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Chair
Four or five years ago I bought a "big and tall" chair from BJ's Wholesale Club. It degraded quickly. The hydraulics failed within a few months, leaving the chair stuck at the lowest position; that made typing for any length of time painful. The pleather started scraping off, leaving huge rough white patches on the arms and seat. And the chair legs kept running into the legs of the desk, which although not technically a defect, was immensely annoying and inconvenient.
I did some research, and found that although the chair was labeled as manufactured by a well-known company with a good reputation, the name had actually been licensed to a sleazy manufacturer who produced crappy chairs. So I looked around some more and found a big-and-tall chair that was highly recommended. It cost about $170, so I ordered it.
It took a while to arrive. But when it got here, I was impressed. It's much more solid than the old chair ever was. The support is great, the hydraulics work, the legs don't run into the desk legs, and it can hold up to 400 lbs - which is 50 pounds MORE than was advertised!
[Just for the record, I'm under 260 pounds and falling. And I never got over 305 in my life.]
What really surprised me was how much it helped with my work. Typing is much easier, and I'm much more accurate now. My back feels much better, thanks to the lumbar support. This is one case where spending some money was really worth it!
I did some research, and found that although the chair was labeled as manufactured by a well-known company with a good reputation, the name had actually been licensed to a sleazy manufacturer who produced crappy chairs. So I looked around some more and found a big-and-tall chair that was highly recommended. It cost about $170, so I ordered it.
It took a while to arrive. But when it got here, I was impressed. It's much more solid than the old chair ever was. The support is great, the hydraulics work, the legs don't run into the desk legs, and it can hold up to 400 lbs - which is 50 pounds MORE than was advertised!
[Just for the record, I'm under 260 pounds and falling. And I never got over 305 in my life.]
What really surprised me was how much it helped with my work. Typing is much easier, and I'm much more accurate now. My back feels much better, thanks to the lumbar support. This is one case where spending some money was really worth it!