Because of the pain I’ve been in all year I started looking for solutions and someone on Mastodon mentioned this desk thing that lets you lie flat on your back and use a laptop. I order one pretty quickly. I should note that “pretty quickly” was probably a few days later because I am not one to make quick purchases, but I was in pain.
I just call it the “Lie Down Flat On Your Back Desk” but the actual name is Laptop Desk Designed For Lying Down Sitting Posture, Helping To Relax The Neck & Back, Various Positions: Sitting Lying On Bed, Sofa, Floor and it’s from GpshopCreations
Does it work? Yes, it has allowed me to use a computer while lying flat on my back on the floor with my legs elevated. So mission accomplished there.
As a product designer I had a few little complaints about it, very minor things not even worth mentioning, just things I would do differently. At the end of the day this is some wood, an elastic band, some knobs, and some threaded inserts. It’s the sort of thing I could make myself if I wasn’t flat on my back.
Here’s what it cost:
Item Total $333.00
Shop Discount -$166.50
Subtotal $166.50
Order Total $190.28
I thought $333 USD was a ridiculous price and I would have never paid that much. Luckily it’s really $166.50 USD. And again, being in pain I had no issue paying that amount. In total it was $190 USD and hey, it’s a business expense so I could actually work.
I left a review and gave it 4 stars (out of 5) and the shop owner messaged me asking me to change to 5 stars. I did not. The item arrived a few days later than the arrival window, and that’s after I got a message from the shop owner confusing my order with another, and as I mentioned there were a few minor issues I have. Very minor.
Looks, I run an Etsy shop and I wound never ask a customer to change their review. If I get negative feedback I would do what I could to work with the customer and make them happy.
Anyway, besides all the little issues the desk has been great. I give it 4 stars! Now there are plenty of alternatives out there, some fold in half, which might be nice. One other complaint I have about this desk is that it’s large and you need to store it somewhere. Again, there are other options, I just didn’t take the time to shop around because of the paaaaaiiiiinnnn….