Steelcase Please V2

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Does anyone here use one of these? It's in my price range (2nd hand refurb) but I'm finding it hard to locate many reviews. Also very few Youtube videos, very few being two.
I've found a few people on these forums mentioning it which is why I started looking at them. I would like to know what peoples opinions are. I currently have a chair that's 30 years old, that was bought for me second hand, much to say its done very well. I'm looking for something with better back support.
 
Thanks for the replies. I've found them on 2nd-hnd, they say the arms are the fully adjustable type. They are selling for £219 but I know I can get them down to £200 on ebay best offer.
 
I finally ordered a Steelcase Please V2 from 2ndhnd. It should be arriving today, which is great since I only ordered it two days ago. I'm someone who get chronic lower back pain and sitting in a chair for 30mins makes the pain flair up. Fingers crossed and expect a full review...
 
Someone asked me how I'm getting on the the chair. So I wrote back. Thought I would post here as well, since there is not a lot to read online about the Please.

I like the chair quite a bit. Not really got much else to compare it to other than my 30 year old chair and an Ikea Marcus.

The chair has a lot of adjustment going on. Its a different kind of chair, it does not lock in a reclined position. So the chair moves with you, if you sit up straight from a reclined position the chair back follows you. There are 4 locking position of the back rest, this lock puts a limit on how far back you can recline.

The only problem I find is that the lower lumbar support is not quite rigid enough. It is separate from the upper back part and moves independently. There is a leaver to adjust the resistance of the lower back support but even at the tightest I find myself pushing the arms rests away from me (they are directly connected the the lower support movement) to get the lumbar support back to where I want it. Its not a big problem.

All in all its the best chair I have used and my back has improved in the short time I have had the chair, although that maybe just because its got better on its own.

I think the main thing with bad backs is to keep moving and this chair helps with that.

Also to add: I think I must have a longer than average spine or shorter Humerus bones. My elbows don't sit well on the arm rests, they would need to adjust a few inches higher to be comfortable for me. As with every other chair I sit on, that has arm rests, I have had to 'bump them up'. Made some foam cushions and tied them to the existing arms. Not the prettiest thing ever but it works.

2ndhnd were also great. The chair came with a bent coaster, I emailed 2ndhnd and within 24 hours I had another coaster delivered.
 
How odd that this thread got revived. I'm still sitting in the Steelcase I bought 6 years ago. Yes, the plastic hinge bits that connect the two back rest parts broke. I drilled some holes and used small cable ties to hold it together. The lumbar support suffered due to my fix, but I put a rolled up towel behind me to compensate. Looking at Steelcase's website they have made the hinges wider to give them more strength. The arm rests were too low so I screwed some pads ontop and covered them with material. Its still a comfortable chair.

2ndhand, who I bought the chair from for £200, are no longer in buisness. I have been looking to get new chair and have kind of decided on the Steelcase Gesture, but even though Amazon and Steelcase have discounts on this chair (Total cost about £900) I really cant justify paying that much. Especially since I got reminded that I only spend £200 on the refurbished Please!

I tried out the flexispot that all the youtubers seem to be getting for free, but it was a real pain in the back. I also noticed that all the youtubers who got the chair dont seem to use it in their later videos! So it got sent back.
 
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