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Ok I’m gonna let my New York PI family in on maybe the best rec I’ve ever received. There’s a magical place called OHR in the west 20s that is essentially a graveyard for failed startups. They predominantly sell used, but high quality fancy office chairs. I got a $1500 chair for $500 with a freshly installed cushion. I’d have to look up exactly what it is, but wow it’s a total dream and I feel a major difference the rare times I sit in it (combo of traveling a ton and often having too much shit on my desk to sit there). They have strange hours and don’t always follow what’s posted on Google, so I had to make a few attempts to go. But wow I’m glad I did since I have both a fabulous chair for a fraction of the cost, and a wild New York story all in one (the people who work there are, um, characters, and it was a very funny interaction). I hope I don’t need another chair in my lifetime, but if I do wow I know where I’m going.

@tortitude

Nov 12, 2024

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