• HessiaNerd@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Y’all don’t just steal office chairs?

    That what the pandemic was for. Empty offices with no one at their desk …

    • Obi@sopuli.xyz
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      9 months ago

      Yep I scored two fancy chairs and a huge stand up desk when my old office closed during COVID.

  • proton_lynx@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Not only because office chairs are better in general, but because gaming chairs are UGLY as fuck. I don’t understand why those chairs became the norm, who the fuck wants a car seat in their bedroom?

  • Dagnet@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I just switched back to an office chair from a gaming chair. The back pain I had for years is gone, my swimming performance improved and I’m even sleeping better. Gaming chairs are worse than sitting on a box

  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    The single best chair I’ve ever used is some random “leather” office chair I probably picked up at OfficeMax years ago. It’s the single most comfortable chair.

  • RubberDuck@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Plenty of excellent office chairs out there, that have to meet strict ergonomic requirements (Herman Miller, Haworth, bruinzeel, Steelcase to name a few). They are built for sitting in all day and have to have quality fabric to last some years. Above office chairs is a tier for the operators of emergency services and other monitoring stations but these chairs start at 3k.

    Gaming chairs don’t have to meet any requirements.

    • Pendulum@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Check out IKEA office chairs. Their display rooms let you sit in them. They’re a 10th of the price, so even if they only last half as long you’re still in front.

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    9 months ago

    buying a steel case gesture years ago was a great decision for me personally.

    The chair is made to be sat in 8hrs a day nearly everyday. Office chairs at stores just aren’t built that way I find.

    The way I see it… I spend the price for this chair now… Or spend the equivalent or more over the years on replacements as cheaper chairs deteriorate.

    While we’re on the subject of chairs…stop buying those plastic chair mats. Buy tempered glass chair surfaces. They’re tougher than you think, buttery smooth and don’t flex and crack like the plastic ones.

      • SineSwiper@discuss.tchncs.de
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        9 months ago

        Every single office chair I buy for myself and my family is followed by an immediate purchase of rollerblade wheels for that chair. Standard office wheels suck, and replacing them is really easy. They glide so well.