Help me buy an office chair!

As for brandnames, I couldn't give any. If you wanted a new one, you could always try the local Office Max/Depot, since they seem to always have a selection of chairs for sale by the exit doors.

xpost Yeah, what kingfish said, too.

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http://www.ultimatebackstore.com/

Not killed by one, but was trapped and humiliated by one of these once. I've got this one at home now and am happy with it. Sort of a Herman Miller knockoff, ~$300.

I had to fight for my current work chair. The powers that be moved my office 4 times last year, each time threatening to make off with my fairly non-adjustable but perfect-for-me black chair. I had to get a written dispensation in order to keep it. I don't want no stinkin' multi-colored fully-adjustable feels-like-you're-gonna-flip-over-any-second ergo-crap cookie cutter seating.

That's the new chair, the same one Jaq linked upthread. It's not going to win any beauty contests, but its masculine seriousness restores confidence.

The evil chair is the only one of our mismatched (yet all painted the same Chinese red in an attempt at...something) wooden chairs that has not required repeated gluing and bracing. It's solid and heavy, with arms. It came from a yard sale and has an ancient brown sticker under the seat that reads "The Sikes Company, Buffalo, NY." It's going to outlive us all.

i've heard that what i really need is a Gaming Chair (although i do not Game)

what have you got?

Aeron. Had it for years and years. Sometimes you just have to treat yourself.

We just bought a used humanscale chair for my wife and it's really, really comfy

speaking of splurge chairs. I've done pretty well with my costco chair for about 8 years though. I wanted armless so I just took the arms off.

As long as a chair has most of the pieces it’s grand ime

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https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/langfjaell-office-chair-gunnared-dark-gray-white-s79252387/

Got this recently and love it

Wife liked it too so we bought a second one and now they are also our dining chairs

get a cheap aeron or leap off craigslist they last forever

yeah that looks sweet. I hate arm rests, especially on chairs where I can't remove them!

a grand for a chair? I'd expect it to be a hover-chair with a freakin' built in commode and a back massager for that much ffs.

help?

Those ikea $5 things

i dunno, i spend more time in front of my desk than i do anywhere else including bed. feel like this should be a splurge thing.

these are apparently the gold standard?
https://store.steelcase.com/ccrz__ProductDetails?sku=TZ4SU6VQ5BZ4UE7AT4XM

Nah you just need a stool really

i have a steelcase leap that i would probably feel better about if i ever attempted to sit in it correctly. but it's much better for my back than the garbage chair i was in before anyway.

don't ever buy one of these fancy expensive chairs new. you will probably be able to find one for less than 400 on craigslist and it'll be good as new. apparently i said the same thing a year ago.

also if you buy one try to sit in it like a human and not a goblin

not to be that guy who offers you irrelevant suggestions but would you consider a sit/stand desk, a cheap chair, and a nice floor pad for standing on?

i have considered this and tried it for awhile and nope unfortunately

I have been happy with the HON Ignition 2.0 Mesh Back Task Chair with Adjustable Arms and Adjustable Lumbar Support for the past 1.5 years. For the record, I'm 6'3" and around 250 lbs and basically sit at a computer all day for work. Whatever chairs we had in the office pre-covid made me incredibly uncomfortable, ergonomically. When we first went into lockdown I went through a number of seating arrangements that were not great. Haven't had any problems since buying this sucker. Researching office chairs online was pure hell for me because I grew suspicious of reviews and comment sections being plagued by salesmen masquerading as purchasers. I feel very lucky that this one worked out for me, because I was not looking forward to shelling out for one of the top-of-the-line chairs.

Although, like people said, you CAN buy Leaps and Aerons for much cheaper off of craigslist. I was just nervous about that and didnt have the time to drive 45 mins to some used furniture warehouse. Seemed risky to me

thanks for the vote!

fwiw i got my leap from officefurniturecenter.com for i believe $300+$75 shipping (beginning of covid, avoiding human contact)

ofc it was missing a necessary track piece but i told them about it and they had a replacement piece out within a week. otherwise it was good as new and hasn't suffered any wear in the past 20 months of me sitting in it for 40 hours a week.