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I *need* a decent chair!! Maybe 2 so I can have one at work as well as home.
Old injuries (mostly from crashing bikes 😁) are surfacing recently due to unsuitable furniture, posture (and using a laptop on the bus/train 🙄).
Due to some specific, but simple needs I need to try out a decent amount. I live in Reading, so London is easy and worth the effort. Any ideas where to go?
John Lewis?
Back In Action, Bristol.
Sorted me out (herniated disk); well worth the trip. I can now work at a desk again, whereas before I couldn’t.
Ikea.
Ikea +1
They have loads, and they'll all out to lounge about on.
Ikea; possibly also John Lewis and Habitat (on Tottenham Court Road?)
Second hand Herman Miller, Steelcase or Humanscale. All will support well, last ages and have good resale value.
John Lewis stocks some decent/expensive brands including the Humanscale I ended up buying (albeit in a custom colour from a different supplier). Obviously a given store mightn't have all the models they sell but unless you can find a specialist supplier in London (there will be one) it'd be a good start. The bigger the store the better....
https://www.johnlewis.com/browse/furniture-lights/home-office/office-chairs/_/N-c6b?sortBy=priceHigh
Back in Action have 3 stores closer to you than Bristol. Worth a visit.
Depending on who is paying definitely worth looking second hand - companies are always going bust and moving offices so there's a healthy second hand market of good quality used.
A few people at work with bad backs have gone for a combination of standing desks (adjustable) and kneeling chairs.
If you're near Reading Barkham Office Furniture would be a good call, have new and used, not sure if you can just turn up, but give them a call and they're really helpful.
I have got a Herman Miller Aeron 2 at work, got it second-hand after I needed a better chair due to hurting my back.
Seem to remember it cost about £250 and just doing a quick Google show us them new 880 and there was a second-hand one there at 279.
The chair is so good I would even pay for it myself for the difference it has made.
Also I notice John Lewis seem to sell them so you can go and try them out there.
Cheers for the tips, guys!
I'm a contractor, so paying myself. Obviously this means I have money falling out of my arse... 😁
As long as I can find the right thing, any price will be worth paying.
I've been trying out a standing desk, but with mixed results - it does make a nice change from sitting all the time, though.
Herman Miller Aeron 2 +1
Boots, Beds & Office chairs all have to be perfect because you spend so much time in them.