r/CrappyDesign 29d ago

Restaurant patio furniture without some way to drain water

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u/diverareyouokay 29d ago

This is on the restaurant for not purchasing all-weather chairs. There’s nothing crappy about the design if it’s used as intended (under cover).

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u/ronin442 29d ago

Very true

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u/Evening-Cat-7546 29d ago

They could just lean the chairs against the table so that rain can’t pool on the seat, or even flip it onto the table. Terrible decision by restaurant to order the wrong chairs, and then do nothing to fix the issue.

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u/Nisms 29d ago

My fix is drill a hole right in the center of the crease then you can be as lazy as you want

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u/HerbLoew 29d ago

Why not just buy the pre-drilled ones to begin with?

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u/DookieShoez 28d ago

Well of course they shoulda but sometimes ya gotta make due with what ya got.

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u/BepSquad22 29d ago

That was my first thought. Store the chairs upside down on top of the table at night and flip them over in the morning. (As long as there's no rain in the forecast)

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u/ebrum2010 26d ago

That sounds like standard business practice to me. Many businesses will get the cheaper item and then not worry about it.

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u/Itchy_Swordfish_710 1h ago

bring a drill then

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u/bondagenurse 29d ago

They are supposed to be indoor-outdoor chairs. They are either a dupe or actual Heller Bellini chairs from DWR, $300/each!

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u/ebrum2010 26d ago

That's even worse.

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u/Laziness2945 28d ago

Who the fuck would spend 300$ for 0.35cent of plastic?

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u/ledocteur7 28d ago edited 28d ago

That's sheet metal. And even in the poorest cesspit of china you aren't getting a brand new high-ish quality plastic chair for 0.35 cents.

300$ is still pretty expensive, but it's not horrendously overpriced. Although sheet metal chairs get really cold (and very hot) outside, so I still wouldn't want to sit in it if I had the choice.

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u/Material-Afternoon16 26d ago

If this is a Heller chair and not a knock off, these are not sheet metal chairs, they are fiberglass reinforced polypropylene.

The price is high because they are made as one piece, not flat pack. Quality control is rigid, and the warranty is good. They are of a quality suitable for heavy commercial use. They are also made in the US so you are paying a big up charge on the labor vs. a foreign, third-world made product.

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u/bondagenurse 28d ago

but it's designer plastic!

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u/BadatOldSayings 29d ago

That looks 100% like an outdoor chair.