Big Bertha Original

Reviews:

While the product is well made, it is one big space inside and so the beans just spread out everywhere leaving you sitting on the floor and the sofa falling backwards. I was told by big Bertha that it appears to be fully filled when I asked about it. And the size is more appropriate for a child. I have now made this the most expensive dog bed in the world as I cannot sit on it.

The beans don't stay in any of the right places so it ends up like a blob which my daughter struggles to get into.

Don’t buy unless you are a masochist who loves cleaning and have a choking death wish for your 3 year old. You have to put the “beans” in the chair yourself. This is stated on the site - but buried in at the very very end of the description and just says “assembling required”. Not only do you have to put the beans in, they are made from polystyrene and come contained in a plastic bag. Whoever came up with this idea obviously didn’t pay attention in school physics - since any attempt to remove said beans from the plastic bag automatically charges the beans with so much static that they literally physically escape your hands as the static causes them to be repelled. This makes filling the chair (even after watching the instructional video) without the majority of the balls spilling everywhere next to impossible. I also bought the chair for 3 year olds plus - anyone with a small young child will likely know have that having tiny statically charged polystyrene balls floating around the floor in your house is probably the most dangerous health hazard for a 3 year old. Do not buy for a young child. Get a pre-filled one from Amazon instead.

Was nothing like it looked in picture. It cost too much, was not aware you had to put polystyrene balls into the beanbag yourself as it does not mention this on original Posting about the product.....its flimsy, now I'm stuck with it, as not allowed to return. Its awful! Do not buy! False information and pictures provided. Not happy

Appalling choice of delivery partner. I wouldn’t pay DPD in chocolate buttons. Would never buy from Big Bertha again while ever they use DPD. Also, not enough beans……the amount you put in should be a choice based on preference, not a cheap base amount. The bag itself is good! Generally disappointed.

It would be so much better if the beanbag came ready stuffed. Doing it at home is such a faff and so many of the styrofoam beans spill out and it’s messy. I would prefer to buy from somewhere where it’s ready-stuffed professionally, so wouldn’t buy from here again or recommend.

Did not realize you had to fill your own bag with the beads supplied! What a mess with beads all over house. Should have been filled at warehouse not in customer's home.

Liked the material however far smaller than anticipated.....also more beans required

Polystyrene balls were loose outside packaging bag and in the box. Messy getting them in the item.

I received this product and was immediately disappointed with the presentation as the beanbag needs to be ‘assembled’. The polystyrene balls is in a separate bag to the casing, and despite best efforts, it is a very messy exercise as the filling goes everywhere. At this price, I would have expected the bean bag to come ready for use. The material of the casing was also quite poor and does not have the quality I would expect for >£100. I had then decided to return for a refund, but have received no correspondence after nearly 2 weeks. VERY disappointing!

You have to fill the bean bag yourself!!!! Been trying for an hour now and still not done, tiny polystyrene balls everywhere. An absolute nightmare product. Would never have bought if I had known!

It's nothing like the photo. Those granules are dangerous for children and difficult to stuff into the cover

The item I received was damaged. Should have been checked before shopping to customer

Much smaller than we imagined. Size should be clearer on the website

The product was not suitable. Too expensive for this type of item

Too expensive poor practises

The beanbag, once assembled, is very comfortable. However, as other reviewers have experienced, it is not clear from the website that you are required to fill it yourself (and similar to another reviewer, I did not have a second person available to help which made the task pretty hard). The filling gets everywhere and is a nightmare to clear up. This is not helped by the fact the box it comes in has holes and some of the filling will inevitably come out the bottom no matter how careful you are. Again, similar to other reviewers, insufficient filling was provided - I bought 2x beanbags and 1x footstool/pouffe and ended up using the filling meant for the pouffe to fill one of the beanbags so that it was sufficiently full / sturdy. I don't see why they can't ship the beanbag ready-made so assume it's a cost-cutting measure at the company's end. If you're willing to spend an hour and a half bent over with a dustpan and brush chasing tiny filling balls round the floor then the final product is good (provided you overfill with stuffing meant for e.g. a pouffe which you then won't be able to use). Otherwise I would recommend finding an alternative supplier who will ship ready-made!