Desk chair was molested. Replaced.

[Safeway]

I bought an 'executive' leather office chair from Staples about 3 years ago. It was a fine chair. Served its purpose with efficiency. That is, until one of my hefty friends decided to make use of its reclining feature. I heard a loud noise, looked to my left, and saw his feet pointing straight up.

Crime Scene Photo

I didn't know what to do! I have been sitting on the amputated rolling platform of back pain. I can't stand the pressure, the lack of lumbar support. Which side is the front? Which is the back? So today, I decided to do something about it:

Replacement 1
Replacement 2
Replacement 3

 

[rise]

it's too wonderful for words...

 

[Exterous]

A moment of silence for your loss...

 

[mugs]

Good job getting the tilt limiter. I :heart: the tilt limiter.

 

[BigJ]

I think almost everyone I know has at one time had that first chair.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: mugs
Good job getting the tilt limiter. I :heart: the tilt limiter.

And forward tilt!

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: mugs
Good job getting the tilt limiter. I :heart: the tilt limiter.

And forward tilt!

I love forward tilt...on my office mates chair (especially if he is leaning forward).:evil:

 

[Captante]

Very nice! :thumbsup:

How much did it cost you?

 

[Sphexi]

I had a chair for 5 or 6 years once, had several "hefty" friends use it, one day the actual welds burst on it ....the whole mount just tore in half. Very sad.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
I had a chair for 5 or 6 years once, had several "hefty" friends use it, one day the actual welds burst on it ....the whole mount just tore in half. Very sad.

I had that happen to one of mine. I just welded it back together, but the recline didn't work after that Now I have a sweet leather, steel, aluminum, and memory foam chair from costco. Lifetime warranty and all that.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: Sphexi
I had a chair for 5 or 6 years once, had several "hefty" friends use it, one day the actual welds burst on it ....the whole mount just tore in half. Very sad.

I had that happen to one of mine. I just welded it back together, but the recline didn't work after that Now I have a sweet leather, steel, aluminum, and memory foam chair from costco. Lifetime warranty and all that.

It was either the Lane chair you are describing or an Aeron. Decision made.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: Captante
Very nice! :thumbsup:

How much did it cost you?

What I paid isn't important. MSRP, however, is roughly $1500.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: Captante
Very nice! :thumbsup:

How much did it cost you?

What I paid isn't important. MSRP, however, is roughly $1500.

So you paid more than MSRP then?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: Captante
Very nice! :thumbsup:

How much did it cost you?

What I paid isn't important. MSRP, however, is roughly $1500.

:Q
I'd expect a full livingroom set for that much money, with a nice recliner that has a keyboard tray built right into it.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea those cheap ~40 dollars or whatever on sale/rebate office chairs are garbage.
the "leather" is plastic of course heh...it cracks peels, and the padding goes.

 

[0roo0roo]

chairpad?

 

[FeuerFrei]

I hope the Aeron has a metal frame. Otherwise I'm not impressed.
I'm not familiar with that brand BTW.

 

[herm0016]

herman miller is the manufacture, they make some of the best chairs in the world. the are based in holland michigan. i remember when that chair came out some years ago, it was a big deal.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

WTFMAN? 1500$ chair? And I thought sofas were expensive

It looks awesome though

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
I hope the Aeron has a metal frame. Otherwise I'm not impressed.
I'm not familiar with that brand BTW.

Yes, metal frame.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

I bought a Lane microfiber chair from Staples for $90. I like, is nice.

 

[Jimmah]

I had the exact same thing hapen to mine (same model), was leaning back and all bolt-holes just gave out. Got a replacement of a simial type, now I don't lean back on it as much.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: Jimmah
I had the exact same thing hapen to mine (same model), was leaning back and all bolt-holes just gave out. Got a replacement of a simial type, now I don't lean back on it as much.

Yea. I bought a Staples Damage Protection plan that is good until 5/22/2008. Sadly, there isn't a Staples within 100 miles of Austin, TX. I have to keep the chair until I go back to Dallas again, get a new chair, and sell it on Craigslist!

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: Captante
Very nice! :thumbsup:

How much did it cost you?

What I paid isn't important. MSRP, however, is roughly $1500.

So you paid more than MSRP then?

<balki bartokomous>Don't be ridiculous</balki bartokomous>

And it has a 12 year warranty. When I figured out that it'd cost me about the same as 1 chiropractor appointment per year for 12 years, it was a done deal. I used to have terrible back pain, now I have none. My old chair was the cause. It was a nice, padded chair, but like many cheap chairs the back and the seat could not move independently.

 

[zoiks]

I used that Herman Miller chair at my work untill I started having some lower back pains. I ended up using this one which I find to be pretty good.