Better, I think, if you dont think of it as a bean bag chair and instead just consider it as a shredded memory foam sack seat.
My initial reaction to this product was not very positive, but Ive come to appreciate that much of that was about my expectations. I sank down into a beanbag chair or two in the 70s and 80s; and thats what you do, you sink in to the point you actually have a brief moment of unease thinking okay, how am I getting out of this? But they were comfortable, and being swallowed up by them was fun as a kid.
The Chill Bag is only a bean bag in the sense that its a sack with material inside, and its meant to be used as a seat. Theres no common DNA between the stuffings themselves, and its that filler that defines the whole experience.
You will not sink very deeply into the Chill Bag. Indeed, smaller kids (my daughter is 17 months) dont sink into it at all. They just dont have the weight. This is good in the sense that its easy to get in and out of it. Perhaps less good in the sense that it doesnt offer that bean bag embrace that made them so popular in the olden oldie times.
That said, once you get past the notion of it being a bean bag, and just let it stand on its own merits (and stand open to settle for a couple weeks, because at first its just a dense blob of compact foam), then you can come to appreciate it as a soft and comfortable casual seat (good for book reading) that actually offers a measure of support. These arent bad things.
For my taste, the camel or pebble (not sure which I have, its not terribly clear -- but its a taupe and not the charcoal pictured) is bland and unattractive. Id recommend one of the darker colors.
Better, I think, if you dont think of it as a bean bag chair and instead just consider it as a shredded memory foam sack seat.
My initial reaction to this product was not very positive, but Ive come to appreciate that much of that was about my expectations. I sank down into a beanbag chair or two in the 70s and 80s; and thats what you do, you sink in to the point you actually have a brief moment of unease thinking okay, how am I getting out of this? But they were comfortable, and being swallowed up by them was fun as a kid. The Chill Bag is only a bean bag in the sense that its a sack with material inside, and its meant to be used as a seat. Theres no common DNA between the stuffings themselves, and its that filler that defines the whole experience. You will not sink very deeply into the Chill Bag. Indeed, smaller kids (my daughter is 17 months) dont sink into it at all. They just dont have the weight. This is good in the sense that its easy to get in and out of it. Perhaps less good in the sense that it doesnt offer that bean bag embrace that made them so popular in the olden oldie times. That said, once you get past the notion of it being a bean bag, and just let it stand on its own merits (and stand open to settle for a couple weeks, because at first its just a dense blob of compact foam), then you can come to appreciate it as a soft and comfortable casual seat (good for book reading) that actually offers a measure of support. These arent bad things. For my taste, the camel or pebble (not sure which I have, its not terribly clear -- but its a taupe and not the charcoal pictured) is bland and unattractive. Id recommend one of the darker colors.