Review: Sumo Omni Chair
by Rob
by Rob
Have you ever walked down the street and noticed a complete stranger sitting on the ground crying with his head buried in his hands? Have you ever pondered, for a moment, the sad, sad story behind those anguished eyes? Maybe he’s recently lost a loved one. Or maybe he just doesn’t like you staring at him. But maybe, just maybe, he’s really uncomfortable sitting on the ground and would rather be sitting on a comfy chair.
Since nobody can bring back the dead, and you’re a creepy bastard, there’s really only one of these three problems we can solve: the chair.
Why are chairs so important?
Because people sit in chairs.
That said, as an animator my ass is on a chair a lot. As an ass of discerning taste, it's always looking for newer and more comfortable chairs, and when I got my hands on a Sumo Lounge Omni bean bag chair, my ass gave an emphatic "YES!"
I was kind of disappointed when it arrived. It didn't look anything like the picture on the website. Cardboard was a weird choice of material for a chair. But here's the cool part. When I was testing its durability with my teeth, I found out there's a smaller chair inside! It's like one of those Russian dolls.
The chair on the inside was actually pretty comfortable. You can move it into a bunch of different positions, and it sort of conforms to the shape of your body.
The downside is that it's big and terrifying. Sometimes it's hard to sleep because there's a huge, looming rectangular blue monster in my room. I'd keep it in my living room but it's so obtrusive that I'd probably die if there were ever a fire in my apartment. Also I wouldn't have any friends.
Long story short, it's a damn good chair. I dunno if I'd pay the ~$120 it goes for, but I definitely wouldn't turn down an Omni if I ever had a website that got a deal to review the chair in exchange for a free one. Hypothetically speaking.
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