Seat cushions for office chairs in Pakistan: which one to buy

The three kinds of cushion

Office chair cushions come in three shapes. They all use slow-rebound memory foam (press it and it returns to shape slowly), and all have a zipped cover that comes off for washing. The difference is where they go on the chair.

• A seat cushion (the U-shaped “coccyx” cushion) sits on the seat. It has a cut-out at the back so your tailbone doesn’t press on the chair, and a contoured top that spreads your weight. It is light enough to carry between home, office and car.
• An L-shape cushion is a seat cushion and a back cushion in one piece. It sits on the seat and rises about 32 cm up the backrest, so you lean into foam instead of a hard chair back. Raised sides keep you in the middle of the seat.
• A back cushion (lumbar cushion) straps to the backrest and fills the gap between your lower back and the chair. Your seat stays as it is.

Which one is for you

• Hard or thin seat, backrest is fine: a seat cushion.
• Hard seat and a flat or far-away backrest: the L-shape, which fixes both at once.
• Seat is comfortable but the chair back is straight and leaves a gap at your lower back: a back cushion.
• You move between an office chair and a car seat: a seat cushion or a back cushion. Both are made for car seats too, and the back cushion’s straps hold it on a car seat.

A half-round bolster is the odd one out: it isn’t a chair cushion, but at a desk it goes under the wrists or under the feet, and on a sofa or massage bed under the knees or ankles.

What to check before you buy

• Foam: memory foam should sink under your hand and come back slowly. Cheap sponge foam springs back at once and flattens over time.
• Cover: a zipped cover that comes off, so you can wash it. Knitted and mesh covers are cooler in summer than PU leather on a seat.
• Size: a seat of about 44 × 42 cm fits standard office chairs and car seats. Measure a narrow chair first.
• Cut-out: for a seat cushion, a cut-out at the rear, so your tailbone sits over the gap, not on the foam.
• Straps: a back cushion needs adjustable straps, or it slides down the backrest.

Prices and delivery in Pakistan

Our prices are on each product page below and are the same across Pakistan; the delivery charge is shown on the page and again in your cart before you pay. Paid orders are handed to the courier within 1–2 working days and usually arrive within 2–5 working days after that.

Payment is in advance, by JazzCash or by bank transfer, so there is no cash on delivery and no parcel refused at the door. Returns are accepted within 2 days of delivery if the cushion is unused and in its packaging.

Looking after memory foam

• Wash the cover, never the foam. Memory foam holds water and takes days to dry.
• Keep it out of direct sun and away from heaters: heat softens memory foam and sun fades the cover.
• Let a new cushion air for a few hours after unpacking; it arrives compressed and takes a little time to fill out.
• Don’t fold it tightly for long; roll it loosely if you carry it.