Ergonomic Furniture

[lim]

Took me a while to post this. Atwood & Ergoworks are selling different tables but under the same manufacturer! KuangShin. I finally figured this out after much traveling n questionings! When I called Ben from Ergoworks, he kept insisting that their tables are called "Impact" but if u look closely at it, it is from KuangShin! He kept saying it is different from Atwood. I made my trip to Atwood (without the kids this time) to clarify this n see their new range of tables. They were honest enough to tell me their tables are from KuangShin, they did not repackage the table under their own name. They told me their tables n Ergoworks’ are from KS! just different model. What a shock! Shocked coz Ergoworks kept denying, till Atwood verified. Shocked coz of the price gap but almost the same product, just different model. Therefore for those who intend to buy KS products, go Atwood, it is much cheaper! As for the package n all, u have to see what works for you.


How about me? I didnt get from the both of them, ke. I went for Kid2Youth. Personal choice lah, service, value for money & product look.

[Mvm]

We bought the tables and chairs from kinderfun a few years ago. Kids fought to use it. It was placed in their bed room.

Now, no one wants to use it. They rather do work on their bed, or on the floor in their room, right next to the table, or the dining table. Heartache for me coz we spend so much on it. So may want to think about investing so much. Novelty wears off, and it is now as good as a white elephant, and is used to hold their junk.

[violin_lover]

I have both tables and chairs from kinderfun and Atwood (i.e. one set each). Based on my personal experience, it is you pay what you get…i.e. Atwood’s quality can’t hold a candle against kniderfun. The set from Atwood gives you the feeling that it is made in China whereas the kinderfun’s furniture gives you the impreesion that it is made in Western country.

[tankee]

lim:

Took me a while to post this. Atwood & Ergoworks are selling different tables but under the same manufacturer! KuangShin. I finally figured this out after much traveling n questionings! When I called Ben from Ergoworks, he kept insisting that their tables are called \"Impact\" but if u look closely at it, it is from KuangShin! He kept saying it is different from Atwood. I made my trip to Atwood (without the kids this time) to clarify this n see their new range of tables. They were honest enough to tell me their tables are from KuangShin, they did not repackage the table under their own name. They told me their tables n Ergoworks' are from KS! just different model. What a shock! Shocked coz Ergoworks kept denying, till Atwood verified. Shocked coz of the price gap but almost the same product, just different model. Therefore for those who intend to buy KS products, go Atwood, it is much cheaper! As for the package n all, u have to see what works for you.


How about me? I didnt get from the both of them, ke. I went for Kid2Youth. Personal choice lah, service, value for money & product look.

According to Kuang Shin's website, beside design, manufacture & sell their own products, Kuang Shin is also a ODM or Original Design Manufacturer. An original design manufacturer (ODM) is a company which designs and manufactures a product which is specified and eventually branded by another firm for sale.

Perhaps Kuang Shin is Kinderfun's ODM for some or all their product ranges?

[sohahlien]

I don't understand why some companies are not upfront about their products. SOme of them never say where their products are really from. I think it's not right. Consumers need to know where the products come from, the country of origin etc. I went to kinder fun and i asked them where there products are from. they only say formica from USA, gas system from germany and assembled in Singapore. But i saw their desk labelled as Comf-Pro. i googled it and i found it come from this taiwanese company Tay Huah...


http://www.tayhuah.com.tw/english/com.html

All I know is that Kinder Fun doesn't have any manufacturing facility... although you can dispute the definition of \"assembly\" if it means putting the different parts together ... then I guess every desk even Moll/Crosscom is also assembled in Singapore.

So in the end, i realize that all are from Taiwan: Kinderfun, Ergoworks, Atwood, Kid2Youth...

[mighty]

Hi larkspur, may i know how is the ergonomic table you bought from Jarrons? Wish to get feedback from you before making a decision.

[lim]

As promised to kid2youth, I will post something for you guys for the wonderful service n great product.(I hope they will see this.)

Love your desk/chair n yes, your bags (wah lau, ended up buying also! kena side hit).
U can see their stuff from
http://www.facebook.com/Kid2Youth.SG
http://www.kid2youth.sg
Felt bad i didnt thank them enough the last time.
Peace out.

[larkspur]

mighty:

Hi larkspur, may i know how is the ergonomic table you bought from Jarrons? Wish to get feedback from you before making a decision.

Hi mighty, yupe i bought the ergonomic table from Jarrons. the product itself as in the table,i saw the metal steel of the table and table top are engraved made in Germany, the rest of the parts never checked. so far the table is quite good, both my children took turn to use the table thought i might say if you need to adjust the height you will need one more person to hold the table, a bit troublesome to adjust the height but once you set the height, everything is fine. Quality wise not bad and a good buy. I did have an unpleasant experience initially with them as in delivery but at least they are very responsive to my complaints, compensate me with extra items to make up for their service.Think they have just set up the new shop and maybe initially can be a bit messy. but heard recently from frens that their service improved but overall with their products, they are quite truthfully

[Dazz]

wow… I speed read through the posts… so, in summary… there are 5 companies in SG selling ergo tables and chairs for kids? Kids2youth, crosscom, ergoworks, kinderfun and atwood??


headache… to go to 5 places to try out?? hhmm…

[nettie]

i went to a kids2youth,ergoworks,kinderfun & atwood.


My comment in short:

1) kinderfun is overprice
2) kids2youth quality seems better and is nice on the outlook but expensive. The company just started last yr, thus not much confident in them.
3) ergoworks, quality seems not as good as kids2youth.
4) Atwood, very office look… mmmm… but in terms of price. One of the cheapest.

I finally settle on Atwood not because of the price but it is because of the safety feature that the other 3 dun have. They are more child-friendly as well.

Hope all of you find my feedback useful