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raccoon

(31,127 posts)
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 07:57 AM Dec 2020

Can somebody recommend a good pillow? Maybe about a year ago,

Maybe about a year ago, a friend recommended Mypillow to me. I did buy one and I’m not that crazy about it, especially after hearing what a whack job the CEO is.

So can some of you recommend a good pillow?

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Can somebody recommend a good pillow? Maybe about a year ago, (Original Post) raccoon Dec 2020 OP
The Pillow Barn... OnlyLoveEndures Dec 2020 #1
Latex riverwalker Dec 2020 #2
Sleep Number pillows.... ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2020 #3
This. n/t ms liberty Dec 2020 #13
I use a 12" long piece of a 6x6 (Doug fir) panader0 Dec 2020 #4
I sleep on my side and have only used buckwheat pillows for decades. sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #5
My search is eternal for a COOL pillow (not one of those gel, cool for 2 minutes things) hlthe2b Dec 2020 #6
I prefer a very flat pillow tavernier Dec 2020 #7
i like in between... not too high, not too flat Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #9
Same here. Codeine Dec 2020 #14
The best pillows I ever had cost True Blue American Dec 2020 #8
Any kind of down pillow is the best Crazyleftie Dec 2020 #10
Layla...Somehow they are both firm and soft... blitzen Dec 2020 #11
the MyPillow pillow is crap, especially for the $100 I paid, it's a scam LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #12
I tried a MyPillow a long time ago & returned it after trying it for a week. It was mtnsnake Dec 2020 #19
Agree. I tried to return mine (and I got only got it because it had a money back guarantee) LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #20
I bought a Sutera. Best pillow I have ever had. After covid is over I will Autumn Dec 2020 #15
I almost bought a My Pillow when it was on sale in a store StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #16
Coop Home Goods Eden adjustable loft memory foam cooling pillow. BusyBeingBest Dec 2020 #17
The best pillows I've never owned were in quality hotels, but mtnsnake Dec 2020 #18
Eaxctly-- same here. We got a couple fancy hotel pillows online but they still aren't the same LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #21
Browse at Marshall's DeminPennswoods Dec 2020 #22
I have tried and researched SO many pillows. Desert grandma Dec 2020 #23

OnlyLoveEndures

(11 posts)
1. The Pillow Barn...
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:27 AM
Dec 2020

Out of Texas..... most good B&Bs in Texas use them- when I stayed at one I was able to purchase from B&B. Wonderful pillows IMO.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
4. I use a 12" long piece of a 6x6 (Doug fir)
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:46 AM
Dec 2020

I have three flat sides on my head, but it lasts and never needs washing.
From what I heard, the 'My Pillow' is just chunks of foam--a worthless scam.
The My Pillow guy has been a rapid trumper for years.
Just kidding about the 6x6--I usually sleep on the couch with a throw pillow.
Nothing disturbs my sleep except my prostate.

hlthe2b

(102,419 posts)
6. My search is eternal for a COOL pillow (not one of those gel, cool for 2 minutes things)
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:53 AM
Dec 2020

nor a simple pillowcase that because it wicks moisture is supposed to have a cooling effect.

I have purchased all kinds and while I can get by in the wintertime with any of my down or other traditional pillows, this side-sleeper REALLY needs a cooler solution.

tavernier

(12,410 posts)
7. I prefer a very flat pillow
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:54 AM
Dec 2020

and I’ve found that the cheapest one at IKEA is perfect. About $2.

I hate hotel pillows because they are always so BIG.
I’m 74 and sleep like a rock through the night, and I think it is mostly due to always using a very low and flat pillow. I doubt that our cave dwelling ancestors used pillows at all.

True Blue American

(17,994 posts)
8. The best pillows I ever had cost
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:03 AM
Dec 2020

$4 on sale at Kohl’s. Side sleeper I have had sore shoulder and neck since buying so called Side Sleepers. I had not thrown the old ones away, just thought I needed a change. They may come back out.

Crazyleftie

(458 posts)
10. Any kind of down pillow is the best
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:07 AM
Dec 2020

make sure it is large enough. Down conforms to your posture unlike most foam pillows.

blitzen

(4,572 posts)
11. Layla...Somehow they are both firm and soft...
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:16 AM
Dec 2020

They're relatively expensive but worth it in my opinion. I have a king-sized one--it's good for sitting up in bed too.

https://www.sleepadvisor.org/layla-pillow-review/

LymphocyteLover

(5,662 posts)
12. the MyPillow pillow is crap, especially for the $100 I paid, it's a scam
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 09:39 AM
Dec 2020

anyway, I use an adjustable pillow with three inner pillows of different softness that you can move around to suit your needs. It works fairly well. We've tried so many different kids over the years. A lot of them are crap.

mtnsnake

(22,236 posts)
19. I tried a MyPillow a long time ago & returned it after trying it for a week. It was
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 12:37 PM
Dec 2020

like trying to sleep on a bag of crumpled up cardboard pieces. I got my money back upon returning it, but I had to pay for the shipping costs which sucked. Yes, it is absolutely a scam. Worst pillow on the face of the earth.

LymphocyteLover

(5,662 posts)
20. Agree. I tried to return mine (and I got only got it because it had a money back guarantee)
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 12:51 PM
Dec 2020

but it was too much hassle.

Autumn

(45,120 posts)
15. I bought a Sutera. Best pillow I have ever had. After covid is over I will
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 11:42 AM
Dec 2020

have a seamstress make me a few pillow cases. I don't care for the one that come with it so I have a couple of zippered pillow protector cases I use, my husband is fine with the one that comes with it.

https://sleepsutera.com/products/dream-deep?variant=32059419525199

 

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
16. I almost bought a My Pillow when it was on sale in a store
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 11:54 AM
Dec 2020

but the guy looked so weird in the picture on the display, something told me to Google him on my phone and am glad I did.

Yikes!

Of course, I didn't buy it.

BusyBeingBest

(8,059 posts)
17. Coop Home Goods Eden adjustable loft memory foam cooling pillow.
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 12:22 PM
Dec 2020

Expensive but a good pillow for my neck, plus doesn't make my head hot.

mtnsnake

(22,236 posts)
18. The best pillows I've never owned were in quality hotels, but
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 12:32 PM
Dec 2020

none of those hotels would ever sell me any. When I copied the manufacturing info from the tags and contacted the companies who made them, the company reps told me they only wholesaled those pillows, no retailing of them. Whenever my wife and I used to stay at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, for example, we always tried our hardest to see if someone there would sell us a couple of them but never had any luck. We've been searching for decades for a great pillow that lasts more than a few weeks.

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)
22. Browse at Marshall's
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 01:13 PM
Dec 2020

if you have one nearby. They always have a ton of different pillows at reasonable prices. I got 2, I think they are Tommy Bahama, that are really nice.

Try putting a feather pillow on top of your mypillow to mitigate the lumpiness.

Desert grandma

(804 posts)
23. I have tried and researched SO many pillows.
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 01:36 PM
Dec 2020

My husband, who is a back sleeper loves the Bear pillow. A little pricey but he says he has never slept better. in addition, it is a cooling pillow. I use a pillow from Brooklyn Bedding. It is wonderful. I use the lower profile one which works great for stomach and side sleepers. The thing I really love as well about this pillow is that it is cooling, and does not get hot overnight. I highly recommend both of these products. Good luck, because getting a good night's sleep is so very important. Both of these products offer an interest free financing with "Affirm".

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