How to select a bean bag chair or foam filled chair

When selecting a bean bag chair or a foam filled chair for your home you should take a few things into consideration. For one thing bean bag chairs have came along way since they first came out back in the 60's and 70's. Back then they were filled with real beans which made them very hard and an uncomfortable. The beans back then would get rotten and bugs would be attracted to them. In today's world, bean bags have revolved into an actual furniture. Today's bean bags come in exotic covers like cotton twill, soft denims, corduroy, microfiber, microsuede, vinyl, velvet, Nap, velveteen and many other interesting fabrics. Also what has changed is the size of the bean bags. Back in the 60's or 70's most of all the bean bags were very small. Today everything has gotten very big, not only has our meals gotten bigger, but our seating has grown up as well. Bean Bags and FooF foam filled chairs get so big that no only one person can sit in them, but several people could if they desired.

Size :

First thing to remember when buying a bean bag. Figure out where you would like the bean bag chair to stay in your home. Once you know the best place(s) in your home for a bean bag chair you can select the proper size to fit that area. Its impossible to make a super huge bean bag chair get smaller. So this is a very very important step of the decision making. If you purchase a bean bag chair that is too huge and deside to return it for a refund or an exchange. That is where the problem can be. Shipping on bigger items like a bean bag chair is very expensive to ship. The farther you live away from where the bean bag ships from cost a great deal more money. So be prepared to have $40 to $100 in shipping fees deducted from your initial purchase amount if you return a bean bag for refund or exchange. Most, if not all, vendors that ship a large box to you will not pay to return the box if it is not their fault for this return. If you return it for a refund most vendors will charge a restocking fee as well as deduct for the shipping costs it took to ship it to you in the first place. Remember free shipping gets the product to you. The free shipping is free if you keep the bean bag. If you return it, you loose the shipping and possible a restocking fee. Keep this in mind when you are thinking about the correct size of the bean bag chair for your home or apartment.

Filling inside of the bean bag :

The filling has changed seriously over the years since they first were invented. No more real bean bean bags are out there for alot of good reasons. Filling of today will usually be the white polystyrene pellets or polyurethane foam. Each one has its positive points.

For the white pellets, they are usually less expensive than foam filled, white pellets filled bags are usually lighter in weight, they are very firm. The Negative about white pellet filled chairs is they will need to be refilled or topped off from time to time. This topping off will vary depending on how much the chair gets used, how rough the chairs are used, how heavy the person(s) that are sitting or jumping into them. The white pellets get flatted out or compressed over time making the chair appear flat or flatter than when it was new. The white pellets are not really expensive, but they are very expensive to ship. So refilling your bean bag with white pellets is very expensive and will need to be done eventually.

Foam filled bean bags have changed these chairs into very comfortable pieces of furniture. Foam filled bean bags are more expensive initially. Most foam filled chairs in the smallest size are over $100 to $400 on average. But you will typically never need to refill these chairs again. The foam keeps there shape and expands back again when there is no one sitting in them. The foam is very similar to the foam inside of a sofa cushion. Most foam filled bean bags have small chunks of this foam inside each chair. The foam filled chairs can usually be shipped in much smaller sized boxes because the factories can vacumn pack them down into smaller sized boxes compared to white pellet bean bags.
When you get your foam filled chair(s) you will notice the chair to begin to grow or expand in size after you remove it from its cardboard box. The foam is activated by air, so more air the better. The air slowly begins to get into the cells of the foam, thus expanding it, making it much larger and comfortable. The foam filled chairs will typically be about 80% of its full size within a few hours. Full expansion is acheived about 5 to 7 days. Once expanded these chairs have been known to cause arguments with family members on who gets to sit in them. Friends who frequent your place will notice this chair and ask you if they can sit in it. Once they submerge themselves into one they will be hard to get out of your house. So be careful...

In Conclusion. bean bags of today are much better than they were back in the 60's and 70's, they have come along way, made huge strides in comfort, tremendous fabric selections, removable covers (optional), child safety built into each chair, filling on the inside makes todays bean bags actual furniture that is worthly of the living room.

Remember if you have questions on what you should buy call the professionals who know bean bags. Call someone who has been in business selling strickly bean bags for over 10 years that can answer your questions and concerns.

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