Need comfortable chair for work - not expensive

[fredflinston]

Hi guys,

As you probably know after my first posts I don't like to sit before the PC and play on the chair (hope there's no hurt feelings about these consoles anymore ). Anyway I need a new chair to work which will be more comfortable than my current which is shaking every possible direction.

This is my current and as you see it's not good. No armrest, no profiled seatback. Actually there is a little bit risky to sit on that and trying to not to fall.

I made some research and I found some ranking here and thinking about Alera Merix450. It has mesh and profiled seatback so in should be good for me. I don't want chair for $1000 like Herman Miller from this ranking. Something quite good and quite cheap - about $150.

I'd like to hear your opinion about Alera chairs (if someone have one of them?) or any other chairs which you could recommend and use already. Maybe then I even start to play on PC instead of on the couch and console

Hope you can help and recommend something.

Thanks,
Fred

 

[flmatter]

Try before you buy. Why don't you take a trip to office depot and sit in some of the chairs they have on the floor. I know they have some good offerings and decently priced too.

 

[fredflinston]

Actually my last chair I bought in the shop and it was quite comfortable.. for some time. After about the month it's start shaking and tighten the screw was good for week, maybe two.

This time I want to buy chair which I'll use at least year without problems, so I'd like to make sure at first that chair which I want to buy is worth it, check some reviews. Then maybe go to local shop.

 

[BarbaricSoul]

I have had one of these for the past 5 or so years. Surface of the fake leather has started to peel, so it don't look as good as it used to, but I can still spend hours a day in it.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Serta-Big-Tall-Commercial-Office-Chair-with-Memory-Foam/45822137

 

[fredflinston]

Actually I'd prefer chair with mesh as in my room is very hot in spring and summer so leather is not for me. But thanks for the recommendation of company - I will also look at Serta chairs. Maybe they have some chairs without leather.

 

[yogurt_21]

good lord man you might as well be asking us to pick out your bed for you. There are sooooooo many different opinions and comfort levels. To one a chair can be fine, to another a nightmare.

Go down to your local office supply store and sit in all the chairs until you find one you like in your price point. Then go find it cheaper somewhere else. Showrooming, its awesome.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

Milk crates are cheap, make your own chair!!!

 

[fredflinston]

Milk crates are cheap, make your own chair!!!

Hahaha, awesome!

 

[NdMk2o1o]

I have had one of these for the past 5 or so years. Surface of the fake leather has started to peel, so it don't look as good as it used to, but I can still spend hours a day in it.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Serta-Big-Tall-Commercial-Office-Chair-with-Memory-Foam/45822137

I have a similar high backed leather one with wooden arm rests that can tilt right back, I have had it for years and it's brilliant, wouldn't choose any other style tbh as am so used to these kinds at home and at work.

 

[Bill_Bright]

This time I want to buy chair which I'll use at least year without problems

When I buy any furniture, I plan on it lasting forever - at least as far as the mechanical and structural aspects are concerned. The fabric may wear out but everything else should last. So I say "invest" in a quality chair and you should expect it to last for many many years.

Spending big money once for a quality chair will save you even bigger money over the long run. And note quality furniture is even worth (and able to support) reupholstering if you wear out the fabric too.

You live in Boston, surely there are office furniture stores there. I don't mean Staples or Office Depot or places that sell office "supplies". I mean furniture stores that specialize in office furniture. Try them out. Sit for several minutes and find one that adjusts they way you need and want it too. You typically cannot raise or lower your desk. And most monitors have fixed heights too. That means for most users, you must raise and lower your chair to protect your neck and wrists from excessive strain. You need a chair that forces your back into a correct sitting posture. Soft mushy seat cushions are nice, but less important for hours of use than most people think. A cushion yes. But a firm support cushion is what you need.

But regardless, no one can tell you what is best for you. Not even the salesman. You have to sit for yourself.

 

[fredflinston]

Yea, probably you're right that invest more money is better solution. So I probably need to wait some time and buy more expensive chair later. Thanks.

 

[Frick]

One of the best computers chair I've ever used was a drivers seat from a Saab 9000 fastened to planks. It was excellent.

 

[thesmokingman]

Yea, probably you're right that invest more money is better solution. So I probably need to wait some time and buy more expensive chair later. Thanks.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KUPS4HG/?tag=tec06d-20

I've been pretty pleased with this one, bought in April this year. It has a wide base so your weight isn't pushed to the center flattening out the cushioning. The arms fold up and down and seem to take the weight of a 9 yr old as my 9yr old frequently sits on the arms.

 

[P4-630]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KUPS4HG/?tag=tec06d-20

Something like that will be my next chair.
I do want to test it at a local store though before I buy it.

 

[Devon68]

You can take a look at this place too
https://www.jysk.ca/furniture/home-office-furniture/office-chairs.html
I bought a chair from one of their stores not too long ago, but I'm from Europe
This is my chair:
http://jysk.rs/radna-soba/kancelar-stolice/plus/kanc-stolica-snertinge-crna-plava
This one has the mesh backing like you want:
https://www.jysk.ca/furniture/home-office-furniture/office-chairs/magnus-office-chair.html

 

[jboydgolfer]

go to walmart and buy the serta computer chair. its only $140 , and as a "bigger guy" i can speak to theyre durability. Im right aorund 280, 6'4" 'ish , and i kill chairs, this one has been holding up well, and it is made of serta mattress coils to boot, so its tough
they still have 'em too, i saw one a month or two ago @ walmart, and were both in Mass, so it shouldnt be tough for you to find one too.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Serta-Big-Tall-Commercial-Office-Chair-with-Memory-Foam/45822137

 

[droopyRO]

Except summer when temp go to about 32-34ºC in my room without A/C i use a recliner, much more comfy than any chair i ever sat in. It resembles this http://www.mayofurniture.com/Images/smallimages/2840reclinerNotionSMALL.jpg

 

[peche]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PU-Leather-...116995?hash=item488fe9ea03:g:HIkAAOSwOVpXfuJG

also

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DXRacer-Off...651386?hash=item4af72f49fa:g:rg8AAOSwtPZXHhlB

 

[dorsetknob]

not expensive and i doubt if any co worker/friend will usurp /hog it

Only joking unless your a practicing Fakier

 

[newtekie1]

http://officedepot.com/a/products/493894/Brenton-Studio-Jaylen-Mesh-Mid-Back/

I've got that chair at my work office and my home office. It is comfortable, mesh so it breaths, and has lasted over 3 years at my work office. I just bought the home office on at the beginning of this year because my home office chair finally needed to be put out to pasture.

 

[Bill_Bright]

What you are looking for is called a "task chair". I bought two "Hon" chairs similar to these over 12 years ago and they still look, feel, and work great. Mine are a step-up in trim level in that the 5 wheels are on a good looking wood frame and not metal, and the arm rests are upholstered the same as the seat and back. Mine are burgundy in color but other than that, they are same. They have seat height adjustment, arm height, and rock back adjustments. They swivel and of course, roll around. They've been used probably an average of 5 hours/day for 5 - 6 days a week since new and really show no wear at all, except a few worn spots on the wooden wheel legs.

Hon chairs are not cheap - I paid a little over $200 each over 12 years ago IIRC - so no doubt will cost more today. But note the Hons have "full" lifetime warranty. Mine have lasted 12 years and I see no reason they will not last another 12 years. They even "feel" high-quality in the way the adjustments work and even in how they "sound" when rolling on the floor. They sound heavy (and they are) and sturdily built (and they are that too).

So again, in the long run, "investing" in a high-quality, ergonomically designed chair pays off. Plus, your back will thank you for it.