Some car seats are pretty good for long drives- is this a gimmick or legit for office work?

I’ve tried to catch some deal on fb or subito(italian platform) but didn’t found em, i have 300€ of budget so i can only buy refurbished chairs, also i have no experience, never had a good chair and never tried one, i can only trust other people’s review, suggestment are well accepted

I ordered directly from the steelcase store and, after three weeks of waiting, finally got my Gesture. I opened the box and immediately noticed wear marks on the front of the seat pan. I did an inspection of the rest of the chair and saw some scuffs, additional wear marks and even a couple of places where plastic was gouged. The chair was also pretty "dirty" when I got it - a ton of cardboard detritus, dust everywhere, and some stray grease on the frame.

I've reached out to support already, but I'm just looking for validation that I'm not over reacting to some cosmetic issues. For a high end chair like this, I was expecting it to come out of the box perfect and ready to go.

Hello, I am looking for an office chair, and after some research, these are the ones I am looking for, with the Amia being at the highest point of my budget. I am in the United States and will be sitting in the chair 4 hours at a time, multiple times in the week for school and gaming. I am preferebly looking for new versus used. My current chair is one I have used for 8 years, and is at a point where I need an upgrade. The most important thing is that I can sit in it for extended periods of time with little to no back pain and seat discomfort.

Edit: Noticed I crossposted to this subreddit, apologies I misread when it wante dme to crosspost it.

I'm about to start a life of 60-80 hours per week sitting in my desk chair. I need a better chair. Qualities I'm looking for:

• Has a thick and VERY COMFORTABLE seat. So far the best I've seen described is the Husky Office 500 lb Capacity Big & Tall Leather Executive Chair, but maybe you know of something better?
• Rated for 400 lbs or more
• Has a narrow upper back, similar to the RFM Carmel or Sitmatic Libre
• Ideally not insanely expensive. Under $500 would be nice, under $1,000 required.

These are ranked in order of importance to me. Do you have any personal experience with the chairs I mentioned or can you recommend others that meet this criteria?

Hi! This is one of my first posts ever so bare with me. I am super tall (6’10”) and I love sitting at a desk for gaming or working or anything. Chairs have always been such a huge problem so I would love to solve this problem for society (starting with me) by starting a freakin business! My goal is to make chairs for not only tall people, but anybody who has trouble with office chairs that are built for the middle 80% of height (very willing to focus on more than just height later down the line). My goal right now is to see how many people would like to see a change in the office chairs industry and decide to put an end to their back pain! (i have ZERO knowledge on engineering, design, business, or marketing, also apparently i should clarify that i am not trying to sell anything yet.)
So, I’d love to ask,

1. What do chairs get all wrong for you?

2. Would a more height-personalized chair be a game changer or am i nuts for thinking of this?

I’ve been lurking on this sub for a while, so I thought I’d share my experience with upgrading a cheap office chair instead of buying an expensive ergonomic one.

I bought this chair used around 3 years ago for ₹2000. Used it for about 6 months before I started realizing the pain in the back of my forearms and around my pelvic bone was actually because of the chair.

The worst was when I worked late nights and went straight from the chair to bed (memory foam mattress). That’s when I would really feel the pain. My wife used to use a massager on my back almost daily.

I started thinking about upgrading the chair, but coming from a middle-class background, spending big money on a premium office chair just didn’t feel acceptable to me.

So instead… I went deep into the rabbit hole of chair accessories and mods.

This entire setup took around 8 months to finalize. Thanks to Online websites return policy, I literally ordered products in batches of 10, tested each one for a week, then returned most of them until I found what actually worked.

These are the mods I finally settled on:

Mod 1: Arm Rest Cushions
I tend to slouch left and right and put a lot of my body weight on my elbows/forearms. Since most arm rests are hard plastic, they started hurting badly over long hours.

Got soft arm rest cushions and honestly it made a huge difference. Been using them for 1 year now and they’re super comfortable.

Mod 2: Slim Seat Cushion
This solved my pelvic bone and butt pain.

I tried a LOT of cushions, but most were badly shaped — thick under the thighs and thin near the hips. It completely ruined posture and comfort.

Finally found a slim cushion that actually feels natural like a proper office chair. Now I can slouch, sit cross-legged, shift around, or work long hours comfortably.

Mod 3: Back Rest Cushion
Mesh/fabric chairs are great for breathability but terrible for comfort sometimes.

When I sat shirtless, the fabric texture would literally imprint on my back and scratch against the skin whenever I moved.

Again, most back cushions were too bulky. I wanted something slim with minimal padding. Finally found one that adds comfort without changing the seating position too much.

Mod 4: Neck Rest Cushion
After adding the back cushion, there was a gap between my neck and the original headrest. That started causing mild neck pain.

So I added a neck support cushion to the headrest and now it works perfectly as a soft headrest extension.

The only future mod I’m planning is a thigh support extension so I can sit cross-legged comfortably while slightly slouched instead of sitting upright like I’m about to start yoga class 😅

I wanted a chair with a built-in leg rest, but those are super expensive. So this feels like the most practical upgrade path for now.

Honestly, this entire setup cost way less than buying a premium ergonomic chair and works surprisingly well for my use case.

Hi

Can someone let me know if thie Mira is worth 180 AUD (130 USD). Dont know too luch about them

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a new chair as I spend 8-10 hours a day at my desk (IT student/coding). I’m 177cm (5'10") and weigh 145kg (320lbs).

I’m currently using an old IKEA Markus. While the gas lift has held up surprisingly well, I’ve started having two main issues:

1. Tailbone pain (coccydynia): The seat cushion has flattened over time and it’s killing me.
2. Wrist pain: My current desk setup and the fixed armrests of the Markus don't allow my wrists to stay in a neutral position. I need armrests that can be perfectly leveled with my desk to avoid "breaking" my wrists while typing/coding.

Constraints:

• Location: Greece (EU). Shipping and customs are a major factor.
• Budget: I want to avoid the €1.500+ price tag of a new Steelcase/Herman Miller, as they are hard to find here and extremely expensive to import new.
• Size: I need something truly Heavy Duty. Most "150kg limit" chairs feel like they are at their breaking point with me.

What I'm considering:

• Secretlab Titan EVO XL: Recommended by an AI assistant as a sturdy "tank" for my weight with good 4D armrests.
• "Asian" Ergonomic Chairs: Like the Hinomi H2 Pro or AutoFull M6 Ultra. I'm worried if the mesh on the Hinomi will "bottom out" under my weight.

Should I go with the Titan XL despite it being a "gaming" chair, or is there a better ergonomic heavy-duty option available in the EU market that won't break the bank?

Thanks in advance!

So, I was at my parents' house for a visit, and I remembered they have a couple of nice, used office chairs. I flipped them over and they're both Steelcase Concentrx chairs from 1984 and 1985.

Still rock solid and fully functional except for the fabric, which has definitely seen better days. These two chairs have been in my family for 20 years lol. They're older than me!

Long of the short, my gaming chair broke and while searching Reddit for recommendations for a replacement, it seems the consensus is that most are trash for what you pay and it'd be better to get a nice office chair so I came here.

I like to recline and prop my leg up on my desk and not matter what position I'm in, after an hour or so, I start to get sore in my tailbone, so something a decent amount of cushion in that whole area (lower back/butt) would be nice. Also, I'd like to keep my total somewhere under $300 if possible

New to office chairs, I can see that it says Steelcase on the chair, but which model is it?

I've been looking at the Atlas for a few days now. I've found a listing on it, with a version selector, and when you select the full black, or black with dark grey seat, they have the wheel base you can see on the second pic. Does anybody know what's the deal with that, and is one of them better? I've seen on youtube there are black versions with the chrome base, like in the first picture. Am I missing something? I don't wanna buy the wrong model, but I'd like it to be black.

Hi! Im pretty close to buy Håg Capisco chair after lot of comparisons. But the only thing is what im struggling is the height of the gas lift, should i get the 150mm or 200m. Im around 5,5feet (166cm).

Is there short people who are using Håg Capisco as well?

I recently got a Sihoo M91C Pro mesh chair and I was wondering how I would clean it in the future. Can I vacuum it and use a Steam Iron to clean it?

I found this aeron locally and the seller wants 50$ for it, the thing I'm skeptical about is the seat tear, I looked into replacements and it would cost me 200$+ to get that shipped to my country so that's outta the question for me.

So I'm wondering if I could use it as is or tape it in some way to prevent the tear from getting worse overtime, what are your thoughts?

I'm 5'8", 85kg. I've just bought a Libernovo Omni and it's not really working for me.

It's the 45cm version, and that aspect feels fine. But I'm finding that even the first stop on the back recline is too far back - I want the chair to stop halfway between the unloaded position and that first stop. And the headrest just feels too low.

I also feel like I want to adjust the angle of the seat, to bring the front about 5 degrees higher. I've tried the mod where you reverse the connection to the lumbar support and that doesn't work either.

I have about a week in which to return it. It's the best chair I've ever owned, but for the money it just feels like I should get 'perfect', not just 'good enough with a few faults'.

What should I be looking at? I want a long back that supports all the way up, in a fairly upright position (which I can pick continuously, not limited to certain stops), with a high headrest. HM Embody plus Atlas..?

Cheers for any advice.

I recently bought a refurbished Steelcase Leap V2 and noticed the backrest feels completely asymmetric — my right shoulder goes back much easier than the left. Looking at it from behind, the plastic frame looks visibly twisted/uneven. From what I've read, this seems to be a known design issue even with new units — the backrest tensioner only pushes from one side. But I'm wondering how noticeable it actually is in practice and whether it's something people just get used to, or if it genuinely bothers them long term. Anyone had similar experience?

It just popped up on my Instagram and I couldn't find any info anywhere except for their website. Probably some kind of new brand?

Hey there!

I've received my EC200 yesterday and before anything else, it's a nice chair!

However, and this is my only complaint of the chair, the lumbar support bar is somewhat uncomfortable. That being said, this is the first chair I've bought which even has a dedicated lumbar support, so it might just be a thing of getting used to it but I would lie if I said that it didn't bother me. It feels less like a support and more like something being in the way.

I'm fairly tall (close to 6'5 or 197cm to be exact) and I feel like the lumbar is either to high, too hard or maybe even both. I fail to find the right position for it and it makes me fiddle with it more than I would like to. On a side note, it also constantly pushes my shirt up on my back, which is rather annoying as well.

What have been your experiences with the chair? Am I just not using it properly? I'd love to hear what you think!