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Ikea markus is a decently comfortable full-back chair for only $100 and has a 10 year warranty BUT it started to make horrible noise after only a few months of use and im not thrilled about the hassle of replacing it.. also it is not very adjustable

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I’ve got two Markus chairs. Agree about the lack of adjustability, but mine are both fairly silent after about two years of every day use. YMMV

ditto, mines started to make some creaking noises, maybe needs some wd-40 or something.

i wd40'd the @#$& out of it and it only got worse lol.. i think the design or QC is a bit wanting; looking at the bottom there are clearly several points of the hinge that are rubbing metal on metal

WD-40 isn't actually a true lubricant. WD stands for "water displacing" and its main use is as a solvent or rust dissolver.

Use a silicone lubricant.

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