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Aeron Chairs As Stupidity Barometers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the butt-of-the-beholder dept.

McSpew writes: "This article at Salon describes how much startup venture money went to buying $700 Aeron chairs. Personally, I think Aerons suck. I'm sitting in one now and my back is killing me--I can never get this damn chair adjusted right, or to get it to stay in a configuration close to comfortable for very long. The wonderful high-tech mesh fabric acts like sandpaper and wears holes in my pants. I honestly miss the boring chair I had at my last job. Am I the only person who hates Aerons?" Aerons are stylish, but not everyone finds them the comfortable work chairs they're supposed to be. Here's one that looks truly comfortable.

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  1. Bless you, my son by popekevin · · Score: 0, Troll

    The whole in your pants is by design. His wholyness prefers the friction.

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