# Bar stool preferences **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 12, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410 "2026-03-12T21:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/21 "2026-03-13T12:51:56Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > No option for, “i want a chair that lets my feet reach the floor”? I hate perching on a stool. I particularly dislike pub-style restaurants that have high tables with tall stools instead of regular tables and chairs. Why? At least there’s an excuse for a tall seat if you’re actually sitting at a functioning bar. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/22 "2026-03-13T14:22:53Z")
I know. Not insulted. @enipla They are easy to sit on. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/23 "2026-03-13T14:30:23Z")
I’m with @EinsteinsHund and @Coriolanus . ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/24 "2026-03-13T14:30:26Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The barstools at my kitchen island have tractor seats. That’s great for your home, where you can choose such a seat that fits you properly, but in a public setting, any overly-contoured seat is awful for anyone who isn’t the right size/shape for that particular seat. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/25 "2026-03-13T14:48:03Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > It made for the most ergonomic drunk in the tri-state area. What impresses me is the purse rack built into the back of each stool. A very handy idea. But better suited for a gaggle of co-workers in a locked building than a bunch of randos in a bar. It’d be too easy for a baddie to walk past and scoop up several on the way out the door. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/26 "2026-03-13T14:54:09Z")
A tractor seat fits every butt. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/27 "2026-03-13T16:38:16Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The barstools at my kitchen island have tractor seats. Chrome plated? ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/28 "2026-03-13T16:40:09Z")
Seat belts might be helpful sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/29 "2026-03-13T16:54:09Z")
The seats are red enamel stuff. The legs are chrome. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410/30 "2026-04-03T02:42:35Z")
there’s a lounge here in town that has leather “slings’? for bar stools, like the swing sets on playgrounds–I can only imagine someone who drank too much trying to navigate those without falling [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-stool-preferences/1028410.md?page=1)