Happy Friday the 13th everybody!!

Here are some fun facts about this unpopular date! 

So many people are wary or afraid of this date, but did you know that this "phobia" actually has a name?

It is called friggatriskaidekaphobia.

Good news for the superstitious, Friday the 13th will occur only once in the year 2014, according to sources. Unfortunately, bad luck will reign again in the year 2015, with three Friday the 13th days on the calendar, in February, March and November.

Hotels, skyscrapers and even hospitals have been known to skip out on creating a 13th floor due to its numeral connection to the unlucky day. While not all establishments follow this superstitious trend, some have played into it. The Curtis Hotel in Denver, Colo., however, laughs in the face of fear by playing the "dun, dun, dunnnnn!!" theme in the elevator shaft for guests as they arrive on the 13th floor.

According to a report from U.K.’s The Mirror, 72 percent of United Kingdom residents claimed to having had experiences with bad luck on Friday the 13th. The participants polled admitted to avoiding traveling, attending business meetings and making large purchases on this unlucky day, with 34 percent admitting to wanting to “hide under their duvet" for the upcoming dates.

The “Friday the 13th” film franchise has been frightening moviegoers since its debut in 1980, and yet it continues to sweep up its box-office competition. According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, the dozen films named after the haunted holiday have raked in more than $380 million nationally, with an average gross of $31 million per feature.

Friggatriskaidekaphobia must have been rampant in the year 1984, when, according to USA Today, Friday the 13th occurred three times in one year, each date occuring exactly 13 weeks apart. The unlucky dates were January 13, April 13 and July 13.

New for 2015!!

A very happy and healthy new year to all our customers!!

A vast majority of us are back to work today after a relaxing break for Christmas and New Year, there is so much build up towards that time of year and then one blink and it has gone!

A new year brings with it some exciting new products which will be appearing at theofficechairshop over the coming months - keep checking back!

Already available is the Echo stackable reception chair, this popular model has now been made in 2 extra vibrant and exciting colours. Alongside the traditional black variety we are now able to supply these in white and a very attractive red!

Not bad for a start!!

Loads of new offers have started this past week...

Here at the Office Chair Shop, we have been busy scurrying around liaising with our manufacturers to bring you a large selection of special offers for the Winter period. Check out our special offers category here!

Some of these amazing offers save you over £50 so don't miss out!!

Novembers chair of the month..

Our chair of the month for November is the popular "Condor" model.

The Condor boasts generous seating dimensions, deep cushioning and a traditional design.
The chair has a lock/tilt mechanism with weight tension adjustment and a cherry coloured wood base and is available in a variety of colours.

Features of this chair include;

• Traditional style upholstery with stitch detail
• Top grain Italian leather faced upholstery
• Generously sized seat and back with deep cushioning
• Hand tied coil sprung upholstery
• Sturdy fixed armrests
• Cherry coloured wooden 5 star base
• Lock/tilt function with weight tension control

As well as being our chair of the month, this chair is also on special offer!  Save £50 for a limited time!!

Click here to view this and other amazing special offers starting from as little as £34.98! 

Say Hi to Jordan! One of our latest recruits....

This week I would like to introduce you to Jordan!

No,we don't mean the famous river in Israel nor do we mean the model who married Peter Andre!

We mean this one!...
                                         

Released earlier this month, the Jordan Office Chair is available with a choice of two colour arms (black or white) and has all the usual features expected from a modern office chair including lockable tilt, body weight tensioner and a sculptured seat.

Not having any customer feedback as yet we can't quote any customer testimonials on this model. We have tried out a sample that was loaned to us by the manufacturers however and can confidently report that this model is a sturdy, comfortable and stylish chair that is going to be a guaranteed success for us in the future!

Take a look at this great chair here

October product of the month - The Talladega Racing Style Chair

Brand new for October 2014 - our chair of the month for October is one of our latest recruits to our range!
The Talladega is a stylish model which features a 350mm silver base, retractable arms asd a 100mm gas lift mechanism.
The design of this chair is a must for all car / racing enthusiasts and is sure to bring a wow factor in to whichever environment it is placed.

This model is available in two color schemes, black or red and black and is for sale at a staggering price of £115.99 +VAT. This is an amazing price for a chair with such an appealing design!

See it here. 

Hendon Executive now on special offer.

Our special offer for October is a £20 saving on our popular Hendon Executive leather  Look Office Chair !!

The Hendon is a traditional leather look executive armchair with a stylish button tufted backrest and stylish chrome arms with matching base. It features a reclining function with tension control and a gas lift height adjustment. The arm height on this chair will allow it to fit under a desk or table of 66cm in height and the suggested maximum user weight is 110kg (just over 17 stone). 

Suitable for up to 8 hours use per day

*Traditional leather look design
*Button tufted backrest
*Stylish chrome arms
*Stylish chrome base
*Reclining function
*Tilt tension
*Gas lift height adjustment
*Easy assembly

   

Grab yourself a bargain while you can! 

Chair of the month - September

As we hurtle headlong towards a new month we thought we should talk about our popular Chiropractic Chair - The Charisma.

Once every few weeks  we are going to highlight a popular selling model from our catalogue and feature it as our “chair of the month”. 

To kick off we chose the Charisma, this seemed fitting as it is, and always has been, one of our most successful lines which always receives positive feedback from our customers. We even have some of these in our own office!

Available in three colours as standard (black, blue and burgundy) it comes with a long list of features and benefits including;

• Adjustable back with contoured lumbar cushioning
• Gas lift height adjustable
• Synchronised mechanism
• 3 lever mechanism
• Seat slide to ensure support behind the knees
• Height adjustable, pivoting armrests
• Detachable Headrest
• Suitable for all day 24 hour use
• Five Year Guarantee

Take a look at this chair in more detail here! 

August update.

Well!  What a busy month we have had so far!

Our newly listed chairs have been a total success, the ValueOffice Chair  has gone from strength to strength sales wise and our brand new  “All Black” addition to the Georgia computer desk range has proved very popular with our returning customers!

Don’t forget, we still have some great special offers running,  our  Blur, Berkeley and Hero models are still available at  discount prices and the ever popular “Starkins” range in also on-going  (although the success of this collection has lead to it being partially out of stock!) The Cantilever version will be available week commencing 22^nd September and we recommend getting your pre orders in for these as they are sure to sell out again very soon!

Remember, we are only a phone call or email away if you need any advice or assistance!

Speak soon! 

Dont forget that we still have several special offers on-going!

Our “Value Office Chair" is still available for the staggering price of £39.98 (+VAT) and has optional arms available with either a fixed or adjustable design.

This chair has proven to be immensely popular with our customers and will no doubt continue to be so.

Stocks of this model are starting to get low so don't miss out! 

The Pace Home Office Chair

A recent addition to our catalogue, and indeed the market in general, is the all new Pace Home Office Chair. This chair has a simplistic yet stylish design with two colour options (blue and black) and stylish two tome castors.

Features of this chair include a 1000mm gas lift height adjustment and butterfly mech.

This model would fit in to the decor of any home office.

This new chair is available for a staggering £58.99 +VAT (price correct as of 27/6/14) and has free delivery in 3-5 working days.

                                

The Brand New Star Mesh Operator Chair

Brand new this week we have a new chair called the Star Mesh Operator Chair.

This model is available with a choice of two colour mesh backs (blue or white) and has a durable fabric seat, features of thsi chair include a gas lift, reclining function, body weight tensioner and durable armrests. This chair requires simple self assembly and comes with full instructions.

This chair is available to buy at only £64.99 +VAT  (as of 27/6/14) and is sure to become one of our biggest sellers.

From us to you – your chairs journey!

We are always out and about meeting new suppliers and manufacturers, we strive to constantly evolve our range with the highest quality products available and choose our business partners very carefully.

Our new Berkeley chair, for example, was added to our range after lengthy negotiations with the managing director of one of the largest office chair manufacturers in the UK. 

Once we have agreed to sell the item on our site it is back to Winnington House armed with photographs, spec sheets and various other important data to add to our website.  This  all combines to give you the most data possible to proceed with a confident and informed purchase.

As soon as we have included all relevant information on our latest product the item is now added as live to our website and is available to buy.

The product now remains on our site permanently or until removed (occasionally a manufacturer may ask us to remove a product temporarily if they suffer from supply issues).  

When an order arrives for one of our chairs the payment is processed by our accounts dept  who then inform our sales team that a payment has been received and an order needs to be sent out. 

Our sales team forward the order on to the relevant manufacturer who then  send the chair out (normally by a third party courier such as City Link or Parcel Force).

The chair is delivered safe and sound to our  customer as soon as possible (different manufacturers have varying lead times for delivery but most of them quote 24-48 hours from point of order).  

And that’s it! 

We like to try and keep things simple and straight forward. Our sales team also offer an after sales service to deal with any queries or problems that may arise (every once in a while a customer may need advice on how to set up their chair or may wish to order spares such as castors or different arms etc).  A quick email to us, or phone call, is all that is needed and we strive to deal with your request as swiftly and efficiently as possible. 

Our office hours are 09:00 - 17:30 Monday to Thursday and 09:00 - 17:00 Friday.

Speak soon! 

Just a quick reminder......

Dont forget that we still have several special offers on-going!

Our “Value Office Chair" is still available for the staggering price of £39.98 and has optional arms available with either a fixed or adjustable design.

This chair has proven to be immensely popular with our customers and will no doubt continue to be so.

We also have the Chorus on offer at only £144.98 which saves you £20 off the usual retail price.

Finally, we have our faithful Lynx model which has been a firm favourite of ours for several years and is available for less than £140 - even with the VAT included!

These offers are so staggering that you will most likely need a chair to recover from the shock! 

Don’t miss out!! 

*prices for the value and chorus chairs are pre-vat. 

Payment Security....

At the Office Chair Shop we accept a variety of payments for our chairs. 

For credit / debit card payments we use the Sage Pay system which is a secure method of online transaction and is used a lot in the industry. 

Security is always a concern when shopping online and we have chosen Sage Pay for it's high level of card data security (they are PCI DSS Level 1 compliant). When you click on the Sagepay link to make a payment you can be safe in the knowledge that you are protected against fraud and can have peace of mind.

Of course we do understand that the internet can be a very daunting place for many customers so if you really do not feel comfortable entering your details online you can ring us direct to make a payment. We NEVER store customer card details and will NEVER pass them on to anyone else. That is a promise!!

We also accept Paypal. This is a very popular way of paying over the internet ,this is Ebays main payment portal and is used all over the globe. By using Paypal you are protected against fraud and a benefit of using this method is that you never have to enter your card details when buying online!

Cheque payments are another method, simply send your cheque to our Winnington House address made payable to "Funky Monkey Ltd". Funky Monkey is the name of our parent company in case you are wondering. 

With all these options available there is nothing to stop you! See you soon.

The Carbon Chair - save £15 for a limited time only.

Our regular readers will remember the Carbon Chair which we unveiled a few weeks back. This chair has proven to be a popular model with our customers and the amount we have sold has only confirmed it's popularity.
For a limited time only we are offering this chair with £15 off of its normal retail price!!

For those of you who haven't yet read about this fantastic chair here are a few details;

The Carbon chair has a stylish mesh back and sandwich mesh seat. It features a 2 lever mechanism, the backrest goes up and down as well as in and out and you can fix the angle of the back rest or leave it free floating.
The fabric comes in one standard colour (black) but is also available with other colours thanks to our upholstery service. Lead times on the upholstery service will be longer than normal and there will be a charge. Please contact us with your colour requirements and we might be able to send you a swatch or image file.

See you soon!!

Our KAB seating range!

This week we are going to introduce you to an  exciting range of chairs known as “KAB seating”. This range of heavy duty chairs are available in different models, all with their own unique features and design elements.

To introduce you to this wonderful range of seating we are going to take a look at one of their most popular models “The Executive ACS Chair”.

 This is a top model in the KAB range and is perfect for company executives and entrepreneurs, it has eight electrically adjustable air bags around the seat and back cushions.  To mould the chair to your body simply press a button and the electrical pump will feed air to support the area of your preference. Press the + symbol to inflate and the – symbol to deflate. 

The ACS (Air Comfort System) ensures maximum comfort and focus in busy environments. The adjustability of this chair also makes it  excellent for injury rehabilitation.

This chair is available in fabric or genuine vintage leather and has the option of three different colour fabric swatches to choose from.

All of the following are featured with this chair;

• Adjustable air support system in all cushions
• Backrest angle adjustment to 16 degrees
• Triple air lumbar support
• Tip-up comfort armrests
• Contoured cushions
• Seat tilt*Seat tilt tension adjuster
• Height adjustment 100mm (gas assisted)
• 5 star base
• Double wheel castors
• Robust steel frame
• Service parts available
• Comfort headrest (height & tilt adjustable).

All of our KAB seating chairs can be found here. 

There are more coming soon also so keep checking back!!

We have a newbie in our ranks!

Brand new to The Office Chair Shop is a stylish new swivel chair called the Carbon, this chair is new on the market so not many places will be stocking this model yet.

   

This chair has a stylish mesh back and a sandwich mesh seat which can be upholstered in another colour for a small charge if you wish. Lead times on upholstery is longer than standard so please bear this in mind if you think you may be interested. 

This chair features a 2 lever PCB mechanism which means that the seat will go up and down, the back rest will go up and down and in and out, and you can fix the angle of the back rest or leave it free floating – i.e. in ‘permanent contact’ with your back.


This chair also comes with folding arms as standard.

Technical details ....

Seat	D: 505mm W: 490mm
Back	H: 500mm W: 475mm
Seat Height	Min: 450mm Max: 550mm
Fire Reatrdancy	LOW
Fabric	Mesh
Hours Usage	8 hours
Weight Tolerance	115kg
Mechanism	PCB
Fabric	Unlimited
Guarantee	5 year component, 2 years upholstery
Fabric	Unlimited
Mechanism	PCB

Fantastic Special Offers..

Due to the runaway success of our Value Office Chair, we have decided to expand our special offers further by introducing no less than 5 new fantastic  bargains for a limited time only.

The first of these is the ever popular Chorus with mesh back and leather seat. This funky executive chair has all the usual features you would expect from a quality chair including (but not limited to) chrome detailing, body weight tensioner and synchro lock mechanism.

This chair is on offer for £20 off our usual retail price (price shown already includes the discount).

Next  we have the Sanderson, this stylish little number comes with adjustable headrest, a generously proportioned seat with posture curvature  and a lumbar support.

 

For a limited tome you can buy this chair for £10 off our usual retail price.

One of our most successful chairs is the Lynx Executive, this one has soft padded leather upholstery, leather arms  and two lever lock any position mechanism.

This modern classic is available to you now for under £140 (and that includes VAT!!)

If you are looking for a smaller economical model, look no further than the Kilo. These fabric chairs are available in two colours (blue and black) and are gas lift tested up to 150kg. Other features include dished seat, contoured back and T-shape fixed arms.

The Kilo can be yours for under £60 (again, this includes VAT!)

Finally, we have what must surely be the must have bargain of our whole site.

The Oasis is a beautiful mesh and leather chair which features synchro tilt mechanism, adjustable headrest, weight tensioner and anthracite frame with matching metal 5 star base. The arms are fully adjustable and the chair is gas lift tested up to 150kg.

For a limited time this chair can be all yours for a whopping £40 off the usual retail price!!

All of these chairs and more can be found in our special offers section, come take a look before they go!! 

All change at The Office Chair Shop!!

All change at the Office Chair Shop!

It’s all change at The Office Chair Shop!  Our new years resolution a few weeks ago (I  can’t believe we are nearly finished with January already!!) was to improve the experience for our customers, both new and returning.

We are always keen to hear your comments about the site and to prove that we do listen we have acted on a few of them….

A few people mentioned this on our Facebook page.  We have now simplified some of our categories and moved a few items around which means you should be able to find what you are after in fewer clicks!!

One of our  returning customers wanted a contrast in some of the chairs in their offices. We have now expanded many of our  chairs colour options to give you even more variety!!

Look out for a new range of salon chairs coming very soon!!!

Any comments or suggestions are always welcome and you can do this on our facebook page or twitter ! 

See you soon!!