Comments on: Recommended Chairs and Waste Baskets

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:41:06 +0000

Matt and readers,
The Raynor chair is being recalled because the backs of the chairs are coming loose, sending people to the floor. FYI…
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10013.html

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:21:47 +0000

David,

Thanks for reading. When it comes to sensitive information, I do shred that. I have a shredder at home here that I keep in the closet in my office, and at work I would take it down to the shredder in the supply room.

On recycling: I actually don’t keep a recycle bin at my desk (either at home or work), and my rationale for that would probably make an interesting post sometime. We do recycle non-office stuff at home (kitchen, newspapers, etc.). And at my work, those who want to keep a recycling bin at their desk do.

Matt

By: David

David — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:57:58 +0000

Matt,
I am new to your site but couldn’t find my topic through your search feature. I am asking about it here because you are dealing with wastebaskets.

My question is what do you do with the waste stream? All I see you mention is a wastebasket. In our office I can think of three options:
1. papers we put through a shredder before putting them out with our recycling. These may have personal information on them such as bank account numbers that we wouldn’t want intercepted from our garbage for someone to attempt identity theft.
2. papers that qualify for recycling but don’t contain personal information.
3. garbage that can’t go in recycling — this is where I would use the wastebasket.

So, do you not think about identity theft or recycling, or did I just overlook your dealing with it?

David

By: kATHY

kATHY — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:20:03 +0000

I have been using a Raynor Miranda Chair for ~5 years now…holds up great, isn’t too oversized, adjusts where I need it to adjust for my bad back (forward tilt on the seat) THICK seat padding, and super comfortable. The only adjustment I had to make was the arm rests….there was no way to get them low enough to be ergonomically correct, so I removed them.

It’s not as ‘space age’ looking as the ones others recommend..but neither is it’s price…originally, 5 years ago it was only 125. Now it is going for 199, but still well worth it!!

By: Caleb

Caleb — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:48:49 +0000

I agree with Jeff. I’ve known Aeron chairs to last many years with very little wear and they are super comfortable. The Office Depot reviews of the chair recommended in this post seem to indicate that this chair has a major design flaw that will limit the lifespan of the chair to about 1 or 1.5 years. I’d much rather spend $400 on a used Aeron.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:44:14 +0000

I want to defend the Hermon Miller chair to a small degree. Yes the chair is insanely expensive (seemingly). But after sitting in one every day for 4+ years, I can promise you it’s an amazing chair.

I’ve had no pain or problems with the chair in all the time I’ve used it. It’s extremely sturdy. The only thing that’s worn at all are the faux-leather armrests.

If you can find a chair that’s just as good for less money then you should definitely buy it.

I just wanted to point out that the Aeron isn’t just an expensive toy – it’s actually a REALLY good chair.

And they can sometimes be found second-hand for MUCH cheaper than retail when an office closes or someone moves (check craigslist).