Might be a fad but I love mine, I have a spinal condition that makes standing for (most) of the day much less than painful than sitting. (so I built myself one to solve all the usual problems, 21sq/ft of space, goes high enough to be suitable for non-midges, completely and totally stable, in hindsight I might have got carried away a bit http://imgur.com/a/H7fxb - the chair is in the process of been replaced with a stool (that I'm also building))
They're terrible chairs. A mesh back is nice but you need a proper seat. The Aeron cuts off circulation to the legs. It's also about 5x overpriced. I just upgraded to a low end model from a no-name brand. [1] It's honestly a better chair.
Well it is the product of a world class design firm. Even if it was a mistake to have a mesh seat they got most everything else right. But it's telling that the Herman Miller Embody (successor to Aeron) has a real seat.
Sounds like you might have gotten the wrong size. I used to do 12-13 hours sat in one of those at the office, with only a short break during the day to grab a snack, and never had any problems.
I didn't mean to sound contradictory. I actually sold mine on Craigslist! But a spike in Aeron chair sales may not imply that a bubble is popping. It might just be that startups got off the bandwagon and decided to care about their sorry butts. Literally.
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Can we use the classic metric of aeron chair sales?
You'd have to adjust for the standing desk fad
Might be a fad but I love mine, I have a spinal condition that makes standing for (most) of the day much less than painful than sitting. (so I built myself one to solve all the usual problems, 21sq/ft of space, goes high enough to be suitable for non-midges, completely and totally stable, in hindsight I might have got carried away a bit http://imgur.com/a/H7fxb - the chair is in the process of been replaced with a stool (that I'm also building))
http://imgur.com/a/H7fxb
Do they switch to stools in bad times?
Standing desks.
I was going to make a crack about how standing desks could get expensive, and then I checked Amazon and was impressed.
I just switched to a stool to discourage me from slouching.
hah, those have been turning up cheap on craigslist lately
They're terrible chairs. A mesh back is nice but you need a proper seat. The Aeron cuts off circulation to the legs. It's also about 5x overpriced. I just upgraded to a low end model from a no-name brand. [1] It's honestly a better chair.
1: http://www.amazon.com/Seating-Professional-AirGrid-Adjustabl...
I must disagree, with passion.
Aerons are phenomenally comfortable for the long-hour use. But you do have to pick one that's your size for that to work.
Well it is the product of a world class design firm. Even if it was a mistake to have a mesh seat they got most everything else right. But it's telling that the Herman Miller Embody (successor to Aeron) has a real seat.
Sounds like you might have gotten the wrong size. I used to do 12-13 hours sat in one of those at the office, with only a short break during the day to grab a snack, and never had any problems.
Absolutely worth every penny.
agreed, was just commenting that some of my tech friends have joked about measuring the number of aeron dumped on CL
I didn't mean to sound contradictory. I actually sold mine on Craigslist! But a spike in Aeron chair sales may not imply that a bubble is popping. It might just be that startups got off the bandwagon and decided to care about their sorry butts. Literally.