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[Shipping Damaged] Herman Miller Aeron Chair, Size B, Onyx $1250 + $60 Shipping ($0 SYD C&C) @ Living Edge Exit Store

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[Shipping Damaged] Herman Miller Aeron Chair, Size B, Onyx $1250 + $60 Shipping ($0 SYD C&C) @ Living Edge Exit Store
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bananafied on 21/07/2023 - 13:57 livingedge.com.au (7125 clicks)
Last edited 21/07/2023 - 14:03 by 1 other user

Exit store - Herman Miller Aeron Size B, Onyx with shipping damage - RRP for the Onyx Aeron is $2655
Good deal if you don't mind the shipping damage as you won't be seeing it
88 in stock at the time of posting

Condition Report

The Chairs are new but have light scratches and ring marks on the seat underneath due to shipping.
The Chairs have no functional issues.

I asked chat support and they said it was covered with Herman Miller's 12-year warranty from the manufactured date excluding these issues described in the condition report

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  • iMurder on 21/07/2023 - 14:01
    +23

    Can't agree with how much the RRP has gone up lately, but looking at what is entirely cosmetic damage on a non-visible area, this absolutely looks like a great deal.

    • AustriaBargain on 21/07/2023 - 14:48
      -5

      Surely it can' the hard for China to cone this chair by now?

      • iMurder on 21/07/2023 - 15:04
        +3

        "As President and CEO at MILLERKNOLL INC, Andi R. Owen made $4,984,838 in total compensation." (2022)
        "$1,292,452 was received as a bonus"

        Ouch… Very "(profanity) you, got mine" vibes..

        • kaitoivan on 21/07/2023 - 15:33
          +7

          You have to leave pity city, honey. Now go find me another $26mil so I can get bigger bonus.

          • soymeat on 22/07/2023 - 11:52
            +3

            @kaitoivan: Hahaha, literally.

            'Stop worrying about your own bonuses and focus on making sure I get mine!'

      • gottadeal on 22/07/2023 - 02:10
        +4

        Wow, that is one disgusting person. It's strange because, with their aggressive pricing ever since covid, the profit margin for these chairs should have already been off the scale, can't imagine that's how they choose to treat their own staff when they are making loads.

    • cerealJay on 21/07/2023 - 15:06
      -3

      Yeh the RRP is one of those "never buy at RRP" prices. I bought my Aeron years ago for around $1300 new.

      Not hard to find at around the $1300+ price, for example a quick google returns this result: https://www.maccityaustralia.com.au/products/herman-miller-a…

      • iMurder on 21/07/2023 - 15:10
        +6

        I paid $1,790 + Postage for mine in July, 2021, RRP at the time, and while it was a lot, given it was completely brand new with full warranty, I still found it to be completely worthwhile.
        Exact same chair, 2 years later, $2,655 RRP, insanity..

        • cerealJay on 21/07/2023 - 16:00

          I corrected in another reply, but my chair is actually a Mirra 2, not Aeron, but the point remains.

          I bought my Mirra 2 from Living Edge in Sydney for $1150 in 2015. Exact same chair is now $2180.

        • bohn on 21/07/2023 - 16:13
          +1

          I paid $1690 in Jan 2021, but was able to price match it using 28deg to $1590 in June 2021.
          They're great - also bought a size A Aeron for the wife too. She loves hers as well.

      • Shibuya on 21/07/2023 - 15:10
        +4

        That's for a refurbished chair

      • MrMoo on 21/07/2023 - 15:15
        +6

        That is a refurbished chair and it's not the remastered so that RRP is wrong.

        • cerealJay on 21/07/2023 - 15:58
          +1

          You're right, it's refurbished.

          And I double-checked my own chair… another correction in order:

          My chair is not an Aeron, but a "Mirra 2". I paid $1150 new, from Living Edge back in 2015 when Living Edge were in Surry Hills Sydney. The same chair is currently listed on their site for $2180 (link), more than $1000 more than what I paid, identical configuration (arms, butterfly suspension, graphite base).

          So the point remains. RRP has been jacked up beyond belief.

          • MrMoo on 21/07/2023 - 17:17

            @cerealJay: I think it's a mix of that + Inflation. I mean how much was fuel back in 2015?

            • cerealJay on 21/07/2023 - 18:26

              @MrMoo: Inflation accounts for less than $150 of that price difference on the chair between 2015 and now.

              Petrol's increase since 2015 is because of other factors. If you look at historical petrol prices, it was around $1.40 - $1.50 in 2008, 2012, and 2014. I paid $1.65 the other day, but it's gone up again now.

      • rekke on 21/07/2023 - 16:53
        +1

        Refurbished, not the Remastered version, and no Herman Miller warranty..

  • chk on 21/07/2023 - 14:04

    when was the manufacturing date? warranty usually starts from the purchase date?

  • nereus on 21/07/2023 - 14:07
    +34

    Off topic but, damn I hate sites that hijack the back button.

    • AustriaBargain on 21/07/2023 - 14:49

      My my ad blocker is blocking it, but I can't see the redirect.

  • poppingtags on 21/07/2023 - 14:10
    +7

    Oooft, very, very tempting. That said, I'm sitting on a 10+ year old Steelcase Leap V2 that I bought second hand for $175 that still works great - so don't really know if it's worth the upgrade.

    • MrMoo on 21/07/2023 - 14:12
      +4

      I don't think it's worth the upgrade from a Steelcase Leap V2. Some people even prefer that chair over the Aeron, depends on your body type.

      • Arsenal on 21/07/2023 - 14:20

        Yeah, i have an Aeron at home (for 20 years now!) and a Leap V2 at work.. I prefer the Aeron, but the Leap is very good.. not sure i'd be justifying it as a $1250 upgrade.

    • jasswolf on 21/07/2023 - 14:18
      +3

      Yup, and you've got Haworth chairs like the Zody and the Fern going for cheaper than this B-stock price as well, and their own used markets.

      You just don't see them pop up as readily when you do incredible product research like 'best chair 2023'.

      • chris666 on 21/07/2023 - 21:19
        +1

        Fern is a brilliant chair

    • manicmoon on 21/07/2023 - 14:24
      +2

      I've also been super happy sitting on a used Steelcase Leap V2 I purchased for <$150 at a dodgy looking warehouse (which I found off Gumtree) 5 years ago… It has been the best chair I've used hands down. Hard to justify paying anything more honestly. :P

    • yoquierotaco on 21/07/2023 - 17:06

      a Leap Retail is $1,503 AUD https://au.steelcase.com/products/steelcase-leap?variant=356…
      where are people finding used for under $200?

      • BuyOrNot on 22/07/2023 - 12:51

        Probably a copy of the Leap chair.

    • noongerz on 21/07/2023 - 17:11

      I swap between my steelcase leap v2 and aeron from time to time, they feel very different but i enjoy sitting on them equally

      • x x on 21/07/2023 - 19:12
        +3

        nice flex

        • noongerz on 21/07/2023 - 21:37

          ty sir, they call me daddy lumba

  • boban on 21/07/2023 - 14:13

    Wouldn't be surprised if it sold out by the end of today.

    • rekke on 21/07/2023 - 14:25

      Wouldn't be surprised if it sold out within 30 mins of being posted, yet still says 88 in stock.

      • boban on 21/07/2023 - 14:27
        +4

        I'd assume that the website quantity is only updated after the order is processed on their end. Going by how sophisticated Australian retailer CRM's are, I'd say that it has to be done manually.

        Once someone gets around to it, there'll likely be more than 88 sold in that timeframe, and there will be people notified of a cancellation of their order.

        • rekke on 21/07/2023 - 14:35
          +1

          Just got off the phone with a support agent to confirm my order … she said about "half had sold"

          • boban on 21/07/2023 - 14:35
            +1

            @rekke: Looks like I was wrong, the quantity only updates once you add it to your cart. Strange system.

            Seems like there's less than 20 left now. Gotta be quick if you're on the fence now.

  • MrMoo on 21/07/2023 - 14:13
    +2

    Thanks OP! I was almost about to pull the trigger for a new one at $2000 a couple of months ago but I didn't.

    At this price I'll gladly take it with the damage on the underside.

  • Justuser on 21/07/2023 - 14:13
    +1

    Thanks purchased one, even though my 2 years old secretLab still in great condition.

  • milobob on 21/07/2023 - 14:16

    Bought this new for that price maybe 2 years ago!

    • poppingtags on 21/07/2023 - 14:18
      +1

      Yeah, they doubled the price through covid. Will be interesting to see if it falls with the work from home furniture buying spree winding down.

    • SydStrand on 21/07/2023 - 14:23
      +2

      Not that recently, unless you got a crazy deal. They were $1600-1700 RRP pre-covid then went up like a rocket during WFH.

    • eecan on 21/07/2023 - 14:30

      Doubt it, two years ago was right in the middle of COVID. Sale pricing would have been ~$1600 at best

      $1690 91 votes Jan 2021 https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/596464
      $1590 247 votes (shared with Embody) June 2021 https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/627572
      $1854 171 votes (shared with Embody) June 2022 https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/703593

      • milobob on 21/07/2023 - 15:19

        I can show you the receipt. Got a Mirra 2 for a bit less. Just need to negotiate!

        • SydStrand on 22/07/2023 - 02:00
          +1

          Thanks for sharing it with the community 2 years ago

  • rekke on 21/07/2023 - 14:16

    People buying yet it still says 88 in stock…

  • iecc on 21/07/2023 - 14:17
    +1

    $1250 was the RRP when I bought it about 10 years ago. I paid $900 during a EOFY sale.

  • Mokr on 21/07/2023 - 14:18

    A scratch reduces the prices by 1k

  • Grok on 21/07/2023 - 14:18
    +1

    How will they be shipped? Reboxed or wrapped? The latter can mean they get bumped around.

  • SydStrand on 21/07/2023 - 14:19
    +1

    They had to write down 88 chairs by $1400 due to shipping damage? Some guy in warehouse is probably brushing up his CV.

    • Grok on 21/07/2023 - 14:22

      I don’t think it was shipping damaged exactly.

      Maybe they were mounted in a display for an event then sent back “unused” so technically new. The chair were definitely mounted, possibly on a non standard mount.

      • SydStrand on 21/07/2023 - 14:25
        +1

        They wouldn't have 88 'new' units unboxed. The chairs are also pre-assmbled.

  • j1nx on 21/07/2023 - 14:21

    Thank you OP. I have one that I purchased second hand - going to buy this and resell my old one as HM warranty only applies to the original purchaser. Will be nice to have it in all black, ahem, Onyx, too!

  • ntwigz on 21/07/2023 - 14:22

    Good find, ordered!

  • HD9990 on 21/07/2023 - 14:23

    whopping deal….

  • rekke on 21/07/2023 - 14:23
    +13

    F*** it, bought 1. One of those open OzBargain and accidentally spend over 1k days I guess…

    • bohn on 21/07/2023 - 14:28

      Enjoy.

    • rumblytangara on 21/07/2023 - 14:48
      +2

      In ten years time you're going to look back at this with zero regrets.

  • Imposter on 21/07/2023 - 14:23

    Quantity Available is still 88 after 25 mins.

    If the number is real - did they 'damage' the chairs on propose so they have a good excuse to drop the price? Like the 'demo' cars of BMW or Mercedes nowadays.

    • MrMoo on 21/07/2023 - 14:27

      They probably just have some ghetto backend system that requires manual input.

    • YadaYadaYada on 21/07/2023 - 14:28

      There’s 49 left now. It only updates when press the plus button to add 1 to the cart.

      • Imposter on 21/07/2023 - 14:37

        Oh I see the updated number - 14 left now

  • purelycheap on 21/07/2023 - 14:28

    Anyone know if these are the remastered or classic version?

    • j1nx on 21/07/2023 - 14:30
      +2

      Remastered.

    • BargainDoubter on 21/07/2023 - 14:31

      Haven't been able to get the classic for years. The remastered are cheaper in look and feel. Honestly the ergohuman V2 are better than the remaster in quality. I've got access to all 3 at work and grabbed a ergohuman for home.

      • blurn on 21/07/2023 - 15:44
        +1

        I tried HM in store and was surprised that the build quality did not reflect the high price tag. If you prefer style over function then I guess this hits the mark but the mesh design was too firm for my liking.

  • hipsipkip on 21/07/2023 - 14:29
    +4

    Anyone willing to split? 6month timeshare.

    • capslock janitor on 21/07/2023 - 15:43
      -1

      WHY STOP AT 6, LETS GO 4MTHS EA.

      I DIBS JUNE—SEPTEMBER

  • SeiraS on 21/07/2023 - 14:29

    https://youtu.be/HpYln4ZD0gk

  • Arks on 21/07/2023 - 14:30

    Thanks. ordered!

  • Play3r on 21/07/2023 - 14:32
    +1

    Thank you for the post OP! Nearly bought one at EOFY, lucky I didn't.

  • Jaitch on 21/07/2023 - 14:35

    Perfect timing, I need a new office chair.

  • MuddyClear on 21/07/2023 - 14:35

    30% cash back brings it under 1k enjoy

    • frowny on 21/07/2023 - 14:36
      +2

      Where's the cashback from?

    • Bowchkawowow on 21/07/2023 - 14:36

      what do you mean?

    • arcticmonkey on 21/07/2023 - 14:36

      How?

    • qtmai on 21/07/2023 - 14:37

      what cashback?

    • arcticmonkey on 21/07/2023 - 14:38
      +1

      Tax concession?

    • Tyrx on 21/07/2023 - 14:48

      That would be 32.5c on the dollar rather than 30c. You also need to depreciate it over several financial years, so it's going to take time to claw back your "cashback".

      • rekke on 21/07/2023 - 14:52
        +1

        Starting July 2024 it will be 30c which perhaps is what he is referring to

        • Tyrx on 21/07/2023 - 14:56

          I forgot about those - I suspect they will be pulled considering the latest Parliamentary Budget Office costings anyway. Too much of a structural deficit with no willingness to change rorts like the aged pension.

      • oznik on 21/07/2023 - 21:13

        several financial years

        isn't furniture like 20 years ?

    • capslock janitor on 21/07/2023 - 15:45

      USERNAME & PFP CHECKSOUT …

  • turkz1 on 21/07/2023 - 14:35
    +2

    Insane deal. Was just about to pick one up from Marketplace this arvo for $1,350. Cheers OP!

  • brotherfranciz on 21/07/2023 - 14:35
    +4

    I hope everyone buying has actually tried sitting on one first, rather than simply relying on hype.

    Everyone has different body shapes, so it's best to try sitting on different chairs to find your ideal chair.

    • rekke on 21/07/2023 - 14:39
      +1

      At this price …. they could probably sell it for more than they bought it tbh…. the damage is basically unnoticeable after assembly (photos seen in the listing). I've sat in it myself and it is really an incredible chair.

      But the warranty from buying it through Living Edge is what makes this an insane deal, people are selling the Aeron around this price second hand with no warranty, and that are 10+ years old for the same price as this deal.

    • watwatwat on 21/07/2023 - 14:49

      Screw that, just buy it and sell it for more if you don't like it.

      This chair is absolutely amazing imo.

  • Azmunga on 21/07/2023 - 14:37
    +3

    I bought a Steelcase Leap, but the sentiment remains the same - if you can afford a good chair like this one (and it suits you), just buy it - Had mine for coming up on 9 years now and there's not a thing wrong with it.

    Getting off that treadmill of having to go back to Officeworks or whatever every couple of years after your current chair has finally broken to the point that it's unusable is such a relief.

    Less waste, worry and money in the long run.

  • hipsipkip on 21/07/2023 - 14:39
    +1

    Thanks OP! Bought one - these things are going to cost $5000 by 2030.

  • Bowchkawowow on 21/07/2023 - 14:40

    damn all gone

  • Hawk Tuah on 21/07/2023 - 14:40

    Damn, that went fast

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