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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by ghaff on Thursday May 14, 2020 @02:33PM (#23183471)
That's the (more or less starting) price of a high-end Herman Miller chair like an Aeron or Embody. Which is simultaneously a lot of money and a very reasonable purchase for something you spend a lot of time in if you can afford it.
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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by toomuchtodo on Thursday May 14, 2020 @03:55PM (#23184532)
I cannot recommend an Aeron chair enough. It is worth it. I'm sitting in one right now, the one I picked up for a song in 2001 after the dot com bust from (ironically enough) a liquidated startup. It has lasted me that long.
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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by bradlys on Thursday May 14, 2020 @04:23PM (#23184888)
For anyone who is interested - you can regularly get these used for under $400 from a variety of used office suppliers.

For obscure chairs - you can sometimes get a roaring good deal by just setting up alerts on Craigslist. It's how we got a Hag Capisco for $350 instead of paying nearly $900 - good as new too.

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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by ghaff on Thursday May 14, 2020 @04:26PM (#23184922)
Unfortunately my ~15-yo Aeron which was getting increasingly wobbly seems to be down for the count. I'll look into repair when I can. Fortunately I have another chair at home which is by no means an Aeron but isn't bad.
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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by lunaticlabs on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @08:57PM (#23242213)
Contact herman Miller, it can generally be repaired, and it may even be under warranty still. I’ve gotten an aeron repaired, it was easy and relatively painless.
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