Buying Used Office Chairs

Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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Most furniture’s, office chairs are one of the most widely used. Either in the marketing business or in a home office, it’s common to see these office chairs.

How does this piece of furniture sometimes cost a lot? Like a Herman Miller’s models that would go up to $1500, even if you see lower priced, it still starts at $50. Seems like lower price offers low quality and uncomfortable to sit on but if you’re setting up a humble home office, or a small business, you'll probably have to deal with budget cuts – lower price will do.

Buying office chairs, however, need not be very expensive. You'll find garage sales and flea markets everywhere so you should look for used office chairs in those areas first.

But when choosing a used office chair, take note of a few minor details before actually coughing up the cash for buying it.

Look at the used office chair form every angle. See if the seat is tilted in any way or if the seat hangs to one side. This chair is probably already broke and might just cause a backache rather than comfort you'll just end up spending more rather than saving your bucks. Consequently, look also at the back rest of the chair especially if it is a reclining chair. If the back rest is a bit diagonal or tilted in any way, don't buy it.

Test the used office chair's tilt mechanism. Sit on it and try a few different positions. If the seat is hard to manipulate or tilt, you might not want to buy it. Hard to control seats may be the onset of rusting or damage in its inside mechanisms and you wont want your seat to fall apart when you're on it.

Look at stains and droplets on the used office chair's cushion. It's also good thinking to smell the cushion although you might look funny doing it. Some stains or remnants of stains may not be seen but smelled. If the chair reeks, get away from it. You won't want other people's liquids transferred to you don't you?

It's ok if the used office chair has a few stains though. Those cannot be avoidable. You can even use them as discount reasons.

If you want to use the used office chair in its lowest position but if you want it adjusted periodically, find a chair that stays high when you make it high.

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