I work from home. I sit in a smallish room, typing furiously on my laptop for anywhere between 8-12 hours per day (on a slow day). I answer a ton of emails, I write posts that have to go up immediately, I answer more emails, I write posts that I can schedule for future dates, I answer even more emails, I chat with Brad so that we can strategize and plan exactly how things are going, etc, etc, etc… Basically, I’m working nearly nonstop.
Because I work so much and I do so much typing, I wanted to make sure that I’m sitting comfortably and able to relax a bit. After reading Adam’s many, many reviews for various Sumo products, I asked him if he could recommend a good one for me. One thing led to another and suddenly Sumo is sending me a Sway Couple to review.
Let me state that again in the interest of full disclosure: Sumo has sent me a Sway Couple, which I’m currently lounging in as I write this review. Alright, let’s talk about this bean bag, shall we?
Firstly, this thing is big. Like, damn, I wasn’t expecting it to be this big! It’s a large part of my office and takes up a big portion of one corner. However, there’s not too much going on in my office, so I’m totally cool with how much room it takes up. Besides, comfort gets priority.
Speaking of the size, the Sway Couple is named that because it’s big enough for a couple to share when watching a movie, playing a game, whatever. While I haven’t had the chance to share it with anyone, I can assure you that there’s more than enough room to accommodate two average-sized individuals. I’ll fully admit that I’ve managed to knock out more than a few afternoon naps on this thing.
I have the black suede edition, which feels absolutely divine. Sometimes I’ll find myself rubbing the fabric because it just feels that nice. Or I’ll slide my hand into the side pocket, which is deep enough to store all sorts of little knick knacks, such as controllers, remotes, chargers, magazines, books, etc…
When it comes to cleaning the Sway Couple, it’s very, very easy. I spilled almost a plateful of pearled couscous (it’s delicious, okay?) on it by accident and it wasn’t a big deal at all to grab some paper towel and wipe the food off. No stains, no aroma, no lingering moisture. In fact, after plopping my tuchus on it for hours a day for weeks on end, I can say that the Sway Couple smells nearly perfect (I had to bury my face into where my ass rests to catch any whiff of any body odor) and I wouldn’t have a problem sharing it.
Now, I do have to say that the Sway Couple is not perfect. My main issue with it was that the seat area began to flatten and become misshapen after a while of usage. In the product description it specifically states, “Sway large bean bag chairs stay fluffy and full, will never go flat.” I don’t know if that is meant for people who only sit in it for a few hours at a time but mine definitely went flat in the butt area and I have to fluff it up each time I use it if I want to have some cushioning. Below are pictures that show the drastic difference between fluffing and not fluffing.
Look, I’ll be completely fair and recognize that I’m using the Sway Couple outside of its intended time frame. It seems that these are meant for people who want to knock out a few hours of their favorite video game or maybe watch a movie or two, not sit on it from 9am until 9pm clickity clacking on their keyboard. Still, I wish that whatever material they put in the seat area of this bag would’ve been doubled or at least made a little thicker.
At the end of the day, I’m still really happy with my Sway Couple and don’t see myself wanting to replace it for anything else in the near future.
