I use to work in an office that had a bunch of those. We all complained about how much they sucked and were not worth the money at all. I'd rather sit in a leather executive chair than that POS. I know it's suppose to be ergonomic, but I would rather be comfortable if I am going to sit for hours on end.
rh71
No Lifer
- Aug 28, 2001
- 52,844
- 1,049
- 126
blah ergonomics.. I sit in this chair every workday every which way with my feet up on it and sideways...
As of right now, I'm leaning against only the left armrail and have only my left @$$ cheek planted... with both knees up near my chest. I'll change positions in a few minutes. I don't think anyone's meant to sit in the same position for hours on end anyway.
As of right now, I'm leaning against only the left armrail and have only my left @$$ cheek planted... with both knees up near my chest. I'll change positions in a few minutes. I don't think anyone's meant to sit in the same position for hours on end anyway.
That nagging pain and numbness you get from sitting in a normal chair is a good reminder that its time to do some stuff away from the PC.
Yes. I went thru 3 of those office store "executive" leather chairs in 3 years before I bit the bullet and bought an Aeron. Worth every penny, it's the last office chair I'll ever need.
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
- Jul 3, 2003
- 74,541
- 920
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I'm sitting in one right now. It is more comfortable than the chair I had before. I give it two thumbs up.
I seriously want one, but the price is just too much. I went to a store today and looked at the chairs. They had an imitation Aeron and they said $495 which is just insane. Has anyone else tried this chair that Ribbon13 recommends?
Zenmervolt
Elite member
- Oct 22, 2000
- 24,512
- 22
- 81
I have one at work too. It's very comfy, but you have to have the proper size (there are three sizes). I'm not sure it's $900 worth of comfortable, but it's more comfortable than anything else I've had.
ZV
ZV
Miramonti
Lifer
- Aug 26, 2000
- 28,651
- 100
- 91
No back, no arms, no padding...no right mind would conclude what you have!
Maybe ok for some post-work surfing, but that's it.
But I don't find the aeron very special either, so each their own.
Here's mine. It was a 'business expense', fully adjustable and reclineable etc. (except the arms needed some extra padding), & worth every penny since I often sit in it up to 14 hours a day.
I'll bump this thread to answer the original question with a quote from a post I made in another forum:
Note: I bought today a new chair for 558 USD (1750 BRL), this time from a local manufacturer. It has a mesh back with a padded fabric:
http://www.cavaletti.com.br/linhas/detalhes/produto/28001-ac-_X227/linha/c3-_X24
************ Quote ************
Aeron REMASTERED:
I had to return this "wonderful" chair from Herman Miller.
And discovered something important: there is no such thing as "the best chair".
I paid the equivalent to 1686 USD (or 5250 BRL, local currency) and within 2 days they refunded 100% of what I spent. All that money is already available to me. The solution was so fast I couldn't believe it.
The Aeron was delivered 4 days ago.
The reasons? The chair came defective in the tilt mechanism. It was broken. Don't know how that happened. Perhaps someone used and they sent me anyway, perhaps it was damaged during the 15 days I waited for it to arrive. I offered the store the choice to send me a new chair (at first they wanted me to wait weeks for repairs - something I denied, since you can't buy a Ferrari and fix it in the 1st day (considering it was not your fault), any intelligent person would return it immediately) or collect the one I received and refunded the money. They opted for the latter due to distrust in shipping companies (and the distance from them to my location is equivalent to the one from Florida to California) or additional costs they would have.
As for the chair, I am glad it came defective since I would also need to purchase this product:
https://u-fo.com/
To solve my discomfort with the mesh. I couldn't stand to sit in it for more than minutes. This link explains why:
https://www.btod.com/blog/2017/01/29/6-common-problems-with-mesh-office-chairs/
For a lot less I'll stick with a cheaper alternative. As for the benefits this chair offers for sitting in the right posture, they can't be denied, but what good are they if my thighs don't like the Aeron?
Some photos and videos:
http://imgur.com/a/9Jvvu (the table I am going to use to read my tablet)
What came with the Aeron:
http://postimg.org/gallery/31694q1wa/
Another issue I noted (highlighted in this image): https://postimg.org/image/6mzrcgj4p/
From the box: http://imgur.com/a/5NiEy
Weight: http://i.imgur.com/whnXzLv.jpg
Label: http://i.imgur.com/HqgJtL6.jpg sends me here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M4NTYB3
In this video I found you can see everything OK: https://goo.gl/tPy7mh
How I received mine: https://goo.gl/MGxsqY
More proof mine came defective: https://goo.gl/Lut7jg
In here I am trying the tilt mechanisms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My-AIZW60kI (1st video)
Videos 2 and 3.
More photos: http://postimg.org/gallery/26khl1flo/
************
And to confirm what I was talking about...
https://pastebin.com/dxnwFUQC
Don Chadwick, the co-designer of the Aeron, says he wasn't hired to design the ideal product for an eight-hour-workday; he was hired to update Herman Miller's previous best-seller. "We were given a brief and basically told to design the next-generation office chair," he says.
And in this video look at this comment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqQjNYx-Eyw
Mirra is better for YOU.
I've heard alot of stories that i can confirm now; that the seatpan on the Mirra is great at cutting off circulation and is in general nowhere near as comfortable as a standard high density foam seatpan. In short mesh is for backs only, NOT seatpans. It's a real shame too, because everything else on the Mirra is great , especially the recline.
In Amazon...
https://www.amazon.com/Herman-Miller-Mirra-Task-Chair/dp/B00HQP0W5K
***********
This is the most uncomfortable chair I've ever sat in
***********
I do not know why this chair is getting such good reviews because this is the worst chair I've ever sat in. Our company, a major bank, purchased new chairs for everyone in the building and did not bother to tell us we were getting new chairs. The old ones were very comfortable. One day they were just gone and replaced with these awful Herman Miller chairs. They even took the backrest that I had attached to my original chair away with it. However that is irrelevant to this review. The reasons why this chair is so uncomfortable is because of multiple problems.
There is no padding for the seating area. When you sit on this chair the seat is not flat, you sort of sink in a little bit (kinda reminds me of those awful foldable chairs with no support you would buy for camping) which makes it very painful for my hips. I brought in a pillow from home to put on the chair and it seems to help a TINY bit but not enough to make my hips not hurt. I cannot adjust the seat depth to go from front to back, I can only make the very front edge roll (or more aptly put - curl) downwards towards the floor, this does not increase comfort as it digs into my calves. The only chairs my company did not replace are in the conference rooms so I had to steal the chair from that location and swap it with the new Herman Miller one at my desk.
It is still not as comfortable as my old chair but it's better than this Herman Miller chair. ANY chair would be more comfortable that this Herman Miller chair. No one I know in my company likes these chairs. I do not recommend this chair for anyone, especially somebody who has just had surgery or has orthopedic problems. I can't believe my company spent major $$$ for these non ergonomic chairs - what a waste of money.
************
***********
I think it looks nice. This chair is really badly designed for some ...
***********
(...)
This chair is really badly designed for some people I would think. The main issue I have with the chair is that the seat does not go far enough back against the backrest. There is no seat depth adjustment, and when I sit far enough back so that my back comfortable hits the backrest and the posture-fit at the bottom of the backrest, my tailbone sits on the HARD plastic rim/edge of the seat. I mean... just look at your Mirra 2... see that HUGE gap between the seat and the backrest...? Why...? Why is there this huge gap...? Because it freaking looks good? I have an Aeron here beside me and I also notice that my tail bone almost hits the same HARD plastic rim/edge of the seat. But unlilke the Mirra 2, the Aeron doesn't have that huge gap there...
Also, there is the HARD plastic on the edge of the seat at the front which digs into your legs unless you keep your legs closed all day. The original Mirra did not have these issues at all. The original Mirra had foam up front and the backrest was closer to the seat by a good amount. Also, the Mirra 2's backrest does not flex as much as the original Mirra and feels quite stiffer in comparison. This is probably due to the useless plastic loop the designers decided to add to the Mirra 2. Go watch the Youtube video, those people are designers, people who appear to love how pretty they can make things look. I'm looking for function. How someone people have the jobs that they have is beyond me...
(...)
************
Note: I bought today a new chair for 558 USD (1750 BRL), this time from a local manufacturer. It has a mesh back with a padded fabric:
http://www.cavaletti.com.br/linhas/detalhes/produto/28001-ac-_X227/linha/c3-_X24
************ Quote ************
Aeron REMASTERED:
I had to return this "wonderful" chair from Herman Miller.
And discovered something important: there is no such thing as "the best chair".
I paid the equivalent to 1686 USD (or 5250 BRL, local currency) and within 2 days they refunded 100% of what I spent. All that money is already available to me. The solution was so fast I couldn't believe it.
The Aeron was delivered 4 days ago.
The reasons? The chair came defective in the tilt mechanism. It was broken. Don't know how that happened. Perhaps someone used and they sent me anyway, perhaps it was damaged during the 15 days I waited for it to arrive. I offered the store the choice to send me a new chair (at first they wanted me to wait weeks for repairs - something I denied, since you can't buy a Ferrari and fix it in the 1st day (considering it was not your fault), any intelligent person would return it immediately) or collect the one I received and refunded the money. They opted for the latter due to distrust in shipping companies (and the distance from them to my location is equivalent to the one from Florida to California) or additional costs they would have.
As for the chair, I am glad it came defective since I would also need to purchase this product:
https://u-fo.com/
To solve my discomfort with the mesh. I couldn't stand to sit in it for more than minutes. This link explains why:
https://www.btod.com/blog/2017/01/29/6-common-problems-with-mesh-office-chairs/
For a lot less I'll stick with a cheaper alternative. As for the benefits this chair offers for sitting in the right posture, they can't be denied, but what good are they if my thighs don't like the Aeron?
Some photos and videos:
http://imgur.com/a/9Jvvu (the table I am going to use to read my tablet)
What came with the Aeron:
http://postimg.org/gallery/31694q1wa/
Another issue I noted (highlighted in this image): https://postimg.org/image/6mzrcgj4p/
From the box: http://imgur.com/a/5NiEy
Weight: http://i.imgur.com/whnXzLv.jpg
Label: http://i.imgur.com/HqgJtL6.jpg sends me here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M4NTYB3
In this video I found you can see everything OK: https://goo.gl/tPy7mh
How I received mine: https://goo.gl/MGxsqY
More proof mine came defective: https://goo.gl/Lut7jg
In here I am trying the tilt mechanisms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My-AIZW60kI (1st video)
Videos 2 and 3.
More photos: http://postimg.org/gallery/26khl1flo/
************
And to confirm what I was talking about...
https://pastebin.com/dxnwFUQC
Don Chadwick, the co-designer of the Aeron, says he wasn't hired to design the ideal product for an eight-hour-workday; he was hired to update Herman Miller's previous best-seller. "We were given a brief and basically told to design the next-generation office chair," he says.
And in this video look at this comment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqQjNYx-Eyw
Mirra is better for YOU.
I've heard alot of stories that i can confirm now; that the seatpan on the Mirra is great at cutting off circulation and is in general nowhere near as comfortable as a standard high density foam seatpan. In short mesh is for backs only, NOT seatpans. It's a real shame too, because everything else on the Mirra is great , especially the recline.
In Amazon...
https://www.amazon.com/Herman-Miller-Mirra-Task-Chair/dp/B00HQP0W5K
***********
This is the most uncomfortable chair I've ever sat in
***********
I do not know why this chair is getting such good reviews because this is the worst chair I've ever sat in. Our company, a major bank, purchased new chairs for everyone in the building and did not bother to tell us we were getting new chairs. The old ones were very comfortable. One day they were just gone and replaced with these awful Herman Miller chairs. They even took the backrest that I had attached to my original chair away with it. However that is irrelevant to this review. The reasons why this chair is so uncomfortable is because of multiple problems.
There is no padding for the seating area. When you sit on this chair the seat is not flat, you sort of sink in a little bit (kinda reminds me of those awful foldable chairs with no support you would buy for camping) which makes it very painful for my hips. I brought in a pillow from home to put on the chair and it seems to help a TINY bit but not enough to make my hips not hurt. I cannot adjust the seat depth to go from front to back, I can only make the very front edge roll (or more aptly put - curl) downwards towards the floor, this does not increase comfort as it digs into my calves. The only chairs my company did not replace are in the conference rooms so I had to steal the chair from that location and swap it with the new Herman Miller one at my desk.
It is still not as comfortable as my old chair but it's better than this Herman Miller chair. ANY chair would be more comfortable that this Herman Miller chair. No one I know in my company likes these chairs. I do not recommend this chair for anyone, especially somebody who has just had surgery or has orthopedic problems. I can't believe my company spent major $$$ for these non ergonomic chairs - what a waste of money.
************
***********
I think it looks nice. This chair is really badly designed for some ...
***********
(...)
This chair is really badly designed for some people I would think. The main issue I have with the chair is that the seat does not go far enough back against the backrest. There is no seat depth adjustment, and when I sit far enough back so that my back comfortable hits the backrest and the posture-fit at the bottom of the backrest, my tailbone sits on the HARD plastic rim/edge of the seat. I mean... just look at your Mirra 2... see that HUGE gap between the seat and the backrest...? Why...? Why is there this huge gap...? Because it freaking looks good? I have an Aeron here beside me and I also notice that my tail bone almost hits the same HARD plastic rim/edge of the seat. But unlilke the Mirra 2, the Aeron doesn't have that huge gap there...
Also, there is the HARD plastic on the edge of the seat at the front which digs into your legs unless you keep your legs closed all day. The original Mirra did not have these issues at all. The original Mirra had foam up front and the backrest was closer to the seat by a good amount. Also, the Mirra 2's backrest does not flex as much as the original Mirra and feels quite stiffer in comparison. This is probably due to the useless plastic loop the designers decided to add to the Mirra 2. Go watch the Youtube video, those people are designers, people who appear to love how pretty they can make things look. I'm looking for function. How someone people have the jobs that they have is beyond me...
(...)
************
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BudAshes
Lifer
- Jul 20, 2003
- 13,952
- 3,254
- 146
WaTaGuMp
Lifer
- May 10, 2001
- 21,207
- 2,506
- 126
When I was chair hunting a few months ago, I tried the Leap and the Aeron, the 2 were so close comfort wise, I went with the Leap for $149, used of course. Aeron, maybe I could get one for $300 with some diligent shopping, both are very good and will come down to personal preference. If the Aeron was the same price as the Leap, most likely would have gotten one of those instead.
No I got one from Amazon and returned it for free.
Now have a different chair with a 12 year warranty. Getting a whole replacement after a few months because a side of the seat is coming off. Sense they have no one locally out in my area to come out and fix it. They pay for everything shipping the new chair to me and shipping the old chair back. It is over 60 pounds the chair.
Will post more details soon maybe.
BTW this is the advantage of buying a chair from a trusted retailer.
brianmanahan
Lifer
- Sep 2, 2006
- 24,487
- 5,897
- 136
i don't like the aeron because of the hard front edge
steelcase leap or amia are much better
also posting in a 12 year old thread
steelcase leap or amia are much better
also posting in a 12 year old thread
Yeah, mesh seats should be banned... unfortunately they are everywhere...
I forgot to tell this is the part where you'll feel the discomfort in your legs (the red arrow shows that). Not in the edges of the Aeron. Not to mention abrasion to the skin, I may have experienced a little of this, too.
https://www.btod.com/blog/2017/01/29/6-common-problems-with-mesh-office-chairs/
This link I mentioned sums all the bad things about a mesh seat you need to know. It should be read by anyone considering buying from Herman Miller or any other chair.
The only thing in their favor is that they are cooler, however, as the article says, "Unless your office environment is warmer than a typical office environment, which is usually around 68-74 degrees, then the “cooling effect” of mesh is no longer an overall positive."
Also:
We do not recommend purchasing mesh chairs solely due to their ability to keep the user cool unless the environment is abnormally warm compared to a typical office. If you decide to use a mesh chair it’s important to keep in mind that you may require warmer clothing to stay comfortable.
It seems to me that one very minor advantage shouldn't be reason enough to prefer these seats over others with padding.
And spending on what u-fo.com offers seems to me a workaround that shouldn't even be necessary or desirable, if Herman Miller considered all I am saying.
I found another reviewer saying the same things, from Amazon:
This time about Celle, another Herman Miller chair.
https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6qev8/investing_in_a_quality_programming_chair/
All I can say is that aside from the seat, all the rest from this chair is superb.
The one I bought and mentioned above, from Cavaletti, if compared to the Aeron, would perhaps be worth 1/10 of what it costs today.
However you can't fix your posture and feel discomfort in the seating area. You'll be solving one problem and creating another as much as bad.
What is recommended is that you choose a chair with a seat made of the correct material.
http://www.officechairsonly.com/what-materials-are-best/
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- Oct 9, 1999
- 46,660
- 10,091
- 146
I have an Aeron chair from back in its initial heyday. After a few months, I decided it really hadn't been worth the seriously huge price premium. These days there are so many knockoffs, I guess whatever design patent they had must have expired. Whatever chair you use, my best advice is to get off your duff and move around from time to time.
Anyway I got my brand new Steelcase Gesture chair after sending a picture of the seat coming apart of my old chair. Really nice to have that 12 year warranty. The new chair looks and works the same obviously.
Just got the send the old used one back.
The reason they sent me a new one is because they had no one in my area to fix my old chair locally They wanted to send me a replacement new chair seat at first but I decided against it sense I didn't think I would do it right. So they instead sent me a brand new replacement for free! It will be free sending it back too! This it what I call customer service!
Just got the send the old used one back.
The reason they sent me a new one is because they had no one in my area to fix my old chair locally
They wanted to send me a replacement new chair seat at first but I decided against it sense I didn't think I would do it right. So they instead sent me a brand new replacement for free! It will be free sending it back too! This it what I call customer service!
Skel
Diamond Member
- Apr 11, 2001
- 6,214
- 672
- 136
I have an Aeron chair that I got from some guy on Craigslist a few years back. I'm sure the guy either was moving or flat out stole it from his work as I paid like $60 for it. It is by far the best chair I've had. I'm not sure about the price tag. I can say it's great in Az heat, and most importantly for me it's the same chair I got years ago. Most chairs before this always end up getting worn out. The cushion on the bottom flattens out. I'm sure it's possible that the Aeron chair has similar issues, but I haven't had them. I work at home full time so I'm in this chair too much, but as everything YMMV
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