OMG it was the most horrendous thing I've ever smelled. It smelled like it had been sprayed by a skunk. I call my husband in and he nearly gagged. Now first, let me say, I shower every day. SO IT WASN'T ME!!
My husband asked if I was sitting in my chair after going to the gym and sweating...He was convinced it was ME stinking up my chair with my sweaty gym clothes!!!
Once I assured him it wasn't me, he told me to call Staples to complain. I didn't know what to do. I figured they'd just furrow their brows and assume I was a funky gal.
So my husband washed the chair and even used Febreeze...still stinky.
Yesterday I couldn't stand it anymore. I could barely go into my office. I called my husband in, he sniffed and said this is crazy. He picks up the phone and calls Staples. Well let me tell you that conversation was priceless. My daughter and I were practically rolling on the floor laughing, listening to him tell this man his wife's office chair stinks!
Anyway....we take the chair back to the store today. The first thing I did was go and smell the floor model. OMG IT SMELLED LIKE SKUNK!!!
I MADE the guy working there smell it. He wasn't going to but I was very persuasive...LOL
He couldn't believe it. He totally agreed the floor model also smelled like a skunk. He said perhaps it was what they used for padding...I said yeah, skunk!
Anyway, I ended up spending $150 more to get another chair. There was no way I was going to get the same one! So it will be delivered tomorrow.
Other customers must have thought I was nuts because I was smelling all the chairs.
Honesty, I can't get that smell out of my head. |
posted by Cathryn Fox @ 4:24 PM  |
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| 5 Comments: |
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OMG! I can just imagine it! I swear, buying a decent office chair is such a pain. I need a new one and I'm just dreading trying to find one I like.
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LOL! Oh no! At least you took it back. Good for you. Who wants to have to breathe through their mouth or have their eyes water just to be able to sit at their desk? (shaking head)
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Hello Cathryn,
Sorry to hear what happen to you. See this is why before I buy a chair I smell them first *Laughs* You never know who has sat on it or made a stinky on it LoL I am glad you have brought it back and got a new one. I hope the new one is much better and does NOT STINK *Laughs*
~Have A Wonderful Weekend~
Linda.H.
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LOL - I'd have loved to be a fly on the wall when you took the chair back to the shop :)
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My new chair has arrived. I paid more for it but it's not as comfortable as the other one. Sigh....My hubby says take it back. Like the staff at Staples don't think I'm crazy enough!
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OMG! I can just imagine it! I swear, buying a decent office chair is such a pain. I need a new one and I'm just dreading trying to find one I like.