Best Office Chair For The Money?

They make "big and tall" chairs, go to Office Depot or Staples to check them out. Shaq even has a line of chairs. They definitely hold up better than the standard office chairs.

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Budget is $300 or less, whatcha got?

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You can probably find one under $300 or in that ball park, but you might need to up your budget another $50-$100 depending on what you like and what's in stock.

I'm using the HON "Sadie": LINK

Very solid / heavy duty, right at your budget, and price can fluctuate a bit.

For the love of god, please don't do this. As a gamer, a gaming chair would be the last office chair I would buy.

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I would splurge and get an Aeron. But it’s about double your budget if you buy a refurbished or used one.

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Last year, I splurged for an HM Embody and don't regret it one bit. I've had lower back issues for years from playing tennis and an office job. I game too, so I'm in the chair alot and easily justified the cost for me.

Also, bought an electric standing desk too so I can switch from sitting to standing easily.

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splurged for an HM Embody and don't regret it one bit.

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If you didn’t get the roller blade wheels, you’re missing out!

Wife and I both do a fair amount of work in an office at home. We have two desks in it- it is decently large. The floors are wood and fairly dark stained, so about 2 years ago now, I grabbed two HM Aerons (I think they were about $550 apiece. I searched for a while for them). She and I both love them. They just feel some level of sturdy beyond your normal $100-150 chair that is everywhere. I’ve never sat in any of their others, but I can only imagine they’re just as quality.


I can’t find a good exam room chair, and patients break them very frequently. They’re a little big, and armless is preferred in that application, but I’ll be buying some more before the year is out, and I’m going to look into more of their stuff- replacing chairs every year is starting to annoy me, and I know that these stand up to some abuse.

Just up the budget and get a Herman Miller. Buy once, cry once.

A bunch of guys have been getting this one or a similar one from fantasy labs (don't recall the one I have being a big and tall variety) where I work. I have one and I like it.

https://www.amazon.com/VON-RACER-Gaming-Racing-Office/dp/B07TQ7PKWN/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Fantasylab&qid=1662652672&rnid=2941120011&s=home-garden&sr=1-4

Go to a used office supply store. I bought a Steelcase Leap (I'm probably about your weight) five years ago, and it's still going strong. Padding probably needs a butt pad now, but otherwise still functional. The chair, used, cost me $175 or so, and I got to pick whichever chair I wanted out of ~50 chairs in the warehouse.

I swear you can't smell existing farts.

For those that live in Baton Rouge, where would be the best place to go to try out a bunch of different chairs?