Ikea Markus - worth it for a student?

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Not much point in expanding. I can get the chair for just under £100 as a mate has staff discount. Still that sort of money on a chair is putting me off a bit, especially with the rate of my recent bank account abuse. I have 3 hard months work ahead of me with the end of final year so expect it to pay dividends with my long hours there but after im not sure where I will end up.

*Mod edit - this is almost a six year old thread*
 
get it and if you're not going to keep it stick it on ebay, there are currently none on there but I have no doubt it would sell at no great loss to yourself especially if you're getting discount initially
 
I had one as a student and it's still going strong even 2 1/2 years after graduation - even took it to work and used it there, as they were being tight.
 
It's cheap relative to chairs like Herman Millers e.t.c. I wanted a fancy seat but noticed so many people here and elsewhere had ones it seemed like a decent alternative given it was hundreds of pounds cheaper.

I've had mine a while now and very few complaints, which are minor and mainly noise-related. It's very comfortable, although the arch support does force you to sit properly, the headrest is a bonus when so many chairs don't offer one, it reclines easily once you've broken it in a bit and doesn't feel cramped or narrow.
 
How big is the package that these come in?

Small enough to fit into a coupe with the seats down?
 
Make sure to try out any chairs before buying - for some reason the Markus was highly recommend on OcUK but I'm glad I tried it in Ikea because I thought it was awful. :p
 
Is it a noisy chair? The last chair in this style that I bought sounded like I was fapping furiously all the time :o :D
 
I have one at home, but would for it to be at uni. Only problem is my desk at uni is rather low, it would be rather ludicrous with its high back.
 
The only reason it gets such good reviews, is people buying it a those types that normally spend £20 on a chair. So of course a £120 chair is going to be better, but you can get much better for that type of money.
 
sven256 said:
The only reason it gets such good reviews, is people buying it a those types that normally spend £20 on a chair. So of course a £120 chair is going to be better, but you can get much better for that type of money.
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That's funny, because it's half the price of the chair it replaced, and better than it. But yes, daz, it feels a little odd when you first sit in it because the lumber support is more intrusive than most. But once you are used to it you will realise how good it is.


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Try lots of chairs, don't order one blind if at all possible. Everyones bum is different! As a student, you spend so much time sat at the desk that its a sensible investment. My decent chair got my through 3 years of undergrad, 2 years of postgrad, and now a year of postpostgrad, and still as comfy as ever :D
 
Meridian said:
That's funny, because it's half the price of the chair it replaced, and better than it. But yes, daz, it feels a little odd when you first sit in it because the lumber support is more intrusive than most. But once you are used to it you will realise how good it is.


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Which chair did it replace?

A quality branded one or some staples etc executive chair?
 
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