Flashback

As I sit in my bean bag chair and reflect on my past, I must say I am content with the bean bag related decisions I have made. Are there regrets? Sure. But life is filled with choices we've made that we can't take back. That is what makes life so diverse and exciting. I remember when I was just a boy and my dad gave me my first bean bag chair. I cried like a baby because I wanted a purple one, but he got me a red one instead. I was selfish. I didn't realize we were poor and my dad had made the bean bag chair himself. He worked in the fields to grow corn kernals that were used for filler. He hand-wove the exterior fabric he made from Q-tip cotton and strands of his own hair. It was sewn together with dental floss and weighed 340 pounds. It was made with kindness and double-stitched with love.

I wish I still had "Ol' Corny." But that bean bag chair expoded when I left it outside one hot summer day. But you know what, the memory of that chair will live on forever.

Industry Players: Bean Bags:

The following is a list of companies that are in the bean bag business. I've compiled this list based on many intense minutes of research. I've actually spent a lot of time working on this list, but that makes me look like a loser. So without further ado, the list:

"A" Players
HotBeanBags.com - Professional, Great Site
AmysBeanBags.com - NA
BeanBagIt.com - Huge Selection, Poor Lay-out
AhhProds.com - Lots of Info, User-unfriendly
TheBeanBagChairOutlet.com - Cool Products - Poor Lay-out
BeanBags.com - Professional, boring products
Cordaroys.com - Good Pictures, ugly site
BeanBagSuperStore.com - Good Store, It's not Super

"B" Players
BeanBagchairsBeanBagChairs.com - Replica of another site
BeanBagStation.com - Unique Products, New?

If you don't see a site on here, it's because of one of the following reasons: 1) It has a poor website and clearly does not have the professional appearance that is required to be ranked as an industry player, or 2) I don't know about it.

If you would like to inform me of a site, send me a comment. I may listen. I will comment more on each company later. I am creating a profile on all the companies and I am in the process of secret shopping and calling their customer service numbers to see how they handle my bean bag needs. I have some amusing comments to make about each one. What's my goal? None really. Just to reinforce my claim of being a bean bag chair expert. Please keep in mind these are the opinions of a self-proclaimed expert and enthusiast.