The Search for The Chair (Day 3541 - 8/5/19)

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Stephen shows off this poster with a bunch of jumbled words in their hotel room that makes him angry. They solved the issue of the noisy fridge by unplugging it. Their plan for today is to have breakfast at Famous Toastery and then look at some chairs for Stephen. Stephen says going to Famous Toastery is on brand for them since all the things in the restaurant were toast-themed. Mallory ordered an avocado, bacon, and bell pepper omelette. Stephen ordered Huevos rancheros which Mal had advised him not to get since his stomach doesn't deal with black beans well.

Stephen says that he had received some advice from Jeff. Jeff said that they don't use the car often anyway, so it would be better for him to spend more money on a comfortable chair that he will use for 80 hours a week instead of using it for a car. Stephen had never thought about it like that since he always had a mental limit about how much he would spend on something like a chair. The most he had ever spent on an office chair was $300 for the chair that is currently in the office. Stephen says that his current chair feels like a lazy boy recliner, but it's not a chair that he should be sitting in for 80 hours/week. Myrtle Beach doesn't have any stores that sell high end office chairs, so they went looking for chairs in Charlotte.

Stephen had found some chairs from Herman Miller online and Design Within Reach was one of its official distributors, so they decided to go there first. The store had a lot of furniture that were completely out of their price ranges. They saw a lot of tables that looked like the $8 Ikea tables they had at home, but these tables costed hundreds or thousands of dollars. It is due to the fact that they were designed by some famous brands. Stephen had told the salesperson that he was looking for a chair with mesh because his office is hot. They recommended the Herman Miller Aeron chair to him which came in sizes A, B, and C. He had to try size C since he's tall. The chair was comfortable and had parts that were adjustable, but it costed $1,275 which was too expensive for him. He had also tried other chairs, but he didn't like them. So, they left and decided to go to the Office Solutions Inc. Store.

They had previously gone to this store when they were looking for a chair for Mal. The salesperson there recommended a used $500 Herman Miller Aeron which was pretty good though slightly dirty since it's been in a warehouse. Stephen explains that this company buys the chairs from companies that go out of business, so they are used chairs. He considers $500 to be expensive, but Mal reminds him about Jeff's advice and he decided to buy it. He says that this chair didn't have the adjustable tension in lumbar support like the one in tried in the expensive furniture store.

Stephen talks about how last year Mal got an iPad for their anniversary and now he got a chair for this anniversary. The chair has some warranty from the store itself, but he has never had to use a warranty for any chairs before. Mal also wanted a filing cabinet to sort all their files that they have been keeping in plastic bags in a box. The 2nd store had some, so they got one for $80.

Stephen says that his dad came over to feed the cats when they were gone. His parents also left them an anniversary gift for their 8th anniversary tomorrow. It was a card and a cat puzzle! Stephen says that he hopes there will be an opportunity for them to do more puzzles on the channel in the future. Sagan really wants the ribbon that was around the present. He then mentions that 8 years ago from today was when both of their parents met and Stephen and Mal told announced that they were getting married. Stephen says that he has not been feeling well yesterday and today. He had a fever of 100 degrees when they got home and has been taking Muxinex and Tylenol.