Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Well, I got a lift chair!!! Didn't particularly want one but a friend called who was giving an estate sale and said there was one there for only $70 and was clean and like new. Since it was blue and matched my recliner, I sent hubby to fetch it for me. (I could have gotten one free thru ins. but this was handy). I gave him my big, comfortable, broken-in recliner and junked his old brown one. The lift chair is really rather small and hard as a rock. Even the arms are hard. I tried my gel cushion in it but when I would raise it the cushion would slide out. It works fine for getting out of by raising it but, oh my, do I look longingly at my old blue with Gene sprawled out in it. Another feature to watch for is.....if I raise the footrest up the back goes backward and I can't sit and read with my feet and legs out straight and the back straight. My friend came over and said, " My, you don't know how good it makes me feel to be able to do something to help you. " I just smiled. I am sure there are all kinds out there just try more than one out. This one also does not recline to a sleeping position. Not knocking lift chairs, just be sure and get a soft one and one with other features. Arlene in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 I bought one on-line recently, too. During my " shopping " I found out that there are different levels of what they'll do. There is a model that has two controls, so you can adjust the foot rest with one and the tilt of the chair back with the other. Mine only has the one control, so when I want the foot rest to be up, the back goes down. I use a wedge shaped cushion behind my back to compensate for the back recline. It doesn't take up too much room at the 'fanny' but it is high enough at my head to make it comfortable to watch TV and to read. I wish mine was softer, too. Also, the arm rests don't seem as high as I'd like them. I'd advise others to go someplace to try them out before you decide. It was just too difficult for me to go around shopping, so I thought on-line shopping was the only way I could get one. In retrospect, it was a gamble and although it's better than none at all, there were these drawbacks. Dolores Lift chairs > Well, I got a lift chair!!! Didn't particularly want one but a friend > called who was giving an estate sale and said there was one there for > only $70 and was clean and like new. Since it was blue and matched my > recliner, I sent hubby to fetch it for me. (I could have gotten one free > thru ins. but this was handy). > I gave him my big, comfortable, broken-in recliner and junked his old > brown one. > The lift chair is really rather small and hard as a rock. Even the arms > are hard. I tried my gel cushion in it but when I would raise it the > cushion would slide out. It works fine for getting out of by raising it > but, oh my, do I look longingly at my old blue with Gene sprawled out in > it. > Another feature to watch for is.....if I raise the footrest up the back > goes backward and I can't sit and read with my feet and legs out > straight and the back straight. > My friend came over and said, " My, you don't know how good it makes me > feel to be able to do something to help you. " I just smiled. > I am sure there are all kinds out there just try more than one out. This > one also does not recline to a sleeping position. > Not knocking lift chairs, just be sure and get a soft one and one with > other features. > Arlene in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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