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A true quality office chair, like the Herman Miller Aeron, and not one of those awful "racing chair" game streamer pieces of junk.
Doesn't even have to be brand new. I bought both of my Aerons used, and I think their manufacture dates are like 2008 and 2013. I've had them for many years, sat in the 2008 one every workday for the past 10 years, and it might as well still be new. I see no reason that I won't sit in it for the next 10 years. I could have gone through a bunch of crappy Office Depot chairs in that span.
$1,400!? That must be one hell of a chair to justify the price.
High-end office chairs (Steelcase is another popular brand) can be found used for $500ish. Been thinking about making the jump myself lately but I'm insanely picky and I don't think I'd know for at least a week if I've found a good match (dunno about returns at that point).
In my experience, you cannot form an opinion sitting in a showroom for 5 minutes, it's really necessary to try it by working/gaming in it for a few days. The official store offers 14/30 days returns, but for used chairs it could be less of course. Worst case, you could just resell it, as they keep they value quite well.
I wrote a small review in a comment down in this thread if you are interested in my experience with it.
Yeah, I figure the best a showroom is going to do for me is just quickly eliminate a couple options.
I've heard they are worth it, though I have never sat in one. IKEA also makes surprisingly good office chairs, those I know and recommend.
I got one Aeron a few years ago. Black Friday deal for 1.200 euros, the fully kitted version which costs 1.600 normally. My IKEA Marcus fell apart after years of good service and the IKEA jarvfjallet or something like that was giving me butt and back problems, so I returned it.
The Aeron is very good, but if sit in it for 5 minutes it's just a chair. It doesn't even have that many adjustments. However over time you notice some things. First, it doesn't let you sit incorrectly (like with your leg folded under your butt). Second, you can sit in in for hours (covid work from home situation) and be perfectly fine. Third, after 3+ years of ownership, it's immaculate. Mesh is like new (and I'm a big a heavy dude), everything is just perfect. They do come with 12 years of warranty after all.
That being said, the price is just astronomical. In my case I can offset the cost from my taxes, since I use it to work from home, and l could sell it after 10 years used for still half the price (so it's kind of "free" almost), but if you expect some ridiculous luxury just because it costs 8 times more than a Markus, you'll be disappointed. It's comfortable, it remains comfortable all day and it doesn't break, but it's just a chair at the end of the day. I don't regret my purchase, for what it's worth, I fact I'm quite happy with it.
I feel like 1500 for THE premium office chair really isn't much when you look at, for example Smartphone prices. And lots of people spend nearly as much time in their computer chair as in their bed. And I don't think 1500$ is a lot for a bedframe, mattress, pillow and blanket.
This right here. People expect to sit in an expensive chair and get a soft, plush, "comfortable" feeling. No, that's not what a quality chair is for. A quality chair's purpose is to let you be 40 years old, sit in it for an 8 hour workday, and get up at the end of the day with zero back pain (at least, none from sitting in the chair).
I forget how uncomfortable chairs can be until I travel for work and have to sit in something else for a whole day.
I spent $300 and $400 for my two used ones.