I am bed/desk/house bound for another 10 weeks and I have realized something: my $50 desk chair I bought 5 years ago is not only in bad shape it is not very comfy compared to my work chair. So I need a new chair.
I like the fact my work chair can not just raise/lower but the back tilts forward/back, the seat angle tilts up/down, the seat plate can be shifted forward and back and the back can be raised and lowered (which seems to help getting it into the right space on the back). This is the first chair I ever had that could do all these and it has allowed me to get a nice ergonomic position at work and all my back issues went away. Now that I am back home for a bit those issues are popping up.
But I suck at shopping for chairs. I went to Office Max and while I found a Serta Manager Chair but it felt cheaply made and I thought it may not be too comfy for more than a meager sitting, especially considering it was $160 before tax. I really don't want to spend that much on garbage, although it did seem to have solid adjustment options.
After a couple trips to Office Max and Costco I did some poking around at Amazon.com and found a Lorell that sounds pretty solid at $167.
Does anyone have other recommendations, possibly with good built quality at a lower price point? I know you often get what you pay for and after browsing chairs it seems a really solid chair does not come cheap.
Ps The chair would be used at a desk with a KB tray. I usually sit with my feet on the floor but I sometimes kick back in the chair (but not lean) and fold up a foot and recline in the chair upright but my real main concern is something comfortable to sit in in a good position... but doesn't force me into a stick up the rear/falling forward position.
I like the fact my work chair can not just raise/lower but the back tilts forward/back, the seat angle tilts up/down, the seat plate can be shifted forward and back and the back can be raised and lowered (which seems to help getting it into the right space on the back). This is the first chair I ever had that could do all these and it has allowed me to get a nice ergonomic position at work and all my back issues went away. Now that I am back home for a bit those issues are popping up.
But I suck at shopping for chairs. I went to Office Max and while I found a Serta Manager Chair but it felt cheaply made and I thought it may not be too comfy for more than a meager sitting, especially considering it was $160 before tax. I really don't want to spend that much on garbage, although it did seem to have solid adjustment options.
After a couple trips to Office Max and Costco I did some poking around at Amazon.com and found a Lorell that sounds pretty solid at $167.
Does anyone have other recommendations, possibly with good built quality at a lower price point? I know you often get what you pay for and after browsing chairs it seems a really solid chair does not come cheap.
Ps The chair would be used at a desk with a KB tray. I usually sit with my feet on the floor but I sometimes kick back in the chair (but not lean) and fold up a foot and recline in the chair upright but my real main concern is something comfortable to sit in in a good position... but doesn't force me into a stick up the rear/falling forward position.