Based on the few reviews, I was a little worried about making this purchase. But I ordered the last 7-Foot Fuf that Amazon had in stock on a Tuesday and received it 3 days later on Friday afternoon. I went with the Sierra Red since it was the only one in stock and was right under the 200 dollar mark. The color looks fine in our media room.
The chair was shoved into a really long box, like 3 boxes taped together. But it was fully enclosed and protected from the elements. A little of the tape used for packaging did get on the fabric itself, but a rag with a little warm water got the sticky right off and it was only in two little places on the huge chair. And since it was already pretty large and un-vacuum sealed, it didn't have any odor at all that I saw mentioned in a few reviews on the 6-foot chair.
It has taken 3 days for the chair to grow into a gigantic size (not sure if it's done yet or not), but we've used it since day one. Two regular sized women and a skinny friend all fit on this chair without touching while we watched a movie the Friday night it was delivered. We were all sitting in a reclined position, so it was being used like three recliners side by side that just happened to be close to the floor.
On Saturday, two pretty large men used the chair to play video games and they had plenty of room without touching to sit. When one of them decided to sprall out, he took over the entire chair and used it as a bed pretty much.
My main point is that it truly is huge. But it is a beanbag chair, so it naturally seems to stay in a huge ball sort of shape, not the couch-like one in the picture. Doesn't matter to us since we force it into whatever position we want it, but that was the only surprise so far. Also, I am a 5'2" 30-year-old lady myself with medium body strength and can man-handle this thing to wherever I want it. So it's big but still manageable.
We had about 15-20 people over for a potluck that Saturday night it was used for video games, and at least 10 people flopped on it on and off over the evening. They all liked it a lot. Two or three people flat out loved it so much that they wanted to buy one when they get home. One friend has decided she wants one in several rooms of her house.
Overall, I am on Day 3 of ownership since I am writing this review Sunday afternoon, and I am super happy. I will update this a few months down to road. Good luck!
UPDATE: It's now March 2013 and we are still loving our Fuf. :-) Two months in and no rips or tears, flopped on daily by 30 year old kids (yeah, that's us...jumping on it from a few feet out like a big pile of leaves...), and even our Pug and Dachshund jump onto it to sit with us with no problems. Our potluck friends jump on this thing every week too. The seam along the side is still holding up, but I will keep an eye on it based on the other reviews. We've even used it as a guest bed 3 times. It isn't super supportive like a mattress, but it is a cushy bean bag chair. If you need more support, they do sell the filling separately so you can beef it up a bit. I like being surrounded by my big red tomato of Fuf, so we are probably not going to add any more filling unless it gets too flat with time. I just need it to be comfortable and keep my butt off the floor.
UPDATE: It's now December 2015 and this was an excellent purchase. Still my favorite sitting spot in the media room and we've bought 4 media recliners in the last year. This is simply more comfortable for me. It's the only sitting place upstairs that people call dibs on. Two adults easily share it without touching and 3-4 adults fit but you have to like each other. ;-) It's held up through the past few years with no problems. I'm impressed and would buy this again.
UPDATE: It's now July 2016 and new comments have convinced me to open up our "tomato" Fuf to see what it's filled with. Ours is just filled with shredded memory foam. Still plumps up, still is the most popular seat in the house, and still holds 2 adults super easily and 3-4 when we pile on (and we aren't small people). No real change in the last 6 months. No tears and the seam is still perfect and both zippers work (one zipper has to be unzipped the whole way to get to the other to then unzip and check out the filling). So my current suggestion is to totally buy a 7 ft one if you can and then make sure it's the real deal when it arrives.
| Brand | Big Joe |
|---|---|
| Color | Desert Rose |
| Pattern | Solid |
| Special Feature | Premium |
| Age Range (Description) | Adult |
| Fabric Type | Lenox |
| Style | Lenox |
| Included Components | Foam Filled Bean Bag Chair |
| Size | Nest |
| Shape | Round |
| Item Weight | 0.01 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 50 x 45 x 30 inches |
| Item model number | 0015653 |
