I cheated

So, some of you may remember when I was searching for and bought a new office chair this past fall. But it never arrived because the business went bankrupt. My credit card company (thank goodness I bought it via Citi!) refunded me and I stopped looking, feeling hopeless. I really wanted a nice ergonomic chair with a mesh back and lots of adjustments. I had finally found it and it didn't cost $1k like those Hermann Miller chairs do. I was so excited to get it, and then lost all hope thinking I'd never find it again anywhere else....

And then...EUREKA! The other day, I thought... why don't I just look up the manufacturer? DUH. They've still gotta be selling the chair, right? And so, I emailed them. And I got a call back from a guy close by. He actually used to work for the bankrupt business, but now works for a larger, much more stable company. So today I was on the phone with him and he had most of my information got my order and made the sale for the original price (which was marked down by $100 from the original catalog entry!!). I expected the arrival date to be more like '2 months' like it was the last time...but nope! 1 week!!

My new chair!!

So, I cheated a little bit. My new office chair was supposed to be my month-end reward, and I just bought it (well, half of it) today. And it will arrive sometime next week. And it's only the middle of the month. So what does this mean? It means that I'll pick it up when I can after it arrives and pay the difference. And then it means I'll take it home and sit it in the dining room until the month is over. I think that may be even more motivating cos it'll be in my way and very much in my daily sight and I'll really want to take it upstairs with me at the end of the month.

Also, if anyone out there is looking for a chair (or office furniture)...this retailer in Towson could help! I know Staples and Office Depot has chairs, too, but I really wanted to find a place that had great customer service and chairs with all the features. Not many chairs at either of those stores had really what I wanted, and every time I walked into the stores I never seemed to get much help. Anyway, I had a hard time finding a place like this (they don't yet have a warehouse), and was really happy to find this chair, finally.