Images of items I have purchased (except trainers)

wingman · 24 Feb 2021 at 15:44

RobHu said:
If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it/how much was it? I'm really tempted by either this or the embody, debating going new vs refurbished. My old IKEA markus isn't really cutting it anymore with the amount of use it gets nowadays...

Interestingly I bought a used Markus over lockdown 1 and I've not really jelled with it. I can't seem to sit upright enough, if that makes sense? Do you experience similar?

Stayed at a hotel recently that had Herman Miller Aeron's chairs (randomly?) in the suite, by far the best chair I've ever sat in, but outside of my budget at the moment.

RobHu · 24 Feb 2021 at 15:49

wingman said:
Interestingly I bought a used Markus over lockdown 1 and I've not really jelled with it. I can't seem to sit upright enough, if that makes sense? Do you experience similar?

Stayed at a hotel recently that had Herman Miller Aeron's chairs (randomly?) in the suite, by far the best chair I've ever sat in, but outside of my budget at the moment.

Yes, I definitely struggle with that.

Trying hard to justify spending £1k on a chair, at least it'll last a long time!

R.C.Anderson · 24 Feb 2021 at 16:03

RobHu said:
Yes, I definitely struggle with that.

Trying hard to justify spending £1k on a chair, at least it'll last a long time!

I thought the same, but bought one a few weeks ago in the end. I got mine as a refurb, so was "only" a little over £400 delivered.

dneill2006 · 24 Feb 2021 at 20:07

Schizophonic said:
Did you get a notification when its back in stock or something?

Someone posted on the HUKD thread.

{SAS}TB · 24 Feb 2021 at 20:12

MTB / Trail themed magnets

Malevolence · 24 Feb 2021 at 20:24

dneill2006 said:

Since when did Lego have, or need, an age rating? More evidence that we're living in a clown world. Honk honk.

garsands · 24 Feb 2021 at 20:28

Malevolence said:
Since when did Lego have, or need, an age rating? More evidence that we're living in a clown world. Honk honk.

Marketing to appeal to the new older customer market. Makes it feel ok to buy what use to be a kids toy.

neil_g · 24 Feb 2021 at 20:53

Malevolence said:
Since when did Lego have, or need, an age rating? More evidence that we're living in a clown world. Honk honk.

Or, maybe just an indication of difficulty.

Malevolence · 24 Feb 2021 at 20:58

neil_g said:
Or, maybe just an indication of difficulty.

Difficulty? It's ******* Lego.

LuckyBenski · 24 Feb 2021 at 21:02

Malevolence said:
Difficulty? It's ******* Lego.

And yet, has always had age guides on *shrug*

Irish_Tom · 24 Feb 2021 at 21:07

Of all the things to get irritated by, an age guide on LEGO has to be one of the strangest I’ve heard for a while. Living up to your namesake, Malevolence.

Malevolence · 24 Feb 2021 at 21:07

LuckyBenski said:
And yet, has always had age guides on *shrug*

Not when I was a kid, all it had was "3 years and up", and that was due to the choking hazard of the small pieces not how 'difficult' it is to push some plastic blocks together.

Dis86 · 24 Feb 2021 at 21:08

Malevolence said:
Not when I was a kid, all it had was "3 years and up", and that was due to the choking hazard of the small pieces not how 'difficult' it is to push some plastic blocks together.

Lego has changed much since 1847, grandad

Fubsy · 24 Feb 2021 at 21:29

I think we need a Malevolence appreciation thread. So outspoken on every matter but in a highly amusing way, I sometimes read his posts in an Al Murray voice in my head.

shaank · 25 Feb 2021 at 00:37

RobHu said:
If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it/how much was it? I'm really tempted by either this or the embody, debating going new vs refurbished. My old IKEA markus isn't really cutting it anymore with the amount of use it gets nowadays...

John Lewis - crypto payment via crypto card prior to the recent crash, so pretty happy with the purchase tbh. Spending an actual grand, less sure. It's awesome, but it's a chair...

Minusorange · 25 Feb 2021 at 00:56

Malevolence said:
Since when did Lego have, or need, an age rating? More evidence that we're living in a clown world. Honk honk.

It comes with an actual ghost containment unit which requires the user to be over 18 otherwise the EPA will send Walter Peck round to release all your captured ghosts

Tephnos · 25 Feb 2021 at 01:14

wingman said:
Interestingly I bought a used Markus over lockdown 1 and I've not really jelled with it. I can't seem to sit upright enough, if that makes sense? Do you experience similar?

Stayed at a hotel recently that had Herman Miller Aeron's chairs (randomly?) in the suite, by far the best chair I've ever sat in, but outside of my budget at the moment.

Have you tried just working while reclining? It's healthier than straight upright anyway.

wingman · 25 Feb 2021 at 08:51

Tephnos said:
Have you tried just working while reclining? It's healthier than straight upright anyway.

Interesting, looks like I could do with some further reading as that goes against everything I've read regarding good posture.

Anecdotally I can't seem to get focused "leaning back", even with an upright back - feel like I'm not focused that way.

RobHu · 25 Feb 2021 at 10:07

R.C.Anderson said:
I thought the same, but bought one a few weeks ago in the end. I got mine as a refurb, so was "only" a little over £400 delivered.

Would you mind sharing the place you got it? (Assuming it was a shop and not a one off).

Greebo · 25 Feb 2021 at 10:08

Schizophonic said:
Did you get a notification when its back in stock or something?

I use ctrlaltstock https://discord.gg/rncjFGxm