Recommendations for office chairs discounts

cisko65

I need to replace my home office chair.

I'm thinking of going to shops such as John Lewis (others?) where I can physically try and seat on them. 

Then I would like to find the same brand/model at a cheaper price, maybe online. I can spend up to £150.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

born_again

Do you not have any office furniture shops near you?

cisko65

born_again said:

Do you not have any office furniture shops near you?

Many, I'm in London. John Lewis has a couple of items at a discounted price. I can check other shops, even if discounts are often for display products. 

Flugelhorn

many of John Lewis will probably be own brand so may not be available online from elsewhere.
I get office chairs from IKEA

cisko65

Flugelhorn said:

many of John Lewis will probably be own brand so may not be available online from elsewhere.
I get office chairs from IKEA

Yes, most of them are.
In general I can only say whether a chair is comfortable or not. It would be good to find out whether it is ergonomic.
It would be useful to find websites selling the brands/models after getting reliable info and try in a shop. Maybe not possible for John Lewis chairs.

Flugelhorn

TBH if you get good advice from a shop and try out their stock then buy the chair from them -  appreciate it might be cheaper online but maybe you should pay for the fact that you can try them out and get the advice. 

cisko65

Flugelhorn said:

TBH if you get good advice from a shop and try out their stock then buy the chair from them -  appreciate it might be cheaper online but maybe you should pay for the fact that you can try them out and get the advice. 

Sorry, my English...
Exactly what I meant: get advice from a shop and try out their stock. But then buy the chair online if I can.
Thanks.

Flugelhorn

cisko65 said:

Flugelhorn said:

TBH if you get good advice from a shop and try out their stock then buy the chair from them -  appreciate it might be cheaper online but maybe you should pay for the fact that you can try them out and get the advice. 

Sorry, my English...
Exactly what I meant: get advice from a shop and try out their stock. But then buy the chair online if I can.
Thanks.

I've got it - a shop that also has a website? most shops will arrange delivery if that is needed

cisko65

Flugelhorn said:

cisko65 said:

Flugelhorn said:

TBH if you get good advice from a shop and try out their stock then buy the chair from them -  appreciate it might be cheaper online but maybe you should pay for the fact that you can try them out and get the advice. 

Sorry, my English...
Exactly what I meant: get advice from a shop and try out their stock. But then buy the chair online if I can.
Thanks.

I've got it - a shop that also has a website? most shops will arrange delivery if that is needed

No, check a model in a shop and then shop around online to see if you can find the same one at a cheaper price.

Flugelhorn

cisko65 said:

Flugelhorn said:

cisko65 said:

Flugelhorn said:

TBH if you get good advice from a shop and try out their stock then buy the chair from them -  appreciate it might be cheaper online but maybe you should pay for the fact that you can try them out and get the advice. 

Sorry, my English...
Exactly what I meant: get advice from a shop and try out their stock. But then buy the chair online if I can.
Thanks.

I've got it - a shop that also has a website? most shops will arrange delivery if that is needed

No, check a model in a shop and then shop around online to see if you can find the same one at a cheaper price.

ah that is the problem - the shops where you try things out and get advice have overheads, buy the item online and the shop will no longer be there.

i have a local furniture / electrical / kitchen appliances shop - they are incredibly helpful, deliver and install when they say they will, don't stress about stairs, get sofas & appliances up to the first floor etc - marvellous people. OK maybe the cost a few quid more than AO / Currys but it is worth it - we need to keep places like this going 
  

Emmia

I bought my chair untried from Ryman, and I'm really happy with it.

The chairs in John Lewis are at the upper end of the price scale (Herman Mailer) , so if you want inexpensive and to try then IKEA is your best bet. 

OP what you're proposing, i.e. going to John Lewis / a shop trying and then finding a cheaper price is known as showrooming, I understand why people do it, but I think it adversely affects shops - if everyone does it then eventually shops stop stocking chairs, since they never sell any despite loads of people trying them... And it's hard enough to find a place selling office chairs.