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frontpageNavy-Wife | Staff posted Apr 02, 2025 06:05 PM
Extra 25% Off Haworth & Steelcase Factory Return & Open Box Office Chairs
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I'd def get a second hand bc of the ridiculous cost. I have a euro tech bought at the start of the pandemic for daily work use $700…good but after research regret not getting the steelcase 2nd hand.
I do not know anything about this vendor but seems ok. Note credit card warranty do not cover pre owned products
Most Comfortable :
1. Zody
2. Amia
3. Leap V2
Best Recline:
1. Leap V2
2. Zody
3. Amia
Widest:
1. HM aeron
2. Zody
3. Very
Armrest:
1. Leap V2/Amia
2. Zody
3. HM Aeron
Obviously my opinion, but I've actually own these. Another sleeper would be the Knoll Life chair that you can find on CL or FB for like $30. Most of my friends that sit on one prefer it more than the HM products.
Happy with it, I then bought another new one in January 2021 (to put in front of my musical keyboard) from this thread: https://slickdeals.net/f/14775508-new-steelcase-leap-chair-705-tax-fs-black-amazon-seller-amazon-authorized-reseller
The problem i always had with "cheap" office chairs from Best Best or Office Depot, was that the chair would eventually detach from the base pole. ...usually resulting in me doing a dramatic and comical backwards roll-out off the chair like a SCUBA diver entering the water, when they finally catastrophically fail.
The new Leap I bought in 2021 had me convinced I'd finally left that design problem behind. ↑ (2013 one was also still going strong) ...by spending about 7 times what I had usually spent on a new office chair. (going from about $100 with cheap chairs, to a whopping $700 for a Leap)
Now as I sit in my old 2013 chair, it squeaks very loudly when it pivots. And now (in the last week or so) I have begun listing hard to the left. Plus plastic bits have been breaking off and disintegrating the whole time. I often find little bits of broken black plastic on my floor under my chair.
My point is just to say, even these "nice" chairs are still far from bulletproof, though they ARE considerably tougher than standard cheapo office chairs.
It's tough call, whether they are actually worth it or not.
Comfort-wise they are great, and that's definitely worth a lot, for the time that they are working.
I'm interested in trying a Herman Miller Aeron chair next, since that was always my neck-and-neck pick versus Steelcase Leap anyway.
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It is a great chair though. There's adjustments in every way you can think of. Up/down, leaning back tension, lumbar support up/down left/right, arm rest head swivel in or out (though it's in clicks, not smooth), up/down arm rests. The ONLY drawback, my tailbone starts to hurt sometimes. It's only if my posture begins to lack, otherwise the bottom has enough cushion to be comfortable if you sit on it with your back touching the back of the seat and your thighs flat like you're supposed to.
I don't know what else is out there, but I'm "very" happy with this chair 😆
I'm not an advocate for one over the other, but it is generally accepted that Steelcase and HM are in the same tier as far as quality goes.
Steelcase & HM are both premium manufacturers who build chairs for commercial use, and both build to last. Both have 12 year warranties as new chairs. Hell, they're even made in the same area.
HM vs Steelcase is more of a subjective choice based on specific chair models available. HM's popular chairs (Aeron, Mirra) are mostly mesh-bottom, and some people don't like those (they're not really suitable for folks who like to have a leg up on their chair).
Source: I have a Steelcase Leap V1 and HM Aeron. Leap V1 is my 'every day' chair despite being ~25 years old. I can't quit my leg-on-chair habit.
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