There is nothing quite like sliding into a comfy recliner at the end of the day, and relaxing for the rest of the evening. However a recliner is often a pricey investment, but there are a few cheaper manufacturers out there. Of course if you don’t want to spend too much money, then you need to be wary of the quality of these cheaper recliners. One of the manufacturers that offer recliners at lower prices are Benchmaster Furniture, and today we are going to be talking about them. We are also going to look at some of their best selling models, to see if they are a good option. We are going to start off by talking about the company first, and then taking a look at some of their popular recliners. You can skip to the products section over here.
Is Benchmaster a reputable company?
One of the first things that most folks think about before making a larger than normal purchase is the reliability of the brand in question. So the big question to ask here is a whether or not a Benchmaster recliner is a reliable product to invest in. Unfortunately this is a bit of a tricky one to answer. The reason for this is that there is very little info available about the company. From the limited info we have come across, it looks like the American distribution side of the company was formed in 2001 in California. The company is listed as employing a handful of people, so these chairs are imported to the United States. They do have an official website, but it provides no info about the history of the brand. It does states the chairs are popular in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. The site has a variety of Chinese related pictures and trade show related info, so it seems that the parent company is China based, who manufacturers and then exports the chairs to the rest of the world including the USA. A quick bit of googling brings up a few other sites which have the same theory, so there may be some truth to it. However we can’t 100% confirm this, so we welcome any additional comments from our readers in the comments below if we are wrong on this issue.
Anyway, back to the question of whether or not they are a reliable brand. Because they are a small brand, there isn’t a huge amount of feedback about their products. So in this regard we can’t provide a solid answer unfortunately. All we can really advise you do is read some user reviews if there are any, to get an idea of the quality of that model. Otherwise you are going to have to gamble with your money and take a risk by buying one of these models.
Now let’s take a look at some of their more popular models.
Benchmaster Newport Recliner
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Benchmaster Ventura Recliner
![]() We can look past these two issues assuming you can fit into the chair, however something we cannot ignore are reports of the faux leathers durability. There have been a number of reports of the leather covering starting to peel off in sections, in some cases after a few weeks of owning the chair. This is something we have read about a few times, so clearly not an isolated incident. As far as we know Benchmaster use this particular covering on all their leather style recliners, so this it could affect all their chairs. Alternatively it could also be down to a faulty batch of the covering used only on this particular model. Either way would we strongly suggest you read some of the user reviews of this chair over on Amazon which talk about some of these issues, or do your own research before buying one. From what we have read, this Benchmaster ottoman and recliner should be avoided due to this particular problem. |
Summary
So that is a look at some of the more popular models they sell. It seems to be a bit of a gamble to buy one of these models, so we would recommend you do a bit of research before buying one. From what we have seen there are quite a few other competitor models in a similar price range with better ratings, so those might be worth considering instead. All Benchmaster models carry a disappointing 1 year warranty, which is perhaps a very telling sign of the quality you will get from them.
This stuff is JUNK…terrible quality and horrible customer service from BenchMaster Furniture.
See the link below for the whole story of how I was ripped off by these people.
http://krissongs.com/2018/10/25/warning-do-not-buy-products-from-benchmaster-furniture/
Hi John,
Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience. This is not the first time we have heard about poor customer services from this company. The leather covering peeling off seems like a common occurence too unfortunately.
Hopefully your tale will serve as a cautionary warning to anyone else looking into getting one of these recliners!
Received this email from owner after asking for the third time some help for fixing a chair. They can’t even sell you the broken parts… the chair was under « warranty »
BASED ON YOUR ATTITUDE EXPRESSED HERE THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE MUCH WE CAN DO FOR YOU
GOOD LUCK
This answer tells you all! Run away!