Poly-fil® Biggie Bean Bag Filler Virgin-expanded polystyrene beads are the ultimate fill for beanbag chairs and decorative pillows. These resilient beads will far outlast recycled bead fillers. One bag fills two cubic feet. Ultimate fill for beanbag chairs and decorative pillows.Virgin-expanded polystyrene beadsOne bag fills two cubic feet You can usually expect delivery within 6-10 business days from your order date (business days are Monday-Friday, excluding Holidays). You’ll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped. Please allow up to 5 business days to receive your tracking information. Some items sent directly from our suppliers may take longer, and will ship separate from the remainder of your order. Most items will give you the option to upgrade your shipping method for faster delivery. If you choose to upgrade your shipping method, your order must be received by 11:00 AM ET or your order may not be processed until the following business day.
For more details & pricing. See our Full Shipping Policy > Creativity shouldn’t be complicated, so you can return items for FREE any time to our stores for a hassle-free refund with a smile. You can also return online items by mail. See Full Return Policy for Details>Sitting in the captain’s chair on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise must certainly give you a feeling of power and authority. Captain Kirk’s Starfleet throne never actually looked that comfortable, which is why we’d prefer boldly going where no one has gone before in this bean bag captain’s chair instead. It looks as faithful a replica of where James T. Kirk commanded the Enterprise from as a bean bag chair can be, complete with plenty of faux buttons for ordering up the occasional photon torpedo, or putting the ship on red alert. For $90 it isn’t cheap as far as bean bag chairs go, and the price doesn’t actually include the beans. You’ll need to fill it yourself with styrofoam packing peanuts, tribbles, or whatever will be the most comfortable way for you to endure your next Star Trek marathon.
A wide variety of bean bags are available for purchase from a wide range of manufacturers, and the prices can run from very low to shockingly expensive. However, there are sound and solid reasons for every bean bag’s price point. Cheap bean bags are unfailingly very low-quality products that lack durability and other features while the most expensive bean bag furniture is made with superior materials and designs. The best bean bags, however, fall somewhere in the middle. One of the most important determining factors in the price of bean bag chairs and other furniture is the type of fabric used for the covers. A number of different materials can be used to make bean bags, and some are clearly better than others are. However, just because a fabric is more expensive, it does not mean that it is ideal for bean bags. A few of the materials that have been used for bean bags are as follows: We have determined that the two best fabrics to use for bean bags are nylon and polyester, but among them are several variations based on the weight of the thread.
The density of polyester and nylon fabric is measured in a unit called the denier (D). Cheap bean bags are often made of 420D polyester while quality bean bags use fibers four times as dense at 1680D. Although the heavier weight costs more, it is essential for outdoor use because it is highly durable, resists rips, tears and scratches and holds up well in adverse weather. It is also an ideal weight for children’s bean bags, which are often subject to a great deal of abuse. The final factor dealing with fabric is the amount used for a particular bean bag. Larger bean bags, of course, require greater amounts of fabric to produce, and round bean bags use much more fabric than square and rectangular shapes because the corners must be cut, which then become waste. In addition, cheaper bean bags may have only one cover while bags of higher quality will have an inner cover to hold the filling and an outer cover for comfort and protection. If you purchase a bean bag in person at a traditional brick-and-mortar store, it will most likely come prefilled with beads, which may add to the cost.
Bean bags purchased online are usually unfilled to reduce shipping volume. However, different fillings can be used for bean bags. Inexpensive polystyrene beads may have been recycled or repurposed from packing materials, and they do not last long. Virgin polystyrene beads are more expensive, but they have more bounce and an increased usable lifespan. When it comes to bean bags, not many customers consider the zippers used to keep the covers closed. However, the zippers for bean bags are specially made for safety and child resistance as mandated by federal standards. Low-quality bean bags will have cheap, plastic zippers, and they may bypass regulations by not including the safety features, which is a serious issue. The best bean bags have large, metal zippers made by the world’s leading manufacturer: YKK. The pull tabs on these zippers are removable to prevent children from opening the covers, and they are larger than most zipper tabs so that they are not easily lost. In addition to the fabric used in the covers, quality bean bags are often treated with one or more coatings for increased durability and additional features.
Polyurethane and PVC coatings are fairly common because they help protect bean bags from moisture, spills, mold and more. In addition, other coating may be applied to resist ultraviolet light from the sun or the growth of microbial pathogens. Some bean bags are expensive simply because they are designer products with a limited run. Generally, it costs less per item with higher production volumes, and limited-edition bean bags are priced higher to absorb the added cost. In some cases, bean bags are produced in limited quantities so that the manufacturer or dealer can inflate the price. The overall quality of a bean bag is another factor that contributes to the cost. Many companies outsource production to dismal factories in developing countries to cut down on costs, but these products are usually of inferior quality. Handmade bean bags or those made at state-of-the-art production facilities will have a higher production cost that must be passed on to consumers, but in most cases, the trade off in quality is worth the additional price.