Comments on: What Recession? Herman Miller Launches a $1,600 Chair http://gigaom.com/2008/11/04/what-recession-herman-miller-launches-a-1600-chair/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:17:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: A Decade of Startup Tours and the Evolution of Technology http://gigaom.com/2008/11/04/what-recession-herman-miller-launches-a-1600-chair/#comment-939711 A Decade of Startup Tours and the Evolution of Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:31:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27837#comment-939711 <p>[...] the dot-com bubble burst, while things may not have been as fancy (good-bye Aeron chairs), open cubicles and open floor plans were relatively cheap, and all the rage and as such, the [...]</p> [...] the dot-com bubble burst, while things may not have been as fancy (good-bye Aeron chairs), open cubicles and open floor plans were relatively cheap, and all the rage and as such, the [...]

]]> By: Dilip http://gigaom.com/2008/11/04/what-recession-herman-miller-launches-a-1600-chair/#comment-910811 Dilip Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:12:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27837#comment-910811 <p>I've got a nice 'old skool' aeron chair, courtesy of the liquidation sale at Enron !</p> I’ve got a nice ‘old skool’ aeron chair, courtesy of the liquidation sale at Enron !

]]> By: Mel http://gigaom.com/2008/11/04/what-recession-herman-miller-launches-a-1600-chair/#comment-910559 Mel Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:29:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27837#comment-910559 <p>Ravi, I had a $50 chair for three years! But my butt couldn't take any more. When it finally broke, I got a $200 chair with good padding, support, and indexed recline ... and I love it.</p> Ravi, I had a $50 chair for three years! But my butt couldn’t take any more. When it finally broke, I got a $200 chair with good padding, support, and indexed recline … and I love it.

]]> By: Ravi http://gigaom.com/2008/11/04/what-recession-herman-miller-launches-a-1600-chair/#comment-910519 Ravi Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:23:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27837#comment-910519 <p>Mel, I am sitting on a $50 Office Depot chair!</p> Mel, I am sitting on a $50 Office Depot chair!

]]> By: Eideard http://gigaom.com/2008/11/04/what-recession-herman-miller-launches-a-1600-chair/#comment-910506 Eideard Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:30:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27837#comment-910506 <p>Man, I hate horsehair mattresses. Now, they're upscale? Sheesh.</p> Man, I hate horsehair mattresses. Now, they’re upscale? Sheesh.

]]> By: Mel http://gigaom.com/2008/11/04/what-recession-herman-miller-launches-a-1600-chair/#comment-910504 Mel Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:14:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27837#comment-910504 <p>$200 on a decent chair from Office Depot.</p> <p>Take the $1400 I saved and spend it on Tequila.</p> <p>Can't feel a thing? Priceless.</p> $200 on a decent chair from Office Depot.

Take the $1400 I saved and spend it on Tequila.

Can’t feel a thing? Priceless.

]]> By: Ian Bell http://gigaom.com/2008/11/04/what-recession-herman-miller-launches-a-1600-chair/#comment-910499 Ian Bell Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:27:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27837#comment-910499 <p>Sorry Om, but I just spent all my money on a Bailout Benz:</p> <p>http://www.ianbell.com/2008/10/06/order-your-bailout-benz-today/</p> Sorry Om, but I just spent all my money on a Bailout Benz:

http://www.ianbell.com/2008/10/06/order-your-bailout-benz-today/

]]> By: oluies http://gigaom.com/2008/11/04/what-recession-herman-miller-launches-a-1600-chair/#comment-910498 oluies Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:24:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27837#comment-910498 <p>What can I say, the Hästens bed is cheaper in Sweden and the Herman Mille chairs are more expensive, sleep in sweden, work in the US?</p> What can I say, the Hästens bed is cheaper in Sweden and the Herman Mille chairs are more expensive, sleep in sweden, work in the US?

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