Office chair - anything better than Herman Miller?

[actng]

My ass is hurting. I've been sitting at my desk chair at home for almost three days straight. It's a piece of crap compared to the Herman Miller mesh back chair I used to have at work.

I heard a lot about the Staples Managers chair on this forum but I really doubt its quality @ $200 compared to a Herman Miller at $1200.

I'm seriously contemplating on buying a Herman Miller chair... is there anything else out there that's better or just as good but a little cheaper?

Just wanted to do due diligence before taking the plunge on spending $1200.

Thanks...

[B40]

My ass is hurting too...

Would like info on this as well..

[CanadaBoy]

My ass is hurting too...

Would like info on this as well..

You should put some lube on your chairs wheels that way the chair slides nice and easy. No friction against the ground

[zoomzoom]

I'm assuming you guys are saying that your ass is hurting because of the crappy chair you guys are using now Herman Miller is the way to go. It's the Aeron model you want. It's a great chair -expensive, but definitely a great chair if you spend a lot of time at your desk.

[Casper]

I've got a tall obusforme one...about $300..not bad at all.. Couple years old, 8 hours per day +...can't complain.

[actng]

any body know of a place to buy herman miller? i checked their website and their authorized retailers... seems like they just "special order" for you which means no discount prolly.

[warpdrive]

go to visaperks.ca and look for the visa discount for GabrielRoss.com who sells HM chairs (free shipping too)

A lot of people like the Steelcase Leap chair, but it's not cheaper.

I'm using a Herman Miller Mirra chair with fabric back (slightly cheaper than the Aeron), but I still prefer the Aeron

[actng]

i just called herman miller, or their reseller in toronto... holy crap... that chair has more options than a car. they should really have a configurator on their website to build the different options and price it out live!

http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/...0-c766,00.html

check it out - the aeron pdf. took me until the third read before i understood how the configuring works.

in the meantime let's check out visaperks. thanks warpdrive.

[warpdrive]

i just called herman miller, or their reseller in toronto... holy crap... that chair has more options than a car. they should really have a configurator on their website to build the different options and price it out live!

Gabriel Ross sells fully loaded ones, which saves you a bit of money than if you were to add the options separately

[actng]

Gabriel Ross sells fully loaded ones, which saves you a bit of money than if you were to add the options separately

makes more sense to have a website configurator than a PDF to go on. good find warpdrive!

[Taiphun]

Omega in Edmonton, Alberta is selling them for $999 fully loaded.

Something good for us Westerners for once.

http://www.omegabfl.com/promotion.html

[Rehan]

Bump for an old thread. And back to the original question... Is there anything better than an Aeron? Are Stokke balans chairs available in Canada or US?

[flyman]

Bump for an old thread. And back to the original question... Is there anything better than an Aeron? Are Stokke balans chairs available in Canada or US?

Haven't tried the Strokke Balans but if I had the extra $$$, I would definitely get an Aeron. They're really comfortable! There's an authorized retailer in the underground @ Yonge and Bay so you can try it out if you want. They have 3 models on display and for you to try. Aeron, Mirra, and another one (can't remember the name).

The Mirra is cheaper around 800~900 (if I remember correctly). It's really comfortable too.

[seekay]

An older model but definately super adjustable and highly recommended is the ErgoCentric geoCentric Multi-Tilt High Back Chair.

The Herman Miller Aeron is a fantastic chair, but my main concern with that is the mesh will loose it's "springyness" after a certain amount of time. For $1200, it better last me a while.

[rilhouse]

best. chair. ever.

http://www.arrickrobotics.com/chair/