Instead of overly aggressive or poorly placed lumbar support, you get a gentle curve and soft mesh. The seat is wide and thick, the back welcoming in a way that most of these chairs aren't. It proved one of the fastest, simplest builds in the group, and the end result was one of the comfiest chairs. This model won me over before I even sat in it, because it comes with superb instructions and color-coded screws to make assembly as easy as humanly possible. So, can you get a decent office chair for $100 or less? Read on to find out. At one point, for example, the BestOffice chair was priced at $40, but it jumped to $51 shortly after the sample arrived. (Another chair's box bore no name at all.)Īs for pricing, everything here is accurate at the time of this writing - but fluctuations are common. It appeared to be the correct chair, just with a different name on the box. For example, I purchased a Smilemart mesh-back from Walmart what arrived was marked Yaheetech. Occasionally what I received didn't seem to match what I ordered.
Something else to note: Branding can be sort of "fluid" with these cheapies. Read more: Do these 5 exercises to save your posture while working from home That said, any chair gets uncomfortable after too much sitting, which is why it's important to stand, stretch and move around on a regular basis. A third simply wasn't designed for a person of my height (6 feet). Another wouldn't move smoothly on a hard surface it dragged instead of rolling. On one chair, the wraparound arms made things uncomfortable for my legs. Although I was impressed with the build quality of most of my test subjects, there were only a few I'd be willing to sit on all day every day. Here's what I learned about cheap chairs: Compromises are to be expected. I wanted to see if any of them could possibly compare with my current chair, a comfortable, ergonomic, highly adjustable FlexiSpot Soutien that sells for $270. Armed with CNET's credit card, I went shopping for office chairs priced $100 and less. But does "good" have to mean "expensive"? Do you really have to spend hundreds of dollars just for a comfy place to park your keister? If there's one thing I've learned after working from home for nearly 25 years, it's the importance of having a good desk chair.