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Author Topic: Are people still buying Happ Bar stools or are there cheaper clones available?  (Read 2376 times)

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I don't see much mention of these on the forum anymore, most messages I see date back to 2005 or prior, I missed the $40 special by about 11 years.

They look like the stools my local arcades used to have, brings back nice memories and I would like to re-create that look/feel and quality.

They are pretty pricey on the Suzo-Happ site, are there nice clones of them available today that people have switched to? or are people paying full price for them? they aren't cheap at $83 + shipping.


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Honestly, I think people are buying whatever cheap stools they can find. I got two great cocktail stools at Ikea for $10 each.
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I ended up finding the exact clone of the Happ Bar stool at less than half the price when factoring in shipping, pretty much the same price it was when everyone was picking them up on special for $40 11 years ago in the threads I found here. I'm guessing it's not even a lone and being manufactured at the same place.

Look, weight, shape, and design of the legs are all identical.‎

Original:
https://na.suzohapp.com/products/accessories/26-1515-16

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Copy:‎
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002QM93BC/ref=psd_mlt_bc_B002QM93BC‎
« Last Edit: July 12, 2016, 06:48:06 pm by Rockstead »

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That looks an awful lot like the Harbor Freight one.

http://www.harborfreight.com/flame-design-bar-counter-swivel-stool-91200.html

$41 shipped... and there's constantly a 20% off coupon....


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That looks an awful lot like the Harbor Freight one.

http://www.harborfreight.com/flame-design-bar-counter-swivel-stool-91200.html

$41 shipped... and there's constantly a 20% off coupon....

Looks pretty much the same - and with the 20% off if you have a retail outlet nearby it's about $28

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Rockstead actually found a good price on those stools. Those Harbor Frieght ones scream "I HAST A MAN CAVE BROOZ".
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Those Harbor freight ones would work in a garage, bike shop.

The Happ clone (which is probably a Happ) I linked are so arcade, I need 4 but maybe I'll buy one to test it out, but it's gotta be the same, maybe I'll just do the 4, I gotta schlep across the border to pick them up. Excellent reviews on Amazon btw.


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