The bean bag is more like a memory foam bag, and arrived in a medium sized box. I was not prepared for how big it would expand to, but was really pleasantly surprised at the size and quality of what my kids have now dubbed, the "tater tot". It's very comfortable and did take a few days for all the foam to fluff up all the way. I'm very happy with this purchase as well, since we got it as a black Friday deal at a really good price. I would definitely buy items produced by this company in the future