Thursday, May 6, 2010

Full Range Ergonomic Online Stores

Ergonomic Online Stores Part 4

So far we have reviewed ergonomic online stores that focus on accessories, such as keyboard trays or tracking devices, and stores that focus on ergonomic furniture, such as chairs or workstations. Let's now look at full range ergonomic online stores, which cover both ends of the spectrum. As usual, we start with the smaller stores.




Ergo Devices  is a very small small store with an elegant site design, ranging, in a small number of categories, through both industrial/ medical and office ergonomics, but with very few products in each category. Few of the products can actually be purchased through the site, and many require a call for pricing. Few brands are recognizable. There is little product information on the product pages. There are no product reviews or chat. There are no chair or keyboard tray builders. There is some generic ergonomic information, and no product-specific ergonomic information on the product pages. There are no store reviews or testimonials, and no resellereratings reviews.

Ergo Mart is a small store with an old fashioned e-commerce site design, covering a good number of categories with products which are primarily unbranded or with largely unknown brands. They advertise themselves as a GSA contractor - their site might be focused on that market. There is some product information in the product pages, but less than we would like. There are no product reviews or chat. There are no chair or keyboard tray builders. There is no generic ergonomic information, but there is some limited product specific ergonomic information in category pages.  There are no store reviews or testimonials, and no resellerratings reviews.

Ergo Guys  is a small Yahoo store with an old fashioned site design, a large number of categories, and few choices in each category. They carry  a number of unusual brands and items, but few of the high end ones, and provide mostly budget and value choices. They have a lot of children's items, an unusual feature, that we wish we would see more often. There is limited product information on the product pages, with no product reviews or chat offered. There are no builders or shopping guides. There is no generic or product-specific ergonomic information available. Testimonials are anonymous only, and there are no resellerratings reviews.

The Ergonomic Store is a small store with a fairly well designed site specifically designed for ergonomic purposes. Some links are occasionally broken. The store covers a fairly good number of product categories, with a small number of items in each. Items are unbranded, which  makes it often difficult to evaluate their quality, if can cannot recognize them by sight.  The site provides chat, and product reviews - but there are very few of them so far. Product information on the product pages is limited. There is no generic or product-specific ergonomic information. There are no chair or keyboard tray builders, but there are shopping guides based on the type of ergonomic problem faced by the customer.  There are no store reviews, only anonymous testimonials, and no resellerratings reviews. The company has a blog - which ranges far and wide in topics- , and can be found on Facebook and on Linked In.

Ergonomics Made Easy is a small store with a good looking site, which is easy to navigate. It has a small set of categories and a limited range of items in each. The company carries few lines and brands, with one exception - it has a large selection of interesting keyboards and pointing devices. There is some product information on the product pages, although not as much as we would like. There are no product reviews or chat. There is a good amount of generic ergonomic information on the site, in multiple locations, but little or no product-specific ergonomic information on the product pages.  There are no chair or keyboard tray builders. There are no store reviews or testimonials, and no resellerratings reviews. The company has an active and informative blog.

Ergonomic Home is a Yahoo store with an old fashioned site design and a mid-size inventory, including many product categories, but with a limited number of choices in each. Few high end brands are carried, and the site provides primarily budget and value choices. There is little product information in the product pages, in particular in the critical keyboard tray area. There are no product reviews or chat. There are no product builders. There is no generic or product-specific ergonomic information. Testimonials are anonymous, and there are no resellerratings reviews.

Ergonomics Simplified  provides a simplified site workflow with an elegant design, and multiple shopping guides, self evaluation and diagnosis tools. The goal of the site is clearly to make the choice of the tool as easy as possible for the customer, and they do a good job at it. Their inventory is limited, but suits the purpose of the site well. They do not carry many well known brands, making it difficult to evaluate the quality of the products - you have to go on trust. There is some product information on the product page, although we would have liked more. There are no product reviews, or chat.  There is extensive generic ergonomic information across the site, and some, limited, product specific ergonomic information on the product pages. The site also works with a network of local ergonomic professionals. There are no store reviews or testimonials, and no resellerratings reviews.  While it does not carry many products, Ergonomics Simplifed is an interesting site and a true ergonomic store.

Pacific Ergonomics is a modern, generic e-commerce site with many broken pages, focused on ergonomic products, but with no site design features tuned to ergonomic issues. The store has many categories, and carries significant inventory and good looking furniture in some of these categories, along with some high end brands. There is practically no product information in the products pages. There are no product reviews, or chat. There are no chair or keyboard tray builders. There is no generic or product-specific ergonomic information available. There are no store reviews or testimonials, and no reselleratings reviews. This site competes on price and choices, but not on ergonomics.

Beyond the Office Door is really a large office store with a significant inventory of ergonomic products, which is large enough that we feel the need to mention it. The store carries many mid range brands, but few top brands. In general, it aims its inventory squarely at the mid range. There is some product information on the product pages, although not as much as we would like. There are product reviews, although few of them exist in ergonomic categories. There is no generic or product-specific ergonomic information. There are no builders or guides of any kind. There are no store reviews or testimonials, and no resellerratings reviews. This site competes on price and choice in the mid range, but doe snot constitute a true ergonomic store.

Ergo Store Online focuses on corporate customers, with the mid range being its ground. Its site is slightly awkward, mixing modern and old fashioned design. It has few categories, but many choices within each category (except for chairs, where options are limited), and carries few high end brands. It offers a solid choice of ergonomic furniture. There is a good amount of product information - although not always enough,- dispersed among several tabs, on the product pages. Because the brands are not always well known, it can be difficult for an individual to gauge the quality of the offering. There are no products reviews, and no chat. There is good generic ergonomic information available on the site, although it is hard to find (check out learn about ergonomics at the bottom of the main page), but no product specific ergonomic information on the product pages. There are no builders or shopping guides. There are no store reviews or testimonials, and no resellerratings reviews.

Ergo In Demand opens up a clean site with many categories and a very broad inventory to go with it. The store focuses on budget, value and mid range items, and distributes none of the top line brands. It seems to cater mostly to small offices and professional practices. There is some product information on the product pages, but we would like to see more. There are a few product reviews sprinkled around the site. Chat is not offered. Instead of builders for complex products, the site offers long lists of configurations and modules. Generic ergonomic information is available in the learning center on the bottom nav bar at the bottom of the home page, but no product specific ergonomic information is available on the product pages. There are anonymous testimonials, as well as reviews from shopping.com and Amazon. Only one resellerrating review is available, but it is a really good one.

Ask Ergo Works  provides a well designed site that is easy to navigate. It carries a good inventory of mid range products, and distributes few top-of-the-line brands. The focus of the company appears to be mostly corporate customers, yet they have a good children's section. There is limited product information on the product pages, and no product reviews or chat. There are no keyboard tray builders, though the store carries some multi-option trays, and no chair builders. There is good information about general ergonomics under a separate tab. The staff is ergonomics trained and appears well qualified. Pricing seems comparatively a bit high, although, in this area, it is a secondary factor compared to service. There are good sourced testimonials about the company from corporate customers.   The company carries an informative blog under the Articles tab.

888 Ergo Direct is a modern site with a decent site design, a large number of categories, and  a mid-size inventory, broad in keyboard and accessories, limited to a few choices in furniture. The amount of product information varies with the category, being higher for chairs and lower for accessories. There are no product reviews or chat. Some builders are available for chairs and keyboard trays, and there are additional explanations and commentaries that advise on putting together the right tray and arm system. A small amount of generic ergonomic information is available - none in the product pages. There are no store reviews or testimonials, and no resellerratings reviews are available.

Ergo Ware provides a sophisticated, very well designed site. It is agreeable to the eye, easy to work with, and full of information without appearing too dense. It carries a broad set of categories with a large number of choices -although its chairs options are limited,- and distributes some, but not all, top of the line brands. Its product pages are very informative. There is generic ergonomic information available in a separate tab, and product specific ergonomic information referenced in the product pages. There are product builders available for both chairs and keyboard trays. There is an extensive list of corporate customers, but no store reviews or testimonials, and no resellerratings reviews. The company has a blog that has not been active for quite a while. While the availability of top brands is not ideal, the site design and the amount of information available are quite exceptional.

MC Ergo  presents a good looking, easy to navigate site, and a large inventory in all categories. In carries many, but not all top line brands, including Humanscale, Steelcase and Bodybilt. There is some product information on the product pages, but we would like to see more. There are no product reviews, but the site has chat. Some product builders are available, but not for all buildable products. The company encourages the customer to call if they wish for different configurations. There is a limited amount of generic ergonomic information as ergo links, although no product specific ergonomic information is provided on the product pages. MC Ergo allows Paypal and Google Checkout. There are no testimonials or store reviews, and no resellerratings reviews are available.

Ergo Direct USA provides a crowded front page site, emphasizing pricing information.  It primarily focuses its broad inventory on the value and mid range segments, and distributes almost none of the top line brands. Product information on the product pages is limited, and there are no product reviews or chat. Many builders are provided, both for chairs and keyboard trays. There is no generic or product specific information. There are no store reviews or testimonials. Resellerratings reviews are poor.

The Human Solution provides a very clean site with a modern, agreeable design that is efficient and easy to navigate. The front page clearly emphasizes the ergonomic competence of its staff from the get-go.  The store carries a large inventory across its categories, and distributes most, although not all top line brands, including Steelcase, Humanscale, Knoll, Ergohuman, Workrite, and Neutral Posture. The product information is good to excellent. There are many product reviews available. The site provide multiple clean chair and keyboard tray builders, as well as multiple shopping guides (such as for instance, a keyboard selection tool),. and self assessment tools to help the customer pick her choices. The company encourages customers to call for guidance, and actually provides self assessment questionnaires to be e-mailed to the staff for feedback and need discussions. Phone staff are all ergonomics trained. There is a large amount of generic ergonomic information, as well as some product-specific ergonomic information on some of the product pages. The company also provides useful feedback and recommendations on some of the products it distributes. The store accepts Paypal. There are some anonymous testimonials, and resellerratings reviews are good but not exceptional. All in all, this site represents an unusually good combination of positive factors, associated with a very good looking site.

Ergo Direct is a good looking site with a modern look, large inventory, many categories, and some big brands, including Humanscale and Neutral Posture, but not all. It choicer is not as broad for chairs as it is in other areas. There is good product information across the site. There are no products reviews and no chat. Extensive builders are provided for chairs and keyboard trays. There is very limited generic ergonomic information, and no product specific ergonomic information. Ergo Direct accepts Paypal and Google Checkout. There are no store reviews or testimonials, and no resellerratings reviews available.

Next, we compare and rate the best ergonomic online stores... So come back soon!

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