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    I don't know if this is the best place to post this, but anyway. I've been looking to replace my current shitty chair with a high end one, but I don't know much about chairs.

    I did some research and had my eye on the Steelcase Gesture, but I can't find any store that ships to Europe :/

    I've also looked at some Herman miller ones, but same problem, I can only find it at NA stores.

    Any recommendations? If you guys know a place that ships to EU that'd be great too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Icarian View Post
    I don't know if this is the best place to post this, but anyway. I've been looking to replace my current shitty chair with a high end one, but I don't know much about chairs.

    I did some research and had my eye on the Steelcase Gesture, but I can't find any store that ships to Europe :/

    I've also looked at some Herman miller ones, but same problem, I can only find it at NA stores.

    Any recommendations? If you guys know a place that ships to EU that'd be great too.
    You want a Herman Miller Aeron. I used eBay to get mine. Had it for probably 10 years now actually. Best investment I've made in my office ever.

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    The Aeron is a fucking hell of a chair. I recommend it as well.

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    I have the Staples knock off ish to that I think. For a budget chair it's a massive improvement over the generic "executive high back" I was using before. Going off of the above recommendations, if you use the chair a ton and have the $$$ I'd buy the Aeron as well.

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    My work place has them in the new extended office rooms and they're fucking amazing.

    I personally have the Markus from Ikea and its done me well for the last two years.

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    You can look into the portfolio of Topstar chairs, a quick search showed that spanish amazon sells them, so they should be available for you. The "better" models are in a price range of about 150-250€, but they are absolutely worth it. My current chair is a "Sitness 15", bought it 2012 and it shows no signs of wear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boyiee View Post
    You want a Herman Miller Aeron. I used eBay to get mine. Had it for probably 10 years now actually. Best investment I've made in my office ever.
    +1, had mine a similar amount of time, showing little wear, absolutely still the best ergo chair for long use.

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    I've been looking at the Aeron (everyone raves about it) but I'm not quite sold on it, the seat curves up on the sides and I sometimes sit cross-legged on it and it seems like it would stick/press on my leg/foot, I've also tried some mesh chairs and I don't really find them too comfortable, so I'm a bit wary on pulling the trigger on it. Also, I've tried looking around for a new one to no avail, all I see are used/refurbished ones, so that's a no go.

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    Search tech form for the term Aeron and you'll get about 5 threads with great info that date back almost a decade. Used and refurbs are fine due to their lifespan.

    I explained it once as; it's not the most comfortable computer chair you'll ever sit in, but every single time you sit in it it'll feel exactly the same. It's a long term investment instead of replacing chairs every 1-3 years for 100-200 a pop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Icarian View Post
    I've been looking at the Aeron (everyone raves about it) but I'm not quite sold on it, the seat curves up on the sides and I sometimes sit cross-legged on it and it seems like it would stick/press on my leg/foot, I've also tried some mesh chairs and I don't really find them too comfortable, so I'm a bit wary on pulling the trigger on it. Also, I've tried looking around for a new one to no avail, all I see are used/refurbished ones, so that's a no go.
    I don't have an issue w/ sitting cross legged but YMMV, used and refurbs are absolutely fine, these chairs last a long long time.

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    They are made to be sat in all day every day 8-16hours or longer for 10-25years straight or something stupid.

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    Hey all!

    I am also looking for a new gaming chair, something that is comfortable but reasonably priced. I stream for long hours and sometimes am in pain afterward lmao.

    Any suggestions DM me!

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    Read the fucking thread.

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    picked up a herman miller 3 years ago for the home office, never thought I would spend so much on a desk chair but its probably one of the best purchases I've ever made.

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    800 bucks for a chair WTF, think I'll stick to bean bags

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    can buy a solid used one here for 250-350 bucks. You can easily get 20 years of use out of them. Definitely worth it.

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    Used furniture

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    It's a mesh office chair. lol.

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