I decided that I would replace the computer room chair. There are two currently in there. One has lost it's suspension and sits low low low. The other was a cast off from DH's former work. The base had broken so there was plywood underneath to support the seat. The chair itself was probably a very costly one to start with. It had tears in the leather when we got it and they have gotten quite bad.
Seeing the chairs made me feel very.........poor. Were they functional? sort of. Was replacing them a NEED? no. It was a quality of life WANT. Having this as part of the budget line helped.
So DS and I went off to look for chairs. There are three places in town where you can get office sorts of chairs. Four if you count Walmart, who did not have any in stock aside from 'utility' chair - those basic plastic ones with the teeny seat that break far too easily.
Store 1 was an Aaron's. I had honestly never been in it. I had thought it was office furniture and such. Much to my disappointment it was home furniture.....most of it dinged or damaged. No chairs there so exit, stage left.
Store 2 was an office type store. I went to the section with the chairs and almost had a stroke. Sticker shock stroke. $500 chairs. $700 chairs. an $899 chair. good lord...for a chair!! Who can afford that.
I pulled out the ones that were $200. There were 3 of them. Actually one of the three was $229. DS sat in them all...tested out the arms...the lean back etc. We narrowed it down to the $229 for comfort. I snapped a pic of it and put it aside. DS played in the $899 chair for a few minutes, trying to decide why it cost so much. Then off we went.
Our final stop was Staples. The upside was that there were lots of different kinds. The downside was that you would have to assemble your own chair if you bought it.
We again pulled out the ones in our price range. There were more in the <$200 range. DS dutifully tired them all out. DS's eyes kept going to one that was marked $249. He said it felt soooo much more comfortable. Right. Of course it did. I reminded him of my budget.
Along comes a sales associate. A former student of mine. I asked about the chairs we had pulled out. He gave me what info there was then motioned to the chair DS was sitting in. Turns out the $249 chair was on clearance for $89. Old stock or something. I was able to replace BOTH of my computer room chairs with new ones that were semi fancy, ON budget. including tax.
And we didn't have to assemble them!!! bonus.
This is like the ones I bought. Every pic I tried taking downstairs was coming out with flash glare and spots.
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I had to laugh. That is EXACTLY the same chair I bought not too long ago, and though I'm not entirely happy (it's too stiff, doesn't go backward at all), it's sturdy and good enough. I like the high back, but wish it'd lean. Not sure how different the sales prices are, but it was on sale for $59.99 in the states about 4-6wks ago.
I'll have to try to get a good pic of the ones I bought. They do lean, I am pretty sure....the boys are down there more than I am. I envy you your US prices. Things are SO much more expensive here in Canada than in your neck of the woods
Here in bc at staples we get 15% off for teachers... For a few weeks! Maybe check into it, then take your receipt back and get more cash off!
Thanks Rose. It is our 15% week here too. I did ask if I could bring in my receipt from earlier this month and get credit and they said no. Was a good idea though. Thanks.
oooh NICE! Good deal. I'm always suprised how much chairs cost! At work, we got new chairs and they were all for about $400 each! And that was the lower end ones. I told them I didn't need a new chair and was happy with mine though. (Why waste money right?) But yeessh. Pricey. Glad you could get the chair you wanted in the budget you set up!
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