Is a Lazyboy Recliner Really for Busy Bodies?

What are the first things that you would do when you come home after a hard day’s work? Yes, many working men—and women, too, would say the same thing that you’ve got in your mind: They would take off their coat, sit on the couch and turn on the TV set. In fact, even on weekends, after doing the chores like mowing the lawn or tidying up the house, they would rest on the couch, read the morning papers or watch TV. And if you ask these men and women what is the most frequently used furniture inside their house, they would surely answer: “My Lazyboy Recliner, of course, which I sit on after a hard day’s work.”

Now, perhaps you’re wondering to yourself: “What the devil is a lazyboy recliner?” Well, it’s basically a couch with a reclining backrest. But unlike what its name suggests, it’s not meant for the lazy bones. It’s a piece of furniture whose super comfort is designed to reward busy bodies, after a hard day’s work. By pulling on a side lever, the backrest can be made to recline to any angle that best suits your comfort, and a footrest cleverly hidden in front of the chair automatically extends up to accommodate your tired feet.

New electrically operated models of the lazyboy recliner have backrests and footrests that can recline or extend at the push of a button. Flip open an armrest and you have easy access to a refrigerator that can store and chill up to six cans of beer or soft drinks. Is your back aching after long hours sitting in front of your office computer, or feeling a bit chilly? No problem, just flick on a switch in your lazyboy recliner and a massager gives your tired back a soothing massage while a built-in heater warms you up.

To be sure, a lazyboy recliner does not come cheap. When you decide to buy one, you’re not just buying furniture to give a certain accent to your living room, but are actually investing in comfort masked as a piece of furniture. A lazyboy recliner is definitely an investment that you need to save up for because no home can truly be called “warm and comfortable” without one.

With all these technological innovations, this very comfortable and durable piece of furniture had become notorious in recent years for lulling to sleep anybody who dared sit on it. And it would take a lot of will power to disprove that a lazyboy recliner will not live up to its name of making its owner very satisfied—and yes… lazy.