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I've just went through this, after working from home for the last few months, my back is in extreme discomfort. Trying them out in the store really doesn't hel

I've just went through this, after working from home for the last few months, my back is in extreme discomfort. Trying them out in the store really doesn't help much. You can have a chair that feels very comfortable to sit in, but after a whole day working it starts to cause pain. You can also have a chair that isn't that comfortable, but you end up with no pain at the end of the day. Now, the chair that I use at work I didn't have any input in -- the company provides the same model to all employees. One key is that it is the various adjustments, so you can get it to work for you. The other key item is that it is designed as an ergonomic chair, and as such I never had much pain sitting in it all day (now compare this to the chairs they have in the large meeting hall, even though they are padded I can't get through a 2 hour presentation without discomfort). So with that conclusion, I decided to just drop a large chunk of money on a well established brand (in my case I settled for one of the Steelcase chairs). I figured that even though I really can't afford 700 on a chair, if it lasts 10 years that is $70 a year. That, and there is a 30-day return policy.

toyg 6y ago
> if it lasts 10 years that is $70 a year. You should really compare it with the cost of getting specialist help to treat a bad back after you're 40. It's unlikely to be less than $70 a year, and it will likely go on for more than a decade.
- boring_twenties 6y ago
  This is exactly how I justified my Embody purchase
- boring_twenties 6y ago
  This is exactly how I justified my Embody purchase. *I couldn't really afford it. But I can afford back problems even less.
  - chiph 6y ago
    I've had my Embody for just over 10 years now. It's been great, but the back doesn't go vertical enough for me (it's fantastic for slouching though). The plastic "springs" are starting to squeak with age. If I had it to do over, I'd have gotten an Aeron.
- bcrosby95 6y ago
  You don't need a $700 chair to avoid back problems.
  - toyg 6y ago
    The right chair will definitely help. The few times I worked from coffeeshops for a whole day, or at the kitchen table with a regular chair, my back was killing me by the end of the day. When I got a 2nd-hand Herman Miller Mirrah the improvement was massive and noticeable in a very short amount of time. When I moved to the current Aeron I didn't notice any difference right away but in the last year I started feeling crap again.

toyg 6y ago

> if it lasts 10 years that is $70 a year. You should really compare it with the cost of getting specialist help to treat a bad back after you're 40. It's unlikely to be less than $70 a year, and it will likely go on for more than a decade.

boring_twenties 6y ago
This is exactly how I justified my Embody purchase
boring_twenties 6y ago
This is exactly how I justified my Embody purchase. *I couldn't really afford it. But I can afford back problems even less.
- chiph 6y ago
  I've had my Embody for just over 10 years now. It's been great, but the back doesn't go vertical enough for me (it's fantastic for slouching though). The plastic "springs" are starting to squeak with age. If I had it to do over, I'd have gotten an Aeron.
bcrosby95 6y ago
You don't need a $700 chair to avoid back problems.
- toyg 6y ago
  The right chair will definitely help. The few times I worked from coffeeshops for a whole day, or at the kitchen table with a regular chair, my back was killing me by the end of the day. When I got a 2nd-hand Herman Miller Mirrah the improvement was massive and noticeable in a very short amount of time. When I moved to the current Aeron I didn't notice any difference right away but in the last year I started feeling crap again.