Where's a good place to go and try some office chairs ?

[DirtyDog]

Funny as I have been looking for chairs for awhile I couldn't find anywhere in the Manchester area that had a decent choice.

Ikea, Ashton

[eek]

I went to John Lewis to try the Herman Millers out and just sitting on them I wasn't impressed. It wasn't until the guy came over and demonstrated did I realise what they are about. Pretty damn clever aren't they. I did love the chair, just not so sure I loved it to the tune of £600 when I need 2!! SWMBO will go ape when she finds out how much they are. Maybe need to do some more thinking.

2 seconds on ebay 100% GENUINE HERMAN MILLER BLUE BACKED MIRRA FULLY LOADED CHAIR GREAT COND | eBay

£590 for 2 delivered

[northernladuk]

2 seconds on ebay 100% GENUINE HERMAN MILLER BLUE BACKED MIRRA FULLY LOADED CHAIR GREAT COND | eBay

£590 for 2 delivered

Yeah I saw them but if we need either brown ones or black at a push. It might be possible to get the cost of these past SWMBO at a push but the wrong colour chair? Not a chance. Having a scan of ebay now.

[DirtyDog]

I went to John Lewis to try the Herman Millers out and just sitting on them I wasn't impressed. It wasn't until the guy came over and demonstrated did I realise what they are about. Pretty damn clever aren't they. I did love the chair, just not so sure I loved it to the tune of £600 when I need 2!! SWMBO will go ape when she finds out how much they are. Maybe need to do some more thinking.

What's special about them?

[d000hg]

Where's a good place to go and try some office chairs ?

An office?

Good tip on John Lewis for pricey top-end stuff like the aeron.

Ikea do a couple of supposedly good chairs in the £200 range. So you could go and try them out if you've a store nearby.

[CheeseSlice]

My local JL didn't have any Aerons or Mirras last time I checked. They did have this odd looking thing though:



Didn't try it out, a) because the mesh looks like the front cover of a 1980's maths text book, and b) there was a small queue of people wanting to sit in it and ask questions.

[edit: its the HM Sayl apparently]

[Pondlife]

My tuppence is that if I'm going to spend 8 hours a day using something, then it's money well spent to get quality.

Same with glasses and shoes IMO

[CheeseSlice]

Anyone bought chairs from Staples recently?

I bought a couple over the years from Office World (before it became Staples), and they always felt cheap and plasticy, and would weaken then fall apart after a few years.

My last trip to Staples was to pick up my regular office supplies but the chairs looked more metallic, solid and stronger somehow.

[d000hg]

My tuppence is that if I'm going to spend 8 hours a day using something, then it's money well spent to get quality.

Same with glasses and shoes IMO

But you have to be able to tell it's quality. Aeron are well-regarded but a significant part of the price comes from the design and brand. Half the price of an Aeron is still a LOT of money for a chair and as such I'd expect you should be able to get something which is ergonomically as good and will last as long for £1-200

[Scrag Meister]

I went to John Lewis to try the Herman Millers out and just sitting on them I wasn't impressed. It wasn't until the guy came over and demonstrated did I realise what they are about. Pretty damn clever aren't they. I did love the chair, just not so sure I loved it to the tune of £600 when I need 2!! SWMBO will go ape when she finds out how much they are. Maybe need to do some more thinking.

Bought mine on Ebay for £260 each, office repossession. As good as new.