The Sad Saga Of '90s Inflatable Furniture

    Your glitter blow-up couch was all fun and games until someone got hurt.

    In the '90s and early 2000s, you thought inflatable furniture was da bomb.

    And Hilary Duff looks good in this neon blow-up chair.

    You imagine your life with inflatable furniture looking like this.

    And oooh if you got an inflatable couch, then your room will feel more like an apartment!

    Except the awful truth was that inflatable furniture made no sense.

    It never stayed fully blown up and looked like a pile of wrinkled skin.

    It was not comfortable. This 3-seater? A disaster waiting to happen.

    An inflatable "lounger"? How are you supposed to "lounge" on that?

    And then there were pointless accessories. Like tables.

    And ottomans.

    And pillows.

    Besides being downright ugly, inflatable furniture also stuck to your thighs.

    This is just stupid.

    Ugh and then they started making inflatable bags and shit.

    Here is a man in camo cargo shorts demonstrating the only way to look chill in an inflatable chair.

    And this girl is demonstrating how inflatable furniture can make you look totally creepy.