Computer Chairs
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Frenzied Wombat
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Exactly. Pay $550 for a chair that will never need replacing (seriously), fits your ass like a glove and hugs your back, or pay thousands when you're forty and have arthritis in your spine. Trust me, I sit in a chair all day and I bought one to replace my office chair at work. Sit in it 8 hours straight and no more aching back at the end of the day.
Go into the computer labs at your local collage campus and steal one... if anyone asks what you are doing... say you are borrowing it for a student film project... its how i have mine!
Joeboo
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I've had my Aeron for a year now, and it has definitely improved a lot of my lower back problems. I can sit it that thing for hours and have absolutely no discomfort. Since it's made of a mesh-like material it breathes really well too, nice and cool in the summer.
While I'm glad I got one off of Craigslist for fairly cheap ($250), knowing what I know now about it having used it for a year, I'd definitely pay full retail ($650) if I had to. It's probably the best furniture purchase I've ever made.
I did splurge and spend like $100 more on the headrest attachment though, that was well worth it too.
While I'm glad I got one off of Craigslist for fairly cheap ($250), knowing what I know now about it having used it for a year, I'd definitely pay full retail ($650) if I had to. It's probably the best furniture purchase I've ever made.
I did splurge and spend like $100 more on the headrest attachment though, that was well worth it too.
Funnily enough I tried a Steelcase Leap last week and plan to go take a look at the Humanscale Freedom. Aeron is a pretty old design at this point, it isn't even their high end chair anymore.
I don't feel the used site offers enough of a discount, with new chairs at this pricepoint they have 8-10 year warantys and if you buy one from a local dealer they'll do waranty repairs at your house. Personally I'd rather pay $800 for a new chair with a 8-10 years waranty than $500 for a used chair with a 90-day waranty.
Jysin
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They look fucking stupid. You are not a race car driver at your desk. Aside from that, it is just another padded chair = fail. Eventually the padding will wear down and you are sitting on uncomfortable support.
This thread should have ended at post#5
Aeron - Office Chair - Herman Miller
Is the be-all end-all of chairs. Worth retail and even better if you can get a Craigslist deal.
The entire government office here has these chairs and I sit 12 hours IT desk shifts on them with ease. The ones in the office here are about 6 years old and still feel like the day they were new.
Intrinsic
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Soygen
The Dirty Dozen For the Price of One
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They only get worse when you see the price. If my company is paying for it, great, but I don't want to spend 600+ on a chair when I've gotten along pretty well with much cheaper over the last 30 years.
Noodleface
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Joeboo
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HM Aeron is the best piece of furniture I've ever owned. It's so goddamned comfortable, and cool as well. I've had mine for over 2 years now and it still looks brand new. Nothing scratches, nothing wears down or fades, it's worth every penny.
That being said, I'm fairly certain I bought a stolen one off of Craigslist since it was still new in plastic for $250 out of some dudes trunk. I added on a headrest to that though, and those were pricey(think it was like $100 for the headrest attachment). Damn thing is so comfortable, I fall asleep in it all the time.
That being said, I'm fairly certain I bought a stolen one off of Craigslist since it was still new in plastic for $250 out of some dudes trunk. I added on a headrest to that though, and those were pricey(think it was like $100 for the headrest attachment). Damn thing is so comfortable, I fall asleep in it all the time.
Joeboo
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The chair is still soft, the mesh gives and bends, it's not hard plastic mesh or anything.
The Aeron is a pretty old design at this point (think nearly 20-years). They actually have a newer high-end model at this point.
Personally I bought a Steelcase Leap since I work from home. If you live in a proper city there are probably quite a few office supply stores and you can probably go try Steelcase, Aeron, etc. at a few. They'll also probably have good warranty where you can return to that location for repairs if it ever occurs.
if i cant tuck a foot under me while sitting then i say
no thank you sir. no i do not want this chair.
no thank you sir. no i do not want this chair.
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