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I got the red 6’ lounger. So, I managed to roll it up the stairs one step at a time, by myself, in the zip fabric bag that is inside the box, to the upstairs room. I’m a girl and old (lol 57), not hard to do on your own, definitely do-able. Once inside the room, unzipped the fabric shipping bag to reveal the lounger air shrunk inside a clear plastic bag. Released it from the plastic bag but no immediate “poof” as you would expect from something shrink wrapped (all the air sucked out to make it smaller for shipping). I started to pick at the fabric cover, it was slow going, and once I got the cover looser, eventually had to get inside the red fabric cover to break apart the compacted foam bits. If you read the inserts, the zipper tab has been removed for child safety (very frustrating but ok, I guess, probably a dumb consumer law). I bent open a large paper clip, as per the instructions (READ them!), and it unzipped easily. I dove my arms into the cover and used them like salad tossers to break apart the bits of foam that were packed together due to the shrink wrap shipping process. Ugh…what a mess. Highly recommend you place a large sheet or plastic under the bean bag before you unzip and begin the break apart process. That way it might be easier to clean up, the foam bits and bobs go everywhere and stick to everything. Once I was happy with the foam bits (the stuffing) being separated sufficiently, I zipped it up using the large paper clip. Then…clean up begins. Quite a mess and time consuming but with a good vacuum, it does happen eventually. I rolled the bag around, tossed it about, to fluff it up. It did get pretty fluffy. I actually spent the night on it even though I wanted to let it puff up more for a few days—but my husband was ill so I chose to isolate. The main takeaway is that you do smush it down with body weight but it will puff up again if you just roll it back and forth, flip it over and back. I guess it could use more filling, too. Biggest complaint is the chemical smell coming from the bits of foam inside…again, this is only 24 hours in so we will see, but that smell better relax and dissipate over time. Overall…not bad for the price IF that smell dissipates. Pretty comfy for watching tv, using a tablet, reading, etc. Sleeping is ok…I am 5’5” and my feet dangled over the edge a bit. I like it. I might try to procure more foam stuffing…it could use a bit more, IMHO. UPDATE: After several days and daily rolling and flipping, the foam stuffing has puffed up a great deal more and the pod is huge! YAY. The weird chemical smell from the stuffing seems to be dissipating but very slowly.I spent a week quarantining in March 2022, and after only gaming on pillows set up on the floor and in an office chair, I'd had enough. I ordered myself this bean bag, and here are my thoughts since ordering.Packaging:—It came in this dense cubical box.—The box was heavy and I had a hard time getting the bag out because it was so tightly packed in. The sides were protruding as well.Setup:—It wasn't a pain to mess with, but I did end up just walking in circles on it after I'd broken up the big chunks.—It never fully inflated to the size shown in the product pictures, which might've been user error. However, I was basically doing WWE knockouts to bust up the memory foam.The Bag Itself:—It definitely settles into a shape after a while. If you're sitting in it the same way every time, then that's probably not awful. But if you're like me and a chronic weird sitter, it's annoying to not be able to get into the position you want without picking it up and mashing it into place.—This thing picks up hair better than a vacuum. My dog discovered that he likes it better than his regular bed. And while that's fantastic for him, it's awful for me when I want to game before going out and get up with his hair all over my body.—It's really easy to spot clean, but awful for big stuff like spills. I'd consider going for a waterproof fabric instead of this, because spilling a soda or (god forbid) your cat pees on this, you have to take it apart entirely.Conclusion:While I like it, I would definitely go for a waterproof option if I were to rebuy. It's a nice bean bag, but if you have pets or are clumsy with drinks, I'd find anotherI bought this to replace a recliner that looked dated and broke for no good reason. I was looking for something comfy that would also sit 2 people if necessary.Item is WAY heavier than I expected. The foam cubes inside make it a lot more hefty than the little styrofoam beads of yesteryear. I opened up the box to find a weird vacuum sealed mass inside a seemingly unnecessary zipper bag. I opened it up and fluffed it to about full size pretty quickly. After a couple of days it was really full.The cats immediately made it their new home.The seemingly useless zippered bag is actually pretty awesome for dirty clothes while traveling. I will be keeping it against the advice of the instructions.Once this fully fluffs up, it isn't nearly as supple or full as the images. The model in the picture has to weigh like 8lbs because my cats even sink it down and they're not chonkers.HOWEVERThis is SO comfortable! I'm about 6' and 200+lbs. I can flop down and straight up take a nap on this with little effort. It cradles me to a natural position and is breathable enough to keep me from overheating. Toss me a small pillow and a throw blanket and I could easily sleep all night on this.Great for 2 people too! I have had couples over to watch movies and they are more than comfortable cuddling on this fluffy awesome thing.I definitely recommend flipping it 90° before using. This fluffs and establishes the material. Also, once you are in... It can be tricky to get back out. You end up seated pretty close to the floor, so be prepared to roll out and stand up awkwardly like a newborn giraffe when you leave the cradling comfort zone.Overall I'm quite satisfied with this. I thought I was buying a lifestyle. I now know that I have purchased the perfect place for a midday nap that doubles as a cat bed extraordinaire.I love it! Super comfy and and feel great on the back! I’m able to have my computer, notebooks, and everything else on with me. The ONLY thing I don’t like is I ordered grey but received red and the thing is way to big to try and get it sent back out to them so I will deal with it
