Despite the benefits of a bean bag, there are also some obvious downsides to them. For one thing, they are not as durable as other furniture. A really good bag will last for about ten years or more. But because of the soft and compressive nature of the beans, the chair will flatten over time and eventually become unusable. Secondly, it is difficult to get up from a bean chair. On a normal chair, there are some solid parts where you can hold for support, but that’s not the case with a bean bag. This makes them almost unusable for older folks.