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I bought a $1000 chair today.

January 16th, 2008 | Category: Chairs

One of those Aeron Chairs by Herman Miller. I never sat in one before yesterday when I helped someone with their computer for 2 hours. I got up and knew I had to have one. $1000 is a heck of a lot of money, but it will likely be the last chair I ever buy. Its made like a tank and if it ever has an issue, I bet they will fix it for free. For $1000 they better! :-)

I should probably also preempt my friend Phil who got one of these at an office that was going out of business. He paid $25 for his! Damn you, Phil ! :-)

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6 Comments so far

  1. Dave January 17th, 2008 11:43 pm

    I found plenty at http://www.OfficeDesigns.com for way under $1000. Their warranty was very good too and they shipped my chair for free.

  2. drew January 18th, 2008 3:13 pm

    Why would you pay a $1000 for an Aeron chair fool! I bought a floor model(pefect condition with warranty) from http://www.ultimatebackstore.com for $799! (and no tax)

  3. cdhutzler January 18th, 2008 3:18 pm

    Not sure I am a fool, but you did get a nice deal. I searched and found this just now:

    http://www.ultimatebackstore.com/product-exec/product_id/168

    which shows that you can buy a floor model from UBS for $799 but it is also $50 for shipping. I paid $150 more but did not pay for shipping and instead paid tax (tax in VA is 5% so it is about the same as the shipping charge listed). So maybe I could have save $150 on a floor model, but that is just 15% off. Not that big a deal. I like my new one and I picked it up the same day ;-)

    But thanks for this tip.

  4. Jay Levitt January 20th, 2008 5:56 pm

    Seriously? You never sat in one before?

    I think it’s time for an intervention. Top 5 technologies we need to introduce to Carl:

    5. Cordless phone
    4. Laser printers
    3. Daisywheel printers
    2. Fuel injection
    1. 2XL: the talking robot with the friendly, funny personality!

  5. Jay Levitt January 20th, 2008 5:59 pm

    Also, re: prices, remember there are a bunch of different configurations of the Aeron:

    - Leather vs. fabric arms (I recommend leather, as the fabric can irritate your forearms)
    - Various Pellicle weaves
    - A, B, or C size
    - Old-style lumbar support vs. new-style PostureFit (definitely get PostureFit)
    - Basic arms vs. “highly adjustable” swivel arms

  6. cdhutzler January 20th, 2008 7:11 pm

    I got the new Posture Fit back. It it nice I guess. I also got the “highly adjustable” arms and they are nice to have. I did not get leather and I don’t see it as a real necessity. I guess I could swap them out for leather for $100 or so.

    But I am happy for now. Best $1000 I spent in a while. I sat in the chair and edited photographs for hours today and never felt like I was tired of sitting.

    http://purchase.carlhutzler.com/gallery/4114316
    pw=ballet

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