Mactruck: I was the largest retailer of Dimes Chairs from 1978 through 2001 when I discontinued carrying them. They are FAR stronger than the Seely's that you own and if you want to use any of the chairs in the house as a stepladder those are the ones! They are incredibly tough. I used one with the back removed for over fifteen years as a "stepstool" in our freight trucks. Here's a true story for you: When Sony Studios made "The Patriot" starring Mel Gibson, they came to me for a large part of the furnishings for that movie, including the rocker you see Mel working on when the movie begins. They told me "We're going to have Mel throw the rocker against the wall and smash it, so we need thirteen of them, unfinished, because we will need several takes." I told them "The rocker won't smash or break when you throw it, what it will do is bounce back off the wall and hit Mel in the head. Be careful." So we did the (13) rockers and shipped them down to South Carolina where the movie set was located. Sure enough, I got a phone call from the tech guys on the set that the rockers would not break no matter how hard they threw them to the wall. We then told them to take a jigsaw and score every spindle and leg, cutting them 3/4 of the way through. That did the trick, and the chairs folded up nicely for the opening scene. You will also find that Dimes will repair ANY chair they make (as long as the seat is not cracked) well beyond the 15 year Seely warranty. My oldest Dimes chairs in my house date from 1978 and I wouldn't hesitate to stand in the seat of any of them and jump up and down. My email addy is drcollie@cox.net. This is my personal email and not my business one (again, mindful of the forum rules on businesses posting here).

Home Decorators Collection has Parsons chairs in a sage green not apple. $129 HDC also has a chair called Soho Quattro that is parsonish but has a short back and a trapezoidal seat. Apple Green or Yellow $299/two CB2 has an apple green chair with chrome legs. It is simple but not Parsons $119 You may not get exactly what you want for much less than the PB price. Actually, although they don't want you to think so...Pottery Barn is already a knock off of sorts. An expensive knock off, but nonetheless. A parsons chair in Edelman or Spinneybeck colored leather could easily top $6-700

I haven't purchased...yet. Last night I was trolling the internet once again, dropped the "parsons" out of the search and added "wasabi" (based on some other recent trolling). I found options a bit more expensive than my original budget. See below for one of the websites and here's another (inserting pictures is still so much of a challenge for me I'm just pasting in the website) http://www.roomstogo.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=showItem&ipac_id=16315 But then I have to think about shipping. Thank you for the website and even MORE thanks for remembering my search. I'm thinking the sage won't have the pop that I want--aren't I fussy?! Two chairs would be great because I could use them with my dining set. I peeked around the site and am a bit tempted by the banana leaf chair. Here is a link that might be useful: harmon, dixon & carver (sounds like a law firm) options

Thank you so much for the lead!!!! Huge thanks! Unfortunately when I called the store they are already out of the 9M. They said their website changes at midnight and has not been updated yet and still shows the 9M. The person who answered even told me that the the last of the 9M were sold an hour ago. :sigh: None of the other online shoe places I've checked carry them at a discount. I still holding out hope........