expiredprovoking posted Apr 30, 2023 09:48 PM
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expiredprovoking posted Apr 30, 2023 09:48 PM
Herman Miller Gaming Chairs: Embody G $1288, Vantum
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Over-hyped - I still don't think so. Due to life happening, at a young age I've always had lower back pain. Sitting down in an office chair never helped either. I researched Embody and decided to pull the trigger on it seven years ago. After adjusting I've never felt back pain sitting down, at least not in this chair. I used to work at an office and sat in multiple chairs depending which office/conference room I was visiting and every chair made my back eventually hurt. A lot of these chairs were very expensive as well. Plenty of online reviews comparing chairs, mostly all reviewers agree Embody chair is great.
I work from home now, and the only thing I would like to have on my Embody is a headrest. Luckily "Atlas Headrests" have made a headrest for it. I'm just waiting for mine to eventually ship.
Would I buy an Embody again? Yes. Would I wait for a bigger sale before buying one? Maybe
Herman Miller isn't the only bad guy here when it comes to over inflating cost, Steel Case has done the very same thing. The Haworth Fern does seem like an interesting option.
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Lastly, the arm adjustment could be better. Instead of smoothly moving in/out, it ratchets in large chunks and tips in, not slide towards your body.
Still a fan of the chair, but people don't talk about these two downsides enough. Coming from an Aeron, remember with closed seating and back, this is also a much HOTTER chair.
Over-hyped - I still don't think so. Due to life happening, at a young age I've always had lower back pain. Sitting down in an office chair never helped either. I researched Embody and decided to pull the trigger on it seven years ago. After adjusting I've never felt back pain sitting down, at least not in this chair. I used to work at an office and sat in multiple chairs depending which office/conference room I was visiting and every chair made my back eventually hurt. A lot of these chairs were very expensive as well. Plenty of online reviews comparing chairs, mostly all reviewers agree Embody chair is great.
I work from home now, and the only thing I would like to have on my Embody is a headrest. Luckily "Atlas Headrests" have made a headrest for it. I'm just waiting for mine to eventually ship.
Would I buy an Embody again? Yes. Would I wait for a bigger sale before buying one? Maybe
Herman Miller isn't the only bad guy here when it comes to over inflating cost, Steel Case has done the very same thing. The Haworth Fern does seem like an interesting option.
After using for a year, I think I would have preferred the Steelcase Gesture with headrest or even V2 over it just because I like the cushioning better and the headrest. I just don't think I could have gotten the Gesture close the same price unless used. I don't mind the Embody though and don't get the noise complaints, but I use on carpet and always have it set to upright position. I doesn't seem like it'll break down in 2 years like the $200 Staples chairs I've always bought.
Oh, and she raked in about $3M in bonus the last fiscal year.
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I think HM's current CEO is a piece of trash. Yes, HM could save substantial money by outsourcing production to another country, but they'd also lose the ton of sales they get because they are one of the few larger furniture companies that manufactures in the US. All of those institutions that buy furniture for airports, government offices, etc would no longer have a reason to buy from HM. It'd be a great day for Steelcase though lol. Admittedly, Steelcase probably already sells the majority of government furniture purchases anyway.
As far as the chair goes, as I mentioned, I have one. I've discussed it at length in the past. It's fine. A steelcase leap or gesture would provide a similarly nice seating experience. There's also a number of other brands out there that produce high quality office chairs. I do prefer things made in the US - preferably by union labor. The fact the CEO went on to loudly say this kinda stuff tells me a lot about HM.. nothing good.
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