Sumo Omni review

August 19, 2008 | Reviews, General

I’ve been reading other bloggers websites with envy over the last year or so, constantly seeing the Sumo bean bags popping up all over the place. What did I have to do to get my own? I could have bought one of course, but they’re not cheap - and I didn’t want to splash the cash without seeing one.

Last week my prayers were answered, and my patience rewarded, when I was contacted by the CEO of Sumo asking if I wanted to review the Omni. Obviously I spent a few days mulling it over (aka choosing a colour - I went for the brown)… before biting his hand off.

It arrived on Monday, and it’s awesome! The postman wasn’t overjoyed at having to deliver a 4.5 foot by 5.5 foot bean bag, but that wasn’t my problem, and he’s always late anyway so he deserves to do some proper work for a change.

The bag has a wonderful build quality, it both looks and feels tough, I can see it taking a lot of punishment before having to be replaced. The cover is a rip-proof nylon, it’s not soft but is plenty comfortable, and the rugged material makes it feel more grown up - manly even - than the average bean bag.

Unfortunately the Omni is the only bag available in the UK, but in the US Sumo have a range of bean bags called the SumoSac, and they are even bigger, and more traditionally designed, than the Omni (which is shaped like a giant cushion). I am now hoping that by the time my Omni wears out that the Sacs will be released in the UK so I can get the Sumo Omnis bigger brother.

So far I have been using my Omni mostly as something to relax on whilst playing video games but Sumo suggest you can use it in a minimum of 10 different ways (examples are on the product page).

I’ve only had my Omni for a couple of days so but so far I have nothing bad to say about it. If you want a grown up bean bag then you could do a lot worse.

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