Derek Perkins - Seatability CEO & EntrepreneurFurniture

Flexible Love – Awesome Chair (Not Dirty)

derek — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:14:20 +0000

This has to be one of the coolest chairs I have ever seen. The kid that invented it is from Taiwan. His father owns a factory that manufactures and uses this honeycomb cardboard technology for other things, including pallets. Thanks to the official Seatability blog at www.bungee-chair.com for the link.

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Take a trip to China and fill your home with all new furniture for under $2,000!

derek — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:19:24 +0000

Following up on my conversation with Nate Nelson, here’s some information about filling up your home with brand new, sweet furniture from China. There are entire cities, like Fo Shan, Long Jiang and others that do nothing but produce furniture.

Trip to China with your spouse – $2,500
Furniture (click for pictures)
- Dining Room Table + 4 Chairs – $48
- Family Room L-Sofa – Microfiber – $399
- Living Room Sofa – Microfiber – $299
- Recliner – $113
- Entertainment Center – $70
- Carved Wooden Bed – $250
Each of many 3-hour massages – $3
Shipping furniture back to Utah – $2,500

If you’re planning on refurnishing your home, you can’t beat the prices in China, and if you can find a couple other people willing to get stuff on the same container that you’re shipping back, you can have an amazing vacation and get all new furniture, for the same price as buying it at RC Willey. If you have any questions, just drop me a line and I’ll get you headed in the right direction.

Slouch your way to lower back health

derek — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:14:40 +0000

Apparently, humans weren’t meant to sit at a desk for hours on end, whether working or playing video games. I wish I could work all day in a La-Z Boy, but at least I have an amazing, dare I say Elite, chair (shameless plug intended) for my long hours at the office.

Study: Sitting Up Straight Hurts Your Back

Your mother’s advice to sit up straight in your chair could be a prescription for lower back pain. Scottish researchers said Monday in Chicago that a look at the spine with new imaging technology reveals how sitting upright with a straight back and thighs parallel to the floor increases the strain on lumbar discs in the lower back. In fact it’s better to lean back a bit in a chair, even if looks like slouching. “Really the best position is what you get in a La-Z-Boy, although that wouldn’t work well for someone using a computer,” said Dr. Waseem Amir Bashir, who led a study conducted at Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland.