Read this article and it may just give you some ideas on what you need.
If you're like most people the first item of office equipment you'll want is a desk or work station on which to put your computer so you can work at the keyboard in front of the monitor. The next thing is a suitable chair to sit on while you do this work. You could just use a spare dining chair but a proper operator's chair needn't be all that expensive and the difference in comfort makes it more than worth it.
You'll probably want some kind of filing system and some shelves. As far as furniture goes that's probably about it although other needs may become apparent with the passage of time. Other substantial items would include the computer itself with its keyboard and printer. They're all office equipment too.
The home office doesn't need a lot of equipment really but there are a few portable items you'll want like a stapler, a staple remover if you value your finger nails, a paper punch, and some pens and pencils with something to keep them in.
After that it's just the consumables like paper and printer cartridges which you'll need on a recurring basis. You won't need huge quantities of paper, just enough to ensure you don't run out and your printer will normally tell you when it's soon going to need more ink in good time for you to pop out and get some more before it runs out. So you don't need to waste a lot of space on stationery storage.
If you're setting up a larger office where several people will be working all day the principles are still the same but you'll obviously need larger numbers of everything and the office equipment you buy will need to be of a more robust commercial quality, particularly the furniture.
Of course you may not be setting it up new office at all. Maybe you just want to replace one or two items that have seen better days or you want to buy some additional items for your existing office.
Whatever you need you want to get it easily and quickly and you don't want to pay too much for it. There's no doubt about it the internet's the way to avoid spending too much time or money to get what you want.
We'll help by pointing you towards some websites which you should find useful in your quest. You can get to them just by clicking on the blue links. Computer magic will do the rest!
See what www.pennpaper.co.uk can do for you and then have a look at www.FurnitureAtWork.co.uk/Furniture particularly for furniture of course. Then try www.viking-direct.co.uk and www.gumtree.com/london .
There are some comparison sites you can use to make it easier to compare prices etc. You could try www.pricerunner.co.uk or www.splut.com or if you'd like a third alternative visit www.bizrate.co.uk/officefurniture .
You can visit all these places in a few minutes without even leaving your chair and save yourself some cash at the same time. Go for it and good hunting!
Then there is always www.staples.co.uk