uuuu my ikea chair is falling apart slowly now, nearly every part of it wobbles around and a bunch of screws are missing and some of the screw holes don't actually hold screws anymore bc ig they used some soft af metal for this and this chair is like 3yrs old now

chat what's a good desk chair for like. $300ish at the most?

@pearl https://hbada.com/products/hbada-e2-ergonomic-office-chair-white

@pearl I use a FLINTAN chair from IKEA (which cost £75) because somewhere I stayed in Lithuania had the same chair and I liked it. It doesn't have a headrest though and it can lean back but you can only lock it at the most upright position (I never do that though (and actually didn't know it could even do that for years until I discovered it by accidentally triggering it), the tension is the right amount that I can comfortably lean back partially without needing to lock it)

@pearl Some refurbished office chair(from a workplace office).

@pearl I don't have any specific recommendation, but Amazon-grade "ergonomic" chairs are more-or-less okay and fit within that budget.

I wouldn't expect the cushioning on those to last more than 3 years and they're clearly made too cheaply for reupholstering to be worth it. (I recommend against using a chair with screwed up cushioning, when it's dead, it needs replacement. Don't mess-up your back.)

@pearl thank you for reminding me to check all the screws on my (mostly ikea) office furniture. It's very annoying how they all just come out eventually with use.