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"Gaming chairs" are a fucking scam. They'll either fall apart after a few months of use, or cost their weight in gold. Buy an office chair instead.
Used office chair from some company that's just replacing all their furniture, you can score $1500 chairs for a few hundred.
I bought my Steelcase Leap V1 from a guy who did just that - bought chairs from office sales, replaced bad cushions, cleaned and greased them up, then resold them out of his garage. Bought mine early pandemic. Still feels as good as when I bought it.
I got a brand new car seat for about €150 a month ago, straight off ebay
I’ve been thinking about doing this because I have a herniated lumbar disk and every seat hurts except the seat in my truck. Hopefully this it a temporary situation but it is insanely comfortable, maybe worth it.
I would like to point out that the or in this comment is not necessarily an exclusive or.
Fo sho. My buddy bought one and talked it up. I tried it out as I was interested in a new chair since my work from home ability had recently increased from 25% to 50% arouns 2018. My broke ass 10+ year old chair from college was wayyy more comfortable. Invested in a ~$250 office chair after that. Have had it for 5 years, work from home 75% of the time, amazingly comfortable and it still looks like new.
This is true. Gaming chairs are a scam. They're made in China and sold in bulk to wholesalers for $40 who mark them up and sell them for $600. I have one and hate it, it's hard as a rock and not adjustable.
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a good office chair is a fraction of the price, more comfortable and will last far longer.
My wife has bought several gaming chairs over the years. None of them have any breathability and she just sweats like crazy whenever she sits in one for a long period of time.
Buy a used Herman Miller. I know someone linked a gamers nexus video before, but you really really do not realize how bad most chairs are until you sit for ten hours straight in a Herman Miller, and have zero pain afterwards. And then that chair will last you several decades. There’s a reason they are constantly for sale. Those chairs literally outlast businesses.
I use a wooden chair from a dining room set probably, never got the hype over chairs. I'm not hard-core gaming but I've sat in it for maybe 8 hrs a day before doing school stuff and it never gets uncomfortable