If you only had about $500 for a standing desk or a ergonomic chair, which would you choose? Any particular recs would be helpful! (Currently have a wooden chair and desk and want to make an upgrade this year!)

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I’d go for the chair, especially if you’re upgrading from a wooden one. The best bang for your buck at that price range would be a used Herman Miller - I got one last year and it’s done wonders for my back and posture.

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I was looking at used Aerons and went down a rabbit hole of “fakes”, which kind of turned me off. I’m going to look into this again!

Ergonomic Chair Reco:

Crandall refurbished Leap V 2. I believe it was around $500 and they usually have extra little promos around major holidays (you could score another 10% off). Bought this chair back in the day for bar prep and couldn’t tell the difference between this refurbished model and a brand new Leap V 2 from Steelseries.

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I’ll look into Crandall, too! Thank you!

I like my standing desk.

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Agreed on chair. I have an amazing desk but a cheap chair and it’s miserable lol

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Steelcase Leap

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I recently ordered this standing desk converter from Costco and it works great! Fully electric so you don't have to do any lifting yourself, and very reasonably priced. Might even be able to get both the desk converter and an ergonomic chair at this price.

https://www.costco.com/apexdesk-zt-electric-desk-riser.product.100401835.html

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Whoa! Thanks so much! I might shop around for a version that better matches my set up aesthetic, but this is a good option for sure!!

Chair because you can’t stand all day and you’ll need a good chair to sit in. I chose the standing desk and have a crappy office chair so I’m still miserable. Now I need to spend on a chair too.

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