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Steelcase Leap. I've had mine for maybe 17 years and it still works perfectly and looks good. I find it far more comfortable that those mesh chars like the Aeron (its main competitor back when I bought it).

They also have fantastic warranties, I had it maybe 12 years when the gas strut failed, the tech drove up from 2 towns away to replace it the next day in my home office.

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That sounds great, but woof, it is expensive ($1,036 normally, $880 right now for those following along at home). Seeing as I'm hoping to be back in an office a few months from now, I was hoping to ideally spend more in the $100-$300 range.

If you're in the Bay Area, you can get them used on CL in that range. That's how I got mine.

I am not, but maybe they can be found in Austin too

There seem to be a few: https://austin.craigslist.org/search/fua?query=steelcase+lea... and https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/austin/search/?query=st...

Look at other local sources as well.

There are often times liquidators that will have mass stock of common office chairs. Especially with the state of the current economy, I wouldn't be surprised if there will be more chairs hitting the liquidators soon. You may have to get creative with contacting these companies (they tend to be B2B) but if you're motivated you can likely save yourself quite a few dollars by going this route. :)

If it’s a business expense, you can write it off on your taxes as such. Takes some of the sting out of the price.

I just bought a used/refurbished one from Madison seating for about the same price as I could find a used one on CL in SF (~$400). I've been using a Leap for years at the office and swear by them.

A used Aeron for in the neighborhood of $400 might work.

Assuming you’ll continue to use it, this really is a “hurts once when you buy it, rather than a little every time you use it” thing.

+1 to this. I got an Aeron with all of 3 days worth of use on it for $600 about a year ago. It's one of the best purchases I've ever made.

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