I picked out this bean bag chair because I like the idea of having a washable cover. The packaging is very cleaver, it has suggestions to build something out of the box, and a few other enjoyable labels. I was very surprised when I opened it up and my house wasn't overwhelmed by factory smell.  I can smell the material if I put my face on it, and I am very impressed by the lack of odor.

I was expecting the inner lining to be really thin or fragile, but it's a nice thick material. Putting the cover on was a slightly more difficult than I had expected, but not by much. I did manage to line the inner zipper up with the cover zipper. I would rate the difficulty around the same as putting on fitted mattress cover.

 At first I was a bit apprehensive the foam would not be as comfortable as beads, but it has a nice shape and is very comfortable how it shapes around you. I was expecting a 3 or 4 star item, and got a 5 star item for sure.