On that malicious company note - have you ever considered a replica Eames Lounge? A genuine Eames goes for $5k+ new. Searching for reviews of replicas, usually

On that malicious company note - have you ever considered a replica Eames Lounge? A genuine Eames goes for $5k+ new. Searching for reviews of replicas, usually around $800-1.5k, will get you a bunch of similar reviews on subs like /r/malelivingspace. There are 2-3 big replica makers but I think the chairs are pretty much the same, cheap Chinese ripoffs with shoddy materials. For some things, you have to become a seasoned gumshoe to figure out if a review is legitimate or not. I assume there are other niche industries that are using similar marketing techniques.