Leather Chair - Bargain

[ShaunJUK]

I ordered one and its in the post and be with me tomorrow.

I also got the easter box and a nice luggage case.

Tried to order another but 'Out Of Stock'

[sho]

if you're thinking about this johnr or anyone else then dont. just do it. you are most unlikely to regret it. if you dont like it they come and pick it up FREE and you can keep the free gifts. viking are a good customer service based company - they are the anti-dixons of this world.

:)

[snow-munki]

how do u know its being posted tomorrow btw ?

as mine still says processed and that's it ???

[Rizel]

WEll i spoke to somone this evening as i was a little worried, glad i did as well as my order said Processed, but they had no record of it there end, so the bloke reordered it for me with delivery tommoro and a free box of chocolates!

[Johnr]

Oh well...Won't get anywhere without trying so will give them a ring tomorrow...Especially now I have heard the words 'free' and 'chocolate' :norty:

One more question, Is this free delivery or will I have to order something cheap as well like a fax roll? In the Viking catalogue it states delivery is only free on orders £30 or over (EXCLUDING VAT).

[newsgroupmonkey]

No, the chair comes in @ 29.99 + VAT yet appears to qualify for free shipping

[ShaunJUK]

Originally posted by snow-munki
how do u know its being posted tomorrow btw ?

as mine still says processed and that's it ???

It states a delivery date on my order form:

http://www.ultimateforums.co.uk/stuff/order.jpg

[jchallis]

This live help is spoooky..... she's adding stuff and taking stuff away to my basket lol

[jchallis]

they will also be in stock on tuesday apparently.

[ShaunJUK]

Got mine this morning, sitting here in comfort eating my free chocs.

:thumbs:

[mamboboy]

I got mine yesterday. I rang to check if it wuld be here (it was a day after i ordered), and they apologised and said it wont. BUT at around 2pm it came.

It took ages to set up. Getting the back part on is a pain in the butt!

I guess its comfortable, but the back bit could be slanted back a bit more in my opinion. I'm not used to sitting this upright..:(

[snow-munki]

got mine this afternoon ( requested a 12 - 2pm delivery ) and came at 1:20 :D

its acutally for my dad so will wait for him to see if he wants it fixed or now... but its def the matrix one ...

got the free hampter and toaster aswell :D

[jchallis]

well they said they'd have more in tuesday.... my orders just gone through.

I already have 2 office chairs for myself..... but hey its a bargain right? :D

[dan13l]

Originally posted by mamboboy
I guess its comfortable, but the back bit could be slanted back a bit more in my opinion. I'm not used to sitting this upright..:(

Totally agree, it almost feels as if you're sitting slightly forward to start with, as I'm used to sitting back. I guess its better for you though.

[newsgroupmonkey]

Has anyone mentioned the special offer Managers chair on the opening page? Bargain @ £49.99 and it has extra lumbar support.
Was £179.99 now £49.99

Only available until Sunday however.

[john.chelle6]

Originally posted by dan13l
Totally agree, it almost feels as if you're sitting slightly forward to start with, as I'm used to sitting back. I guess its better for you though.


A small cushion is what Sir needs.

Or use the tilt back feature - which works well.

[jtzi]

Originally posted by dan13l
Totally agree, it almost feels as if you're sitting slightly forward to start with, as I'm used to sitting back. I guess its better for you though.

I managed to get sent the AMBA instead of the MATRIX yet still for £29.99 (I think - not checked the credit card yet). Like someone said - good customer service - though I missed out on the free gifts by a day... :cry:

Mine has a 'tilt' function on it where you pull the level under the chair outwards to disengage the tilt-lock and hence I can sit at whatever angle I wish at my desk.

JTZI

[ShaunJUK]

so does the MATRIX

[Johnr]

Finally got round to ordering one :clap:

Website ordering is very confusing, wasn't sure what to put for Company stuff so just put my name and address on both sides!

Hopefully be here on Monday ;).

[SirLink]

Hehe, just got one too! :wave:

[Unedibleapple]

Recived one on friday after ordering thursday night! Very nice bargain for all needing a chair. :thumbs:

[w_n_s]

Kinda similar from the first one I got - looks nicer and feels more comfy - like the way the arms slope, didn't on my last one - got the Matrix - wasn't lucky enough to be sent the AMBA!

[newsgroupmonkey]

Originally posted by newsgroupmonkey


Afraid to say it, but fantastic service and have told them so.


Follow up from this... got a courtesy call thanking me for the Email and they have given me a 10% off voucher for my next order

[Links]

Originally posted by newsgroupmonkey
Has anyone mentioned the special offer Managers chair on the opening page? Bargain @ £49.99 and it has extra lumbar support.
Was £179.99 now £49.99

Only available until Sunday however.

I've been debating whether to go for the Matrix for months but I finally snapped up the above deal instead.

Anyone got any experience with the MARINO chair? It looks unbelievably comfy. Got to be better than my Argos chair anyway.

:thumbs:

[1966]

anyone care to summarise the last 14 pages for me..?

BY the looks of things, at it stands, the deal simply is on the QY2-MATRIX chair for £29,99 right? Or am i missing something important in the last 500 posts??

Ive noticed people talking about assembly? just how flat-packed are these? I'm at uni and would like one for dissertation writing, but it will have to be transported back home and the end of the year, so need to know how much space it will take when dissassembled.

ta

[newsgroupmonkey]

Box is quite big. I have a big car and only just got it on the back seat.

To add, I'm glad someone picked up the bargain on the managers chair. LMK what it's like

[1966]

ah well, i'll think i'll go for it anyway! :D

Y29-MATRIX or QY2-MATRIX Budget High Back Leather Chair £100.00 £29.99
Y21-PRSANDWICH toaster free
Y29-PRDESIGNTV Portable Black & White TV & Radio free
Q24-PREPACK easter hamper
Q2N-PRBULB Bulb Box free
Y29-PR11477 Deluxe Document Bag free

are there any freebie codes still working, cos these all give 0 search results, but then i can still get the easter hamper via the link on the main page, so is there a way of getting the others..?

ta

[Ds3]

As far as I can tell the only codes currently working are the sandwich toaster and the mini easter hamper, rest come up with invalid codes now... :)

Please feel free to correct me though we like freebies here ;)

Incidently, the 3 piece luggage set is still available for £19.99 using the code Q51-9726. Whilst it is not the most amazing luggage set I have ever seen it is pretty stunning quality for that price and imo is a cracking bargain :D

[1966]

OK, i've managed to get the following freebies:

Q24-PREPACK Free Mini Easter Hamper £0.00 £0.00
Y21-PRSANDWICH Stylish Sandwich Toaster £0.00 £0.00
QY2-PR728 Collapsible Roller Case £0.00 £0.00

can i have all of these or is it one freebie per order?

[Johnr]

It wouldn't let me have a free sandwich toaster when I placed my order :cry:

BTW Nettos have a £49.99 Executive Leather chair on offer tomorrow, they have made the features list so small it is impossible to read yet though!

Although it has castors that only move when you're sat on the chair' :suspect:

[jchallis]

i got the easter hamper and sandwich toaster - shown as shipped.

I have 2 x Marino chairs here, from when they were £35 a piece a while back - Y29-Marino was the code, absolute bargain - very very very comfy.

Mines taken at least a year of hardcore backside-sitting, and is still in great nick.

[ShaunJUK]

Originally posted by 1966
OK, i've managed to get the following freebies:

Q24-PREPACK Free Mini Easter Hamper £0.00 £0.00
Y21-PRSANDWICH Stylish Sandwich Toaster £0.00 £0.00
QY2-PR728 Collapsible Roller Case £0.00 £0.00

can i have all of these or is it one freebie per order?

Just two freebies per order, when I tried the sandwich toaster i was told I would have to spend another £1.99

[robzinski]

Originally posted by Links
I've been debating whether to go for the Matrix for months but I finally snapped up the above deal instead.

Anyone got any experience with the MARINO chair? It looks unbelievably comfy. Got to be better than my Argos chair anyway.

:thumbs:

Got the new catalogue from them the other day, and on the back cover it said you got 2 free 'office' chairs when you bought a MARINO.

[AngryFlower]

Originally posted by 1966
OK, i've managed to get the following freebies:

Q24-PREPACK Free Mini Easter Hamper £0.00 £0.00
Y21-PRSANDWICH Stylish Sandwich Toaster £0.00 £0.00
QY2-PR728 Collapsible Roller Case £0.00 £0.00

can i have all of these or is it one freebie per order?

Gave the Mini Hamper as being Discontinued when I ordered. :)

[jchallis]

mines due here today, i'll let you know if it arrives :)

[Johnr]

Well mine arrived literally 5 minutes ago :dork:

[jchallis]

i got my easter hamper, sandwich toaster, and 6 bottles of tippex. and no chair. I shall have to email them now and cause a stink :D

[teabag]

I've just had a matrix chair delivered. it was supposed to be cancelled when i phoned last week and they said i could keep the amba. should i tell them? mind you they were also supposed to refund my cc cos the overcharged me, but they haven't done that either. not impressed with this company.

[j to tha l-o]

Originally posted by teabag
I've just had a matrix chair delivered. it was supposed to be cancelled when i phoned last week and they said i could keep the amba. should i tell them? mind you they were also supposed to refund my cc cos the overcharged me, but they haven't done that either. not impressed with this company.

Refunds wont show up immediately on your credit card. It can take upto 7 working days on some occasions to appear on your statement as a credit. My refund doesn't show up yet but I wont start yelling until this time next week. :)

[jchallis]

well I spoke to a very friendly customer services person, who apologised profusely and said that my Chair should be with me tomorrow at the latest, due to it being such a large item it went on a different trailer..... probably rubbish, but its not the end of the earth :) oh and I got 10% off for my troubles..... heh :)

[j to tha l-o]

Originally posted by jchallis
well I spoke to a very friendly customer services person, who apologised profusely and said that my Chair should be with me tomorrow at the latest, due to it being such a large item it went on a different trailer..... probably rubbish, but its not the end of the earth :) oh and I got 10% off for my troubles..... heh :)

I'm starting to wonder how Viking can possibly be turning a profit. I've never known a company act so generously towards its customers. :lol:

[Sammy709Sony930]

Got a Matrix last week, ordered another and they sent me an Amba. Whats the price difference? Amba definately a better chair.

[jchallis]

well I've got 2 Marino chairs here at my desk, so definately dont need another one...... sandwich toaster rocks :D as does the easter box..... sadly all the sweeties have gone munch munch :)

Baked bean toasties here I come :D

[d3m0n]

well my matrix chair turned up today with my easter goodies, took 5 mins to put together and its very comfy....well better than my old dining room chair that i had to endure for the past year!

It took a while to get this great £30 bargain and it was definatley worth the hassle!

[Much]

Originally posted by j to tha l-o
I'm starting to wonder how Viking can possibly be turning a profit. I've never known a company act so generously towards its customers. :lol: I think I'll send them an email wishing them all a happy easter... :D

[Slinx]

It would seem that the free hamper and toaster are no longer..............or am i missing something? Was just about to order as well!
Can anyone shed any light on the freebies available?

cheers!

[aneeqa]

yep another happy punter. ordered saturday lunchtime and delivered monday. great service.

the plastic garden chair has been consigned to the garden. now i can surf the net in comfort whilst munching on a hot sandwich!!!!

cheers to the original poster.

[splobber]

Originally posted by Much
I think I'll send them an email wishing them all a happy easter... :D

I'm going to send them a Easter hamper. :)

[snowball]

i hope this company are still around in a couple of months when I'll be needing chairs for my new office

:)

:thumbs:

[Johnr]

Originally posted by snowball
i hope this company are still around in a couple of months when I'll be needing chairs for my new office

:)

:thumbs:

Why not order a few now? Well, either do that or risk having to spend £50 on chairs of a similar specification :|

Although this bargain seems to have been going a long time now ;).

[newsgroupmonkey]

A hidden bargain at that. Considering the QY2-Matrix isn't actually advertised on the site, they must be scratching their heads wondering where all the orders came from.

Considering this company has been selling these bargains for a while, I don't suppose they're in any trouble.

My missus used to do the stationery orders for a company and she always used to use these lot because of all the free offers. Once she ended up ordering 10 rolls of masking tape (for an office?) so she could get a free teddy!

[jchallis]

they make most of their money from B2B sales, as some of their stuff is astronomically expensive - but if you are responsible for office supplies and your company say 'we've got an account with viking direct' and thats is, then its their tough **** if they end up paying 2 or 3 times the odds on computer peripherals and the like.

selling half a dozen mice at £10 a mouse is going to easily make up for not making massive amounts on these chairs. And I doubt they pay more than £10-£15 per chair anyway.

Viking Direct are an excellent place to just buy the bargain bits, as you dont get any degredation in customer service no matter what you buy

:D

Big thumbs up from me.

[Ds3]

Originally posted by Slinx
It would seem that the free hamper and toaster are no longer..............or am i missing something? Was just about to order as well!
Can anyone shed any light on the freebies available?

cheers!


I placed an order last night for a chair and the luggae set for my in-laws. I ordered the toaster with it and it went through ok, but didnt try the hamper as you are only allowed two gifts per order and I chose the folding case instead ;) The toaster and the luggae set did say they were discontinued after I placed the order, but I phoned up to question this as was told there were some of both in stock still...

[AngryFlower]

Sat snuggly in mine at the moment..

And I got the hamper, even though it said discontinued at the checkout.

[advantix]

Well the hamper must still be available as i have just received an email from them stating that i can order a free easter hamper with any order

[jchallis]

still no chair yet..... if its not here by lunchtime I think i'm going to push for a refund and keep the chair :D

[Sammy709Sony930]

Had a squint at the website. Matrix is listed at 89.99 and Amba 99.99. (not following the link from this thread).

I've ordered 2 Matrices, got a matrix and then an Amba, for the 29.99 + VAT price. Well happy.

[1966]

Just got my chair and am assembling it. i'm probably being a bit stupid here but I can't work out whats going on in part IV of the inassembly instructions! where do i put these bracket things (G5)??

[Bloom]

Originally posted by 1966
Just got my chair and am assembling it. i'm probably being a bit stupid here but I can't work out whats going on in part IV of the inassembly instructions! where do i put these bracket things (G5)??

They hold the bottom of the back of the chair to the seat. It will be impossible to do these up if you have tightened up all the other screws first.

[JammyB]

I tried both the AMBA and Matrix and although the AMBA has full leather and slightly better back support, it's not nearly as comfy as the Matrix.

[1966]

ok, got it all assembled now thanks. but i cant work out how to get it to tilt..? its been one of those days...

[jchallis]

no chair here yet, time to act all upset :D

[jchallis]

well it took them 4 minutes to reply to my email..... now THATS a seriously fast customer service setup.... and a Securicor vans just turned up!

[Rizel]

I got a one of these, first one did'nt go through so used livehelp on the Thursday evening and another order was placed at 6pm, came next day with free chcolates, was fauly, used e-mail, reply Satruday morning and arranged to collect faulty chair a new one to be delivered Monday with more free chocolates!

Really good customer service, just wished they sold more things i need! Rizel

[jchallis]

well 4 minutes to reply to an Email is very impressive..... Shame I dont need the chair :D hehe

[w_n_s]

Originally posted by 1966
ok, got it all assembled now thanks. but i cant work out how to get it to tilt..? its been one of those days...

Hahaha, tilt confused me - well, see the bar that you pulls and makes the chair go up and down - it also moves in and out the other way - pull it out to unlock the tilt!!! Confused me!

[ought]

I have ordered one too.. with easter wotsit and free case thing... And a few rolls of packing tape.

[Links]

Oh my word, took delivery of my Marino today and just finished it - sublime, absolutely sublime. I can't say how it compares to the Matrix but suffice to say I think it was £58 VERY well spent.

So thanks to the OP and this thread! :clap: :clap: :clap:

One very happy Links.

:thumbs:

[Bleem100]

Ordered my chair yesterday and the thing arrived today - no free gift though :cry:

[sunama]

ive just ordered one of these chairs.

i had to order it twice cuz the first time, the order didnt show up in my order history. however, the second time it all worked and now shows up in the order history.

im a bit dubious about the quality of the chair. for £35, i honestly cant believe that the chair is as good as many have made out on this forum, so i will report back tomorrow to let you know just how the chair feels/performs.

[teabag]

Well today I got a refund notice for my original order, plus a bill for the chair they sent that I didn't want and they told me had been cancelled. I can do without spending ages on the phone sorting it all out and continuously checking my cc transactions to see what they've really done. Bunch of incompetents! :mad:

[newsgroupmonkey]

Originally posted by Links
Oh my word, took delivery of my Marino today and just finished it - sublime, absolutely sublime. I can't say how it compares to the Matrix but suffice to say I think it was £58 VERY well spent.

So thanks to the OP and this thread! :clap: :clap: :clap:

One very happy Links.

:thumbs:

Not taking credit for OP, but surely credit for the "Managers Chair".
Do you feel like a real "Manager" now?

[sunama]

i recd the matrix chair (£35inc vat) today at 1600hrs. i waited the whole day to receive it.

anyway, it does indeed feel like a cheap chair. i think a lot of people on this forum are getting a bit carried away with the quality of this chair. its definetly worth more than £35, probably around the £60 mark, but no way would i pay a penny more than that.

it feels cheap and lightweight.
its quite comfortable, though not nearly as comfy as the chairs we have in our office where i work. it needs more padding.

definitely worth buying for £35 if u r in need of a chair for your computer. However, if u want a real quality/comfortable chair, u should look elsewhere.

for £35 u cant really complain...

[Links]

Originally posted by newsgroupmonkey
Not taking credit for OP, but surely credit for the "Managers Chair".
Do you feel like a real "Manager" now?

Thank you newsgroupmonkey for the Managers Chair spot! :thumbs:

Wouldn't know what its like to feel like a manager but my back, neck and arse are certainly appreciating the leather goodness.

:clap:

[hoogie]

seeing as someone else is stealing my thunder

i thought i would bring the Leather Chair Post Back

[Choccy]

Originally posted by hoogie
seeing as someone else is stealing my thunder

i thought i would bring the Leather Chair Post Back

You took mine :p

best to end this longer thread and carry on in the newer tidier one :)

[hoogie]

I DISAGREE

ORIGINAL POST RULES

[Choccy]

True but I posted this bargain moths before yours so yours isn't original :)

[hoogie]

ahhh diddums

[Choccy]

You're the one crying about your thread mate.

It's over lol there's a new thread in town.

[hoogie]

im not crying kidda

im sat here watching u get wound up

[Choccy]

Wound up about what exactly ?

Living in a box ? More like head in the sand.

You gave me a bit of a laugh at your being daft nothing more so don't flatter yourself kid.

[dtsrules]

Leave it alone kids.

[splobber]

It's a sad state of affairs when two members are arguing over who posted a bargain first. Does it really matter?

My Dad is bigger then all of yours anyway.