Good ergonomic WFH furniture that *isnt* Herman Miller / too expensive?

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What’s your budget?

$300 max per item

Look at a local office furniture liquidation site for HM or steelcase stuff. Try not to buy a used one online, the main sites with decent prices have a terrible reputation

I hate to Stan Herman Miller so hard but the chairs are truly designed to last, you can resell them when you need to and they’re supposed to be supportive.

Don’t think of it as somewhere to sit, but a choice that saves your back for decades to come

Craigslist. People sell chairs from offices that closed. Bought a steelcase chair for $40

I bought a Steelcase Series 1 and it’s awesome. I think it was $400

Hyken chair from staples is legit great. Also i use a plain white composite desk table top from ikea that i replace every other year.

I bought an Embody. You spend 8+ hrs/day in your chair; it’s well worth it.

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