pcslookout
Lifer
Is a Aeron the only high end chair you have ever used before?
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wtf is so goddamn special about this aeron chair????
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Is a Aeron the only high end chair you have ever used before?
pcslookout
Lifer
Do you know what version they use ? I know there is two different versions out there. Not sure if there is a huge difference though.
ultimatebob
Lifer
I've sat in them for a few long shifts, and they are pretty comfortable. I wouldn't recommend them for a conference room or operations center, though, because:
1) They need to be adjusted in order for them to fit your body properly.
2) If someone farts while sitting in one of these, everyone else WILL know. There is no padding on these things to muffle the sound or absorb the smell like a normal office chair!
How do I know this? Three words... Mexican Food Day 🙂
1) They need to be adjusted in order for them to fit your body properly.
2) If someone farts while sitting in one of these, everyone else WILL know. There is no padding on these things to muffle the sound or absorb the smell like a normal office chair!
How do I know this? Three words... Mexican Food Day 🙂
pcslookout
Lifer
Number 2 reason is funny but how long does it actually take to adjust a Aeron chair to fit your body properly and does it have to be done every time a different person sits in it ?
pcslookout
Lifer
Are you being serious?
Add me to the list of "I love my Aeron!" While yes, it is very expensive, but it is worth every cent it is worth. As for comparing Steelcase chairs to Herman Millers, HM are accepted as the best office chairs by professionals. But that being said, you still can't go wrong with a Steelcase.
pcslookout
Lifer
Ns1 what with you and so many chair threads. You seem obsessed with chairs.
pcslookout
Lifer
Why do you say that? The leap chair always gets talked about in a Aeron thread it seems.
Aeron chair... NOT the most comfortable around if you judge comfort by sitting in a chair for 5 minutes.. However, if you gotta sit down for 4 hours, Aerons are amazing.
Now.. about price.. $800 for a top-of-the-line Aeron chair - that comes with a 12-year warranty. They last forever.
Office Depot chair.. $200 for a middle-of-the-line.. no warranty.. lasts about 2 years at most. So.. over 12 years, you replace the chair 5 times.
Now.. about price.. $800 for a top-of-the-line Aeron chair - that comes with a 12-year warranty. They last forever.
Office Depot chair.. $200 for a middle-of-the-line.. no warranty.. lasts about 2 years at most. So.. over 12 years, you replace the chair 5 times.
alkemyst
No Lifer
Because the OP is:
Most would consider the Leap also big bucks
However; most are just playing advocacy and know nothing of either. Most probably would find themselves sitting in only one of these chairs...most here are now claiming they have been in both, long term, all sizes, etc.
Koing
Elite Member <br> Super Moderator<br> Health and F
It's like most things, you get dimenishing returns with the more you spend.
Do you think speakers that cost £1k are worth £1k?! They are definately not twice as good as £500 speakers! Probably barely 20-30% better. But people are willing to spend their own money on it.
Koing
Do you think speakers that cost £1k are worth £1k?! They are definately not twice as good as £500 speakers! Probably barely 20-30% better. But people are willing to spend their own money on it.
Koing
seemingly random
Diamond Member
Maybe twice as good logarithmically...
mugs
Lifer
12 year warranty. I probably already posted this in this thread, but before I bought mine I did the math. One chiropractor visit per year ($75) for 12 years = $800. Highly-adjustable Aeron with Posturfit from an authorized reseller: $929. One chiropractor visit per year isn't going to do a thing for my back. This chair relieved my back pain very quickly.
evident
Lifer
amen brother. i just got a used aeron chair off craigslist for $350 and it beats the hell out of all those office depot leather chairs that go on sale. the steelcase leap was really nice too at the store i tried it at.
i'll never go back!
a funny thing is, before i got the aeron chair i went to some store that sells high end chairs (healthy back store). i got the store brand cheap one for $400 w/ a 90 day return policy and brought it home before i found the deal on the aeron chair. about 10 days later when i decide to return it, the store closed down its location near me. i couldn't help but laugh because when i was in the store i was thinking when it would go out of business since it looked like no one was in that store for the entire day. im stuck with both of these chairs for now lol but it seems like their warehouse dept will help me out with the return.
Suspicious-Teach8788
Lifer
Are you guys like total fatasses or something because seriously, I used a chair all my 4 years in college and it cost me $70 at Costco. The armrest is slightly coming apart, but this is after 4 years of use. Shrug. My friend used his Ikea office chair for 4 years of college too, and we're all nerds so we spent hours and hours in front of our computers.
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