CECAA850 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Man up Dave. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffr Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 save up for an Aeron. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Liked @CECAA850's suggestion. Here's another ... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woralph Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I have a Markus chair that I bought from Ikea. Bought it because I prefer a mesh backrest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 x3 on the Herman Miller. Best damn office chairs for the money, my old back loves them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 8/13/2018 at 8:12 AM, CECAA850 said: Man up Dave. Pull'in out the old Amish chair eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlophone1 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Few of my buddies that work in IT sector modified the seats from sports cars, usually from ones they are familiar with and know those chairs fit them nicely. Usually these seats have all sorts of adjustment options, so you should be good to go. Attach the car seat to a generic adjustable chair base and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Range Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 8/12/2018 at 6:42 AM, Emile said: Had many, many office chairs ... only good one is a Herman Miller Aeron chair ... usually $600-$1000 but I have seen them for $400. OK; sorry, you may have to sell a speaker I like this chair recommendation Be aware that this design will allow airflow and reduces sweating Comfortable Easier to clean 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 You get what you pay for when it comes to office chairs. The stuff from the big box retailers-Sam's Club, Staples, Walmart, etc., is just junk. A $200 limit is just not going to get you what you want, and even if it does, it won't last. I've seen a lot of broken, low priced chairs in my day. While my chair is not an "executive style" chair, it is a quality office chair-a Steelcase Sensor. It's almost 30 years old and when people sit in it, they refuse to get out of it. While no longer a Steelcase offering, it shows a quality chair is worth it. The Herman Miller Aeron is probably as close as you're gonna get, or check out Steelcase's current offerings. As has been mentioned, sell a speaker (or two) if you have to, but get a quality chair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 At our weight, they all wear out in 7 or 8 years. One dumped me on the floor (rolling, and then failed to roll). Two arm pads came loose. One of the above arms ripped my arm open. It was bleeding, so I went to the health center on campus where I worked at the time (SFSU), and said to the person at the desk, "Can I just have some sterile gauze and some tape?" She said, "Ahh, would that it were that easy." I ended up having to see a doctor, got a tetanus shot (people were always commenting on the horse manure in my office), filled out a lengthy form, and the Chair and I filled out three follow up forms in the following months. I always enjoyed getting close to the whirring bureaucracy. That's when colleagues gave me the bulletin on the new element that had been discovered, Administratium, which had a very dense nucleus, surrounded by morons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlophone1 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 5 hours ago, garyrc said: That's when colleagues gave me the bulletin on the new element that had been discovered, Administratium, which had a very dense nucleus, surrounded by morons. I can imagine these morons can often get excited out of their orbit and away from nucleus ☺️ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windashine Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Is there an update on the OP chair decision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Office Depot has some new Serta chairs, I got one awhile ago, it's all I'll sit in, very comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Bought a Steelcase chair in 1993-4 for around 750 or so... still working great and good support. I'm pretty hard on it but it takes it no problem. How many of those 200 or 300 dollar chairs would you go through in that amount of time? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 That's three of us with thumbs up for Steelcase... 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Little late to the party but I bought a Lazyboy task chair a year ago and I like mine . Costco had them for $299. for months . When they went to $149 I bit . It's very roomy and comfy , durability wise it's maybe a 4 year daily use task chair . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 8/11/2018 at 1:56 PM, wvu80 said: Sam's Club has a chair I've sat in at the store for $199, the LazyBoy Alston Big and Tall. It's the most comfortable one they had in stock... On 8/22/2018 at 11:51 AM, windashine said: Is there an update on the OP chair decision... Well, after only three and a half months of researching, listening, testing different chairs, I finally went with the La-Z-boy chair at Sams Club ^^^ I listed in the very first post! I considered more expensive options as suggested further upstream but I had my budget and stuck to it. I know the limitations in quality but I went with the most comfortable chair I physically sat in. I looked at a bunch of chairs on Amazon but I knew I couldn't return them if it didn't work out. Thanks everybody for your suggestions and advice. Now, if you guys can just pick out a nice mattress for me...(see "Need Mattress help" thread) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 On 8/11/2018 at 1:42 PM, Emile said: Had many, many office chairs ... only good one is a Herman Miller Aeron chair ... usually $600-$1000 but I have seen them for $400. OK; sorry, you may have to sell a speaker This chair is not practical. What happens when you have to fart? Nothing to muffle the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 There’s commentary about the chairs flipping and I get that. Years ago my old boss who is about 6’1” 300 pounds was leaning back in his chair and it didn’t flip it actually snapped and he ended up sprawled all over the place. He wasn’t hurt so we were allowed to laugh about it but he was still kind of embarrassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I would recommend one of the Herman Miller type chairs, there are many out there. Staples usually has quite a few that you can try out that won't break the bank. The mesh keeps you cool while you are sitting and just about all of them have lumbar support. I'm sitting on one right now in my office as I type. Have had this one for the past seven years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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