Wasted $60 on a cheap electric sit-stand frame that burned out in 3 months

Saw this motorized frame on Amazon for $60, thought it was a steal for my WFH desk upgrade. Motor died after like 90 days of light use, now I'm stuck with a manual desk again. Anyone else get burned by those budget Amazon frames?

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harper_wright20d agoMost Upvoted

The return window on Amazon is usually only 30 days, so you might have missed your chance. But check if the seller offered any kind of warranty - sometimes those cheap frames have a 1-year warranty buried in the listing.

morgan_butler20d ago

I read a review on Wirecutter a while back that said most budget sit-stand frames under $100 use these really cheap generic motors that just aren't built to last. @harper_wright is right about checking the warranty, I've seen some sellers hide a 1-year thing in the product description but you gotta scroll way down past the sales copy. The problem is those $60 frames are probably just repackaged versions of the same Chinese unit with a different logo slapped on it. I mean even the mid-range ones from brands like Vivo or Flexispot are a lot more reliable for maybe $100-$150 more. idk if you've tried contacting the seller directly through Amazon messages, sometimes theyll issue a partial refund or send a replacement to avoid a bad review.