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Gromit posted:I just bought a Steelcase Gesture, which is nice enough but I'm still searching for my perfect chair. Anyway, what is everyone doing to protect the fabric? Spray on stain guard, seat cover of some sort? I used spray on stain guard, and later got a wool sheepskin cover for the seat part. A bit of extra comfort, and it protects the seat cushion from spills and just damage from rubbing the fabric constantly.
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Gromit posted:Thanks. Did you just get a chair pad that sits on the cushion, or something that attaches in some way? It has a non-slip backing and two dinky elastic straps. I had no faith in the straps, but in combination with the backing they keep it from moving around. Nothing fancy at all, but it works and doesn't look stupid.
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Apr 29, 2018 06:44
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~Coxy posted:It's probably going to be better to get a footrest for your wife to use. Truth. I'm 5'5" and if my chair is low enough for my feet to sit on the floor like in the optimal ergonomic chair sitting diagrams, then I'm sitting too low for the desk. As seen here:  It's easier to use a footrest than to get a short chair and a short desk.
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Aug 6, 2018 04:57
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Ethereal posted:How well do these work on carpet? If it's just an inch or two, you could pad the seat rather than changing the wheels. As a bonus the pad helps protect the chair seat from wear and tear and goony cheetos crumbs.
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Sep 9, 2019 00:31
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Roland Jones posted:Edit: Also not a huge fan of leather, but I'm not sure if non-leather options tend to be more or less costly. Generally leather will only be cheaper than fabric if it is low quality bonded leather. You know, the stuff that starts flaking within a year and looks like rear end. Never trust cheap leather.
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Pollyanna posted:My Mirra 2 came in today. It's a good chair, no doubt, but...does anyone else get a numb butt and thighs when sitting in it after a couple hours? I feel like I have to keep shifting my position a little for my legs not to fall asleep. I don't have that chair, but I do have one with very firm padding that can get like that. I put one of those textured gel cushions on it and it solved the problem. As a bonus, any stains or smells hit the easily replaced cushion rather than the chair. Since it has a 10 year warranty I imagine occasional spills and whatnot could get an unprotected seat looking grody long before the chair dies.
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Jun 4, 2020 04:18
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Rollie Fingers posted:I also found the Mirra 2 a bit stiff when I bought the chair, and it also gave me numb glutes after sitting on it for a few hours. I put a cushion on the seat but it quickly started annoying me. Huh. I wonder if putting some weight, like a bag of potatoes or a pile of cats, on the chair when you aren't using it would help break it in faster?
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Jun 5, 2020 22:12
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bitprophet posted:Thread, would you like a respite from the discussions involving 6'5 goon sirs weighing 300 lbs? (Absolutely no offense intended to such, but you do seem to be the majority, at least over the last few dozen pages!) As a fellow shorty, you also have to consider the height of your desk. A low enough chair to have your feet flat on the floor can leave your desk at an awkward height. An alternative is to get a foot rest: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=foot+rest
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Jun 21, 2020 06:31
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Rescue Toaster posted:Anyone have a recommendation for a mat for very deep/plush carpet? I've tried the thickest ones I could find at both costco and office depot and in both cases after a couple hours the mat had huge dents and the chair wouldn't roll anymore. I only weigh about 190 so it's really just the carpet. I've been considering even getting a sheet of MDF or something, though I doubt that would hold up and I'd have to cut around my desk in weird ways. I can't vouch for them personally, but they do make glass chair mats. It sounds like a crazy idea but the reviews are good.  https://www.amazon.ca/Lorell-Tempered-Glass-Chair-82833/dp/B07K95V7X2
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Jun 30, 2020 02:07
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Zero VGS posted:I'm on a crusade here. I need to figure out a way to get my monitor attached to the back of a rocking recliner. I don't think recliners are designed to support weight from the top like that. If you have the recliner already you could take the upholstery off the back to look at the structure inside and see what you have to work with. But if you're trying to attach weight at an odd angle to a couple lovely pine boards you're going to have a bad time. Another way to go could be to mount the monitors to the wall instead of the chair? Or a floor stand. https://www.computerdesksdepot.com/products/dw630w-63-hospital-lcd-tv-monitor-arm-over-the-bed-arm-wall-mount   You could even try mounting something like that to the back of a recliner, but the wall would be safer.
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I have a lot of love in my heart for this https://i.imgur.com/mBEKYan.mp4
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Sininu posted:Isn't this a dedicated chair thread? It is, but it's also 9 years old and the op is just a guy asking about chairs, not an effort post about chairs. I love effort posts.
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Internet Explorer posted:So I'm moving to a new place where there will be carpet where our desks are. I'm real mad about it and if I have to do something crazy to make it work I will, but in the meantime do those giant rollerblade wheel casters work in low-pile carpet any better than most wheels? Why not just get a chair mat? They are ugly but they do the job of making the chair easy to use. Keeps the carpet cleaner too.
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Mar 17, 2021 05:01
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If you have a chair you like but the cushion puts your butt to sleep when you sit for long hours, try one of those beaded wood seat cover things. Taxi drivers love them for a reason. I got this cheap one to try: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/autotrends-beaded-seat-cushion-0321471p.html It works well. If my butt starts feeling tired just wiggle a bit to get a different set of pressure points. It also allows some air flow which is nice if your chair gets too warm in the summer. The only problem I've had is since my chair doesn't have a headrest, the connections designed for a car seat don't suit. I've tried a couple ways of attaching it and after a while it always falls off. If I were buying again I'd try to find one that is just the seat area, the back beads are unnecessary, add extra weight, and connecting them to an adjustable chair is challenging.
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Apr 30, 2021 03:26
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CaptainPsyko posted:New Goonthrone dropped: Feels like they had the idea to take a Victorian style wood and leather chair design and add all the modern convinces. Also they were on drugs.  This sort of thing.
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halokiller posted:Not a true goonthrone when this exists This one is an entire posting station, not a mere chair.
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May 22, 2021 09:55
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Is it even possible for that kind of padding to last 10 years?
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May 22, 2021 12:04
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I assume part of the value is in the durability, not just comfort. It is reasonable that a chair that you replace every 20 years costs more than a cheepo chair that needs replacement every 2 years. 10 times as much? Maybe. I once bought an expensive for me at the time executive chair at walmart. It was the most comfortable chair I'd ever had so I bought one for my mom too. Within a few months the cushion was flat. Within a year it looked diseased as the bonded leather started pealing away. I kept it for another year because I didn't want to be wasteful but mostly because it was big and heavy and hard to dispose of. Eventually I followed advice from a post earlier in the thread and got a chair with a 10 year warrantee rated for 24/7 use for people 150 pounds heavier than me. It was never the most comfortable chair I owned, but years later everything still works exactly the way it did new. The fabric on the seat cushion is showing a little wear, but that's it. The seat cushion was a little too firm when I got it, and it is still a little too firm, it hasn't broken down one bit. (Not a famous brand chair, I think this one was like $600 which still makes it one of the most expensive things in my home. I bought it for the 10 year warrantee and 24/7 rating)
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Ffycchi posted:Did people already forget about my effort post a few pages back? Fame is fleeting. Plus most people don't follow the chair thread, they just come here when they have a problem. Maybe check the op and the last page and then post. Considering that the op hasn't been updated in 10 years it might be time for a new thread with a useful first post.
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It could have warranty implications. If your 4hr/day chair breaks in 6 months and you try to file a warranty claim and they ask how many hours you used it and you're like "8 hours a day because of loving covid" they could say oh you broke the terms and misused the chair so your warranty if void. "How could sitting in it an extra 4 hours a day make the back fall off?" "Void."
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Sep 29, 2021 21:32
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styls trill epic posted:Here's my chair for those wondering.... Be sure to check back in a few months. It would be cool if there was a cheap chair that was comfortable and would last a while.
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Canine Blues Arooo posted:Is you break an Aeron or Embody in 10 years, then you are doing something very wrong Look, if you can think of a better way to play the floor is lava I'd like to hear it.
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If you want to avoid damage but don't want a chair mat your best option might be feet instead of casters? It won't roll at all, but it won't tear up the carpet.
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TheGoonspiracist posted:Someone had already used some drywall screws on it. Oh dang, that looks amazing.
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May 17, 2022 05:17
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A real statement piece.
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TenementFunster posted:just stop buying gamer chairs. With inflation nobody can afford a whole racecar for their midlife crisis anymore. Just the chair.
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There are tempered glass chair mats that should work on hard floors and not look awful.
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Termyie posted:In reality, she is a goblin person who sits in chairs the weirdest ways possible, a la cross legged and with knees to chest. I still don't know she find that comfortable It gives some of the muscles in your butt, thighs, and lower back a nice stretch. If I try to sit like the ideal sitting pose all day my lower back seizes up. Oddly enough I've only seen ladies choose to sit like this (on chairs) though. Which makes me wonder if it has something to do with the hip bones or female fat distribution. Or the extra junk in the trunk makes typical lumbar support insufficient.
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When I was buying a chair 7 years ago the thread had recommendations like look for at least a 10 year warranty, and if you're a goony goon who sits at their desk all day look for a "24 hour" or "continuous use" chair because many "computer chairs" are rated for 4 hours a day. The Embody meets those criteria. But in Canada it costs $2600 (plus taxes and delivery, of course). I ended up getting, I think, this one: https://www.ugoburo.ca/en/global-malaga-3140-3-office-seating-chair-ergonomic.html It was under $700 at the time. It meets both of the thread recommendations. I had a further requirement that the seat be wide enough to sit cross-legged sometimes because I'm a weirdo (it helps my back pain). It also has a bunch of nobs and things that make it adjustable in like 7 different ways that I don't really know how to use -- that's where buying from a show room would probably have helped. At the time they said the chair was made in Canada, which probably made it a bit cheaper than other not-china countries where international shipping would have been baked into the price. (For example thesame chair I bought costs 30% more in US stores, probably due to customs and delivery.) No ragrets. After 4 years the seat upholstery started to show a little wear. Not much, just a bit of pilling where my foot rubs when I pull it up to sit cross-legged, lol. So I got a chair cover to protect the upholstery. After 6 years the height adjustment on the arm rests failed, causing them to go to their lowest point. This is probably covered by the warrantee, but by then I'd moved 3 times and lost the proof of purchase and whatnot. Everything else works as well as the day I bought it. Because it's meant for heavy duty use the chair cushion was a little firmer than the cheepo chairs I was used to, and 7 years later it's exactly the same amount of "a little bit too firm". So it has cost me less than $100 a year, probably less than I was spending on chairs at Office Depot or Walmart that had to be replaced every year or two. It's not the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in, Walmart has a chair that was the most comfortable chair I ever sat in -- for 4 months, and then it was total garbage. It's perfectly fine for the first 6-8 hours a day, but if I sit in it all day the "a little bit too firm" seat starts hurting my butt and I have to change position often. But I'm not sure if that's the chair or just that human bodies don't like sitting 12 hours a day and want me to get off my rear end. ps. I am poor.
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