mcc direct Green Dining Chairs

Is the mcc direct Green Dining Chairs worth buying?

Yes, the mcc direct Green Dining Chairs are worth buying at £39.99 for the pair if two seats are what you need, and 1,019 owners rate them 4.5. At £20.00 a chair they undercut every four-seat set on this page except the cheapest PU option. They are the wrong buy if your table seats four and you want one box on the doorstep, because two pairs cost £9.99 more than the white four-seater from the same mcc direct range.

These work as kitchen island, breakfast bar and dressing table chairs as much as dining chairs, which is why dining and office both appear as recommended uses. The seat sits at 46 cm and the back reaches 82 cm, so the chair clears a standard 72 to 75 cm table and still supports your shoulders. With no arms, it slides under the tabletop without catching the apron.

How much do the mcc direct Green Dining Chairs cost per chair?

£20.00 a chair is the number that matters, and it comes straight from the box: £39.99 divided by the two chairs inside. Two boxes therefore seat four for £79.98, which is the figure to hold against any four-chair set you are weighing up.

That £20.00 buys a seat area of 48 x 42 cm, or 2,016 cm2 of sitting surface, with a 40 cm backrest panel behind it. For a breakfast table or a narrow kitchen, the 49 cm of width per chair is the dimension that decides how many fit along the table, and 2,016 cm2 leaves an adult room to shift position. Each chair carries up to 120 kg.

What comes in the box with the mcc direct Green Dining Chairs?

Two chairs, a tool and a leaflet. The chairs arrive flat packed, so the legs go on before the first meal, and the tool you need sits with the fittings rather than in your own drawer.

Each chair is 57 cm deep, 49 cm wide and 82 cm tall, with the seat at 46 cm and the backrest at 40 cm. Faux leather covers the seat pad, a moulded polypropylene shell forms the curved back in a matte finish, and straight wooden legs carry non-slip pads that keep hard floors free of scratches and cut the noise when a chair is pulled out. The armless frame is what lets the same chair double at a desk or a dressing table.

What are the downsides of the mcc direct Green Dining Chairs?

Two chairs per box is the first one. Four green seats cost £79.98, while the white four-seater from the same range does the same job for £69.99, £9.99 less, so buy the pair only if green is the reason you are here or two seats are genuinely all you need.

Each chair holds 120 kg, below the 135 kg of the Yaheetech Faux Leather Dining Chairs and the 149.6 kg of the Amazon Basics Metal Dining Chairs, so a very heavy sitter is better served by one of those. The back is a hard polypropylene panel with no padding behind your shoulders, and these are indoor chairs, so a conservatory that swings between damp and hot is not the place for them.

How does the mcc direct Green Dining Chairs compare with the white set and the Amazon Basics?

Against the mcc direct White Dining Chairs this is the same chair in another colour: 82 cm tall, 46 cm seat, the same 48 x 42 cm seat area, 120 kg, wooden legs and the same curved back. The white set is £69.99 for four, £17.50 a chair, so it is £2.50 cheaper per seat and all four arrive in one box. Buy white when four matching chairs matter more than the colour, and green when two is enough.

Against the Amazon Basics Metal Dining Chairs the gap runs both ways. The metal set is £126.69 for four, £31.67 a chair, so £11.67 more per seat and £86.70 more than the green pair, but it holds 149.6 kg, stacks into one column and shrugs off water and rust. A garden table or a house full of teenagers points to the metal set, a tidy kitchen island points to the green pair.