This is okay for what we needed.  It arrived in a timely fashion, etc.  The flaw in our minds is once the recliner is in use, one must kick the foot rest to lock it back into itself.  This is not for everybody.  Certainly it cannot be used by children or anyone else without sufficient leg muscles to close it while sitting.  It has a small lever to release the recliner but is no use to close the mechanism.  A a larger lever, such as on some chairs, could aid the user to withdraw and lock the footrest in place.  I will never buy another recliner without the feature of a large lever to better control the reclining mechanism.