What are you sitting in?

[.:.impossible]

If you can read this, you are sitting in front of a computer. Chances are, the chair you sit in to use your computer is the chair that you sit in more than any other chair in the house. For some reason, my office chair is the cheapest piece of furniture in the house, yet I use it more than every other chair in the house (I have a home office).

I am looking for a new office chair. Any recommendations?

[Noj]

Herman Miller Aeron Chairs. Expensive, but ergonomically designed for comfort.

[Chuck Nessa]

In my basement. Been here for 20+ years. No expensive/stylish chairs. Nothing hurts. I think we make our own comfort.

[J Larsen]

Eames lounge chair - another Herman Miller product. Good company.

[GA Russell]

I use a folding chair at my computer.

I spend more time in my La-Z-Boy recliner, listening to music, reading and smoking cigars!

[ghost of miles]

A van down by the river.

[jazzbo]

A leather couch, in the "sweet spot" of the stereo, with a laptop on my lap!

[brownie]

A leather couch, in the "sweet spot" of the stereo, with a laptop on my lap!

Pretty same here, except I sit on a reclining non-leather armchair that does good to my back!

[Dig'Em]

Seat 21A, Boeing 757.

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Herman Miller Aeron Chairs. Expensive, but ergonomically designed for comfort.

ditto

[king ubu]

deep shit

[king ubu]

deep shit

Ahem, that's what I sit in, not what I'd recommend to others

[BruceH]

A chair.

[Teasing the Korean]

A knockoff of the Saarinen pedestal chair. No arms, perfect for computer use. Aesthetically, it looks like the Eames fiberglass chair, but with a pedestal base.

[Larry Kart]

Aeron. Worth every penny IMO.

[Jim Alfredson]

They have aerons at the studio we record at. They are truly a joy to sit in. My wife bought me a knock-off for my birthday that isn't bad. That's in my office. But the chair I have downstairs in my studio in front of the music computer is horrible. With my bad back, it's atrocious.

I need to get something good down there.

[Chuck Nessa]

Anyone spending $750+ for a friggin' chair has too much money. Time for reform.

[(BB)]

Anyone spending $750+ for a friggin' chair has too much money. Time for reform.

Hey that is cheap, compared with a MINT Blue Note from Italy. And, hey they might actually deliver your chair.

[Chuck Nessa]

Anyone spending $750+ for a friggin' chair has too much money. Time for reform.

Hey that is cheap, compared with a MINT Blue Note from Italy. And, hey they might actually deliver your chair.

Not interested in those either. Had 'em, sold 'em,

[Larry Kart]

Anyone spending $750+ for a friggin' chair has too much money. Time for reform.

If you have a bad back, like Jim does, it's not too much money. Chronic pain is a bitch, and avoiding more expensive medical treatment, if you can, is a good thing.

[.:.impossible]

I had an Aeron at an office a few years back. Definitely a nice chair. I just don't have the money for that price range.

On top of everything, I was rear-ended yesterday by a 19 year old kid driving a 1976 Chrysler Cordova (I had never seen one before). He was going about 35, according to the sheriff that was driving by when it happened. I was at a stop light at a dead stop. His passenger told the cops that the driver was waving to a girl when he hit me.

This chair is less comfortable than its ever been right now.

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Anyone spending $750+ for a friggin' chair has too much money. Time for reform.

maybe they were a freelance designer who sits over a drawing board all day and needed a good write-off when all them ipos jetisoned their furnishings after the bubble.

plus they're probably more stylish than what's in your cellar.

[Man with the Golden Arm]

.:. sorry to hear about the bender ... hope your'e doing ok. do some serious relaxing and keep limber.

Edited February 13, 2007 by Man with the Golden Arm

[sal]

Herman Miller Aeron Chairs. Expensive, but ergonomically designed for comfort.

These chairs are fantastic. Sitting in one right now. No way I'd buy myself one for personal use, but my company is very generous to its employees!

[Dave Garrett]

Anyone spending $750+ for a friggin' chair has too much money. Time for reform.

If you have a bad back, like Jim does, it's not too much money. Chronic pain is a bitch, and avoiding more expensive medical treatment, if you can, is a good thing.

For what it's worth, Aerons can be had for considerably cheaper than list price - I've seen them for $400-500 before. eBay's a good place to start for anyone really interested in getting one.

And no, I don't have an Aeron at home (although I do at work). But I've been considering a major upgrade to the computer chairs in our house, as they're both cheap $60-70 big-box office supply jobs that probably outlived their usefulness at least five years ago. I can sit in my Aeron at work for hours on end without fatigue or discomfort, but more than an hour or two in the chairs at home and my back starts to protest.