I just wanted some new socks. I wasn't looking to be surprised by a knock off of a fine danish modern seating unit. And anyway, why'd they only have one? That's just weird.
I know right!? A Hans Wegner Wishbone barstool? At Marshalls? This was kinda weird? I had to
look around for the TV cameras and "Gotcha!" host. Now, I wasn't going to buy it...but well, maybe if it had
been a better made. I've had the real thing and this...this didn't measure up.
But that's what you get from a $130 made in China knock off. You get the style but not the
craftsmanship. These looked like they'd been left out in the rain for a few summers. I wouldn't
recommend wearing a loose knit blouse / shirt or a sweater while sitting in one of these since the
joints on the backrest were iffy at best. Still, it's so pretty. I couldn't help but take a bunch
of pics and show y'all!
This looks like the result of indifferent storage and handling--Marshall's apparently still buys odd lot leftovers from liquidators and such--and maybe a lower-quality manufacturer. I have knockoffs of the Wegner wishbone chair and round chair ("The Chair") and they're better than this--I knew I wasn't going to be finding originals at prices I would pay, and I wanted compact chairs for spare bedrooms so guests had a place to perch while donning or doffing shoes, etc., and might also be pressed into service as extra dining chairs. Yes, I know it's controversial.
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I suspect my Lane Acclaim decor would earn me a battle axe in the skull.
The Marshalls by me had a Barcelona knockoff a while back.
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