I bit the bullet and bought one full price with all options direct from Herman Miller. I tried finding a good deal on a used one in my area, but they were all the older generation of chairs. I justified the purchase with the fact that it's the piece of furniture that I spend the most time using...
After several cheapo seats, I finally bought an Aeron and it's been a pleasure to sit in. I'm now working from home and at my desk all day and large parts of the evening gaming. I don't even notice the chair, which is really the highest praise I can give a chair. I'm just under 6 feet and weight...
After Game of Thrones, I definitely don't give HBO benefit of the doubt any more. I have this one on my Plex server, but will likely wait until it's done and hear it was good, before wasting what precious free time I have.
I owned a 2010 40th Anniversary for just over 7 years and it was flawless. Never gave me a single issue. Nissan's VQ engine sounds terrible at high revs is probably my only complaint. Was a really fun car to drive, though.