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I bought two Aeron chairs, $10 each at separate times. The first chair was being pushed down the street by a guy who looked borderline homeless. He was about
by paddy_m 10y ago
I bought two Aeron chairs, $10 each at separate times.
The first chair was being pushed down the street by a guy who looked borderline homeless. He was about to go into the Bowling Green subway station. I said "Are you selling that chair", he said "How much would you offer?". I offered $10, he said "great, I didn't really want to carry this all the way home". I had a pang of regret and thought I had possibly walked into some type of high design sting operation. I asked "Do you own this chair?", he replied "My office was renovating and they were throwing it out." Good enough for me.
The second chair came a couple of weeks later. I was walking down Broadway by the bull, about 100 yards from the first place. One of the street vendors was sitting on an Aeron. I asked if he would sell me the chair, he said sure, $20. As I was inspecting it, a woman walked by and said "That's a nice chair, it's not a real Aeron like they have at my office, but it's a nice chair". The hydraulic cylinder was broken on this one, the chair only sat at the lowest position, when you would pick it up, the cylinder extended. I offered him $10 and he accepted. It was a genuine Aeron. I ordered a new cylinder for this chair and it is like new, the cylinder was around $90.
Both of these sales happened within my first 3 months of moving downtown. I have never seen another Aeron chair for sale on that street or any other. I looked.
- CPLX 10y agoThis sounds like a story from fuckedcompany.com. It wasn't late summer 2001 at the time was it?
- paddy_m 10y agoSpring of 2012
- jamiesonbecker 10y agoThat site made all that chaos better somehow.
- paddy_m 10y agoI guess I should actually review the chair. I think the Aeron is ok, but I haven't sat in another chair that I think is notably better. I also haven't ever sat in an office chair that felt 100% right. I have short legs and a long torso. I'm 5'8" and I wear a 29" inseam pant. I do sometimes notice the front bar putting pressure on my legs. Most of the time I put my legs up on something. and have my knees slightly bent pushing me back into the chair, in this position, the front bar isn't an issue. I do like the mesh for the circulation. I recently had trouble with stiff knees after a cross country drive. I saw a massage therapist who does structural integration/bodywork. A small amount of what he said was whooo-whooo, but he was very helpful with alignment, helping my flexibility and explaining how to use my body. He told me that when I sit down I should spread my cheeks and push myself firmly back into my chair. This has helped. Because of this, I think a wheeled chair might not be the best option. I want something firmly planted on the ground. The next time I setup an office for myself I intend to have a video chat with him, with a third party holding the iPad so he can help me with alignment and suggestions. Another thing that I am interested in trying is the Esse Liberator [1], it looks comfortable and interesting to sit in alone. I'm just worried about my Mom coming over and saying "oh I like that chair where can I buy one", then I'd have to just give it as a gift. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Liberator-Sensual-Lounge-Espresso-Velvish/dp/B00VGIK7EO/ https://www.amazon.com/Liberator-Sensual-Lounge-Espresso-Vel...
- Malic 10y agoWhile I have an Aeron at home, I have a Mirra at work: http://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/performance-work-chairs/mirra-2-chairs.html http://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/performance-wor... The upper-end model has an adjustable "lip" that can take pressure off the undersides of the thighs. Look around for one to try out. I think it might fit your needs.
- Arnt 10y agoSee if you can find a Håg Capisco to try, it's completely different from the Aeron, and not in the "office chair" genre, but I think trying that might be worth an hour of your life.
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- cleaver 10y agoI plucked an Aeron out of the garbage. The frame for the seat was broken, so I just ordered the replacement part. I guess that makes it more than $10, but still a great deal.