So, Who else is going out and buying a SUMO?

SmallLadySmallLady Registered User regular
edited September 2008 in PAX Archive
I just did. in HOT PINK! fuck yes.

turns out they are on sale for $149 each and free shipping. :D


win!

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  • The_SavesThe_Saves Magistrate of Crazy Town KirklandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    These things are amazing. I just moved into a new house and a couple roommates and me want to buy a few for the gaming room/den.

    Sumo = Amazing!

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  • capnjackcapnjack Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Someone said there was something similar that was better. A Love-something. LoveLump? LoveBag? What is it?

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  • SmallLadySmallLady Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    capnjack wrote: »
    Someone said there was something similar that was better. A Love-something. LoveLump? LoveBag? What is it?


    I am NOT going to google that.

    i'm at work :(

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  • Rocket TacoRocket Taco Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I would... if I could figure out where to put it. There's about... 4x7 feet between the couch and the TV that's the only space I don't have to walk through. I'd lose the couch but... I like multiplayer.

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  • kaoticrequiemkaoticrequiem Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I never even actually sat in one.

    They were all being used. ;_;

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  • ReisaroniReisaroni Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    capnjack wrote: »
    Someone said there was something similar that was better. A Love-something. LoveLump? LoveBag? What is it?

    Lovesac

    http://www.lovesac.com/supersac.asp

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  • ColdbrewColdbrew Down in Front Productions Lake Stevens, WARegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I never even actually sat in one.

    They were all being used. ;_;

    There was a fricken mountain of them in the annex building, it was really fun diving into them lol. If I had the money (or the room) I would definitely buy one, they're really comfortable and surprisingly light weight.

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  • BigRedBigRed Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    You guys are refering to the Sumo Sac:
    http://www.sumolounge.com/sumosac.php

    which are fucking awesome and worth the extra cost over the regular sumo.

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  • MeeOkMeeOk Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    LoveSacs are more comfy. Just sayin'.

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  • BigRedBigRed Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    MeeOk wrote: »
    LoveSacs are more comfy. Just sayin'.

    LoveSac and Sumo Sac are the same thing ;-)

    But yes, they are better then the regular sumos.

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  • SmallLadySmallLady Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'm getting the SUMO omni (like at pax) and the jumbo sized Sumo Sac

    hello new living room furniture!!

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  • xxhennersxxxxhennersxx Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    lol i diddn't think they were THAT comfy this year....a lot of beans were missing.

    BUT lst year after the concerts, the enforcers had them piled up and let us dive into them/flip onto them/ for about 10 minutes

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  • treyh37treyh37 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    been meaning to buy one of these since the first year they were at PAX, was that second or third year BigRed? just haven't had the money or space for it

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  • BigRedBigRed Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Uh.. first year they showed up was in 06 I beleive.

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  • BaelzarBaelzar Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Those little nylon bags filled with foam are $150? That's ridiculous.

    Now I'll have to make one and see what it costs.

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  • xxhennersxxxxhennersxx Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    BigRed wrote: »
    Uh.. first year they showed up was in 06 I beleive.

    yeah 06, i remember 05 the only place to sit comfortably was Gameclouds couches.

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  • SmallLadySmallLady Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    i still have my gamecoulds tshrit from 05 :D

    i remember them saying they picked them up at ikea the day before

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  • terrixterrix Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Me and just about everyone of my friends who came.

    Pro-tip: Last year people who raved about them mentioned the ones at PAX being double stuffed. So its worth it to get the replacement stuffing and put more in there for extra comfort.

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  • trickycooljtrickycoolj Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Those of you from Seattle, they have a Lovesac store in the basement of Westlake, conveniently placed next to GameStop. They also have sign that says "this is not a hang out" or something to that effect. One of my RAs in college had one of these and it was amazing and about as big as a couch. The red (faux?) suede definitely rubbed red dye into his furniture though.

    If I had the money to spare I'd add one to my list, but my blue cotton bean bag with a giant shark on it from Fred Meyer will have to do. I think new lappy takes precedence right now.

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  • SWATJesterSWATJester Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Sumo surfing at the Harmonix after-party was fucking awesome.

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  • George Fornby GrillGeorge Fornby Grill ...Like Clockwork Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I have a giant lovesac underneath my raised bed, this thing is bigger than the bed itself and weighs about 300 LBs.

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  • capnjackcapnjack Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Reisaroni wrote: »
    capnjack wrote: »
    Someone said there was something similar that was better. A Love-something. LoveLump? LoveBag? What is it?

    Lovesac

    http://www.lovesac.com/supersac.asp

    Thanks, man.

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  • Soda241Soda241 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    They cost so much, I wanted to buy it the first year i saw them :(

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  • de4dmeta1de4dmeta1 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Baelzar wrote: »
    Those little nylon bags filled with foam are $150? That's ridiculous.

    Now I'll have to make one and see what it costs.

    I think it's worth noting that the fabric on my year-old sumo Omni is extremely tear-resistant, liquid simply pools on it and doesn't soak into the fabric, and it has yet to fade in colour at all. If you can make something of similar quality with equivalent resistances, more power to you. :) I think it's safe to say most of us will go the lazy route and just buy one that's already been assembled and filled.

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  • strebaliciousstrebalicious Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I got a Plush thingy. http://www.plushcomfort.com/inc/sdetail/44 Party size. Same thing pretty much as Lovesac or Sumo. Pretty darn nice, as me, the wife, and the kid can all take a nap on it at the same time. Used it to replace my couch.

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  • ArcoArco Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I've never found any of these things comfortable except the LoveSac, which is lightyears beyond simple bean bag furniture. I didn't get to try a SUMO this year because, honestly, there was never one open when I would walk by them.

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    SmallLady wrote: »
    I just did. in HOT PINK! fuck yes.

    turns out they are on sale for $149 each and free shipping. :D


    win!

    I've always wanted one, but the shipping to Canada was always a deal breaker.

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  • leafleaf Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    apotheos wrote: »
    SmallLady wrote: »
    I just did. in HOT PINK! fuck yes.

    turns out they are on sale for $149 each and free shipping. :D


    win!

    I've always wanted one, but the shipping to Canada was always a deal breaker.

    Yeah pretty much. Maybe next year if I drive down alone I might be able to just buy a couple and take them back.

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  • SmallLadySmallLady Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    apotheos wrote: »
    SmallLady wrote: »
    I just did. in HOT PINK! fuck yes.

    turns out they are on sale for $149 each and free shipping. :D


    win!

    I've always wanted one, but the shipping to Canada was always a deal breaker.

    you mean the FREE SHIPPING???

    email i got from Sumo Today: andrew@sumolounge.com

    Hi Angela,

    Yes we ship to Canada & shipping is free as well.

    Andrew

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  • netcrusher88netcrusher88 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    re: the cost. Ripstop stain/spillproof nylon is expensive, particularly the thick stuff that Sumo uses - believe me, these things take more abuse than you realize over the course of teardown and none have ripped yet (during teardown, at least - one ripped during PAX 08). Combine that with the Styrofoam (good quality EPS beads are expensive) and the fact that they ship for free... it's a hell of a deal.

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  • spydeyspydey Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I've been debating on picking up two of these. Just haven't yet.

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Well hot damn.

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  • TrainwreckXTrainwreckX Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    SmallLady wrote: »
    I just did. in HOT PINK! fuck yes.

    turns out they are on sale for $149 each and free shipping. :D


    win!

    They have a SUMO store at the mall near here. I don't think I'm any more likely to buy one than I was before. I don't really have room for one, and I would just as soon lay in my bed.

    But these things rock, and I definitely spent a good amount of time off my feet in the handheld lounges.

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  • DoctorLennyDoctorLenny Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Did anybody else see the boss SUMO Fort they built over in the Annex on Saturday?

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  • BuraisuBuraisu Psychomancer Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I liked the ones at PAX '06 but for some reason I didn't like the ones this year at all.

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  • BrennaCeDriaBrennaCeDria Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Those of you from Seattle, they have a Lovesac store in the basement of Westlake, conveniently placed next to GameStop. They also have sign that says "this is not a hang out" or something to that effect. One of my RAs in college had one of these and it was amazing and about as big as a couch. The red (faux?) suede definitely rubbed red dye into his furniture though.

    If I had the money to spare I'd add one to my list, but my blue cotton bean bag with a giant shark on it from Fred Meyer will have to do. I think new lappy takes precedence right now.

    Some friends went in that store on a different trip to the mall than when I saw it, and said that they weren't up to snuff compared to the SUMOs. Doesn't matter to me either way, since getting it home would be a pain in the ass from the mall to Savannah, having to ship it myself and all. I do really want a SUMO, though, and have since long before getting to sit in one for 15 minutes in one of the handheld lounges this year. Those 15 minutes just ensured that I'll be out the cost of at least one, if not two, SUMOs in the relatively near future (whenever I can afford it).

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I wish I had 250$ for one of those gigantic sumo bags. But I have no place for it. I guess eventually I will. It looks damn comfy.

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  • BrennaCeDriaBrennaCeDria Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Hm.. Just loaded up the SUMO site, and it looks like the Omni plus and the SumoSac are the same price... I think if I get one soon, I'll get the Omni plus, since it's still re-positionable.

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  • GenXerGenXer Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I picked up a green Omni after PAX 07, to go with the DS Lite. It just isn't quite the same as the handheld lounge, but on a sunny afternoon, it's pretty nice anyway :-)

    Now I just need 50 other PAX goers to Pictochat with and I'll be happy as can be.

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  • Cynd3rCynCynd3rCyn Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I would love to get some Sumos for Yoshamano and myself. Those things are fucking amazing. :)

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