COLLEGE CHAIRS OF COMPETITORS OF ALUMNI CHAIRS
The images of and information about competitors’ captain’s chairs have been derived directly from the websites of those competitors.
PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE ABOVE IMAGES
Do you think that these captain’s chairs with college logos, these chairs of competitors, all look alike? Well, the images on their respective websites speak for themselves. One can clearly see that three of four images (from their own websites) of captain’s chairs with college logos, above, are based on the same photo. As one can see from the images on the various websites and on AlumniChairs.com, there is one leading company that creates unique and well-constructed Amish, college chairs with a high level of detail. Rather than mass-producing identical, cookie-cutter chairs assembled inexpensively from components that have been milled overseas, Alumni Chairs builds multiple styles of fine furniture, one at a time, in our small Amish shops located in Northeastern Ohio. We ask all potential buyers who seek the best college chair with a logo, to do some research. Please look closely at the images below to evaluate the differences between Alumni Chairs’ Affinity Traditional Captain’s Chair and the other captain’s chairs with college logos.
Sources of images: collegechair.com, mlahart.com, yourcustomchair.com, traditionalchairs.com
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COMPARISON OF OUR CAPTAIN’S CHAIR TO AN AVERAGE COLLEGE CHAIR
Affinity Traditional Captain’s Chair of Alumni Chairs
Features – Captain’s Chair – Alumni Chairs
- Four logo/seal techniques
- Choice of 26 Ohio Certified Stains and other popular stains
- Solid Cherry crown & arms
- 34 hand-painted hand-stripes throughout chair
- Three nodes per leg
- Strong structure under seat w/direct connection between front legs
- Round vertical posts
- Fine finish under seat
- Brass Alumni Chairs Company plate under seat
- Signature of our Amish finisher under seat
- Solid Maple seat (NO laminate or veneer)
- Perfect alignment of hand-stripes on a single plane
Average College Chair on the Market
Features – Average College Chair on the Market
- Limited logo/seal techniques
- Limited choice of stain
- Maple crown & arms
- 28 painted stripes
- Only two nodes per leg
- Chair lacks direct connection between front legs
- Beveled vertical posts
- Unfinished under seat
- Hand-stripes placed randomly – no single plane
Source of image before adding legend: collegechair.com, 7/28/2023
PRICING OF CAPTAIN’S CHAIRS OF COMPETITORS”
Competitors mass-produce chairs all of which seem to follow one, single design and, upon completion, appear identical. Only Alumni Chairs produces a unique design of a captain’s chair. Its architecture under the seat is inherently stronger and, therefore, sturdier and more long-lasting.
- Standard Chair of Gardner (CollegeChair.com) (Maple) Identical chairs are sold by this high-volume factory and by several resellers: Hundreds of college bookstores that appear to contract with Fanatics, Barnes & Noble, and Follette Corporation. Price is approximately $400-$700US (Maple)
- LaHart & Company Captain’s Chairs (Maple). Price is approximately $625US (Maple).
- Traditional Chairs.com Captain’s Chairs. Price is approximately $725US (Maple)
- YourCustomChair.com – Captain’s Chairs. Price is approximately $399US (Malaysian Oak A.K.A. Rubberwood)
PRICE OF THE TRADITIONAL CAPTAIN’S CHAIR BY ALUMNI CHAIRS
ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF THE AFFINITY TRADITIONAL CAPTAIN’S CHAIR OF ALUMNI CHAIRS
OCS 225 (Mission Maple) on Cherry
