I'm beginning to understand a new reason.
It's to hide this monstrosity:
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| (Actual photo of pillow in front of pillow I use to hide it behind. Note pillow hanging out of right side and extra pillow case hanging on left side. This is the best I can do, folks!) |
I took him shopping to buy his pillow, since I figured he might want to feel them and see if that's what he really wants. The first few places, the down pillows started at $60 (King size). I think even he was shocked by those prices. Then we went to Target and he found one he liked for $42. I had my doubts about the thing, but kept my opinions to myself and the receipt handy!
My first run-in with the beast was putting it into the pillow protector and pillow case. For those with daughters, it reminded me of putting a pair of tights on a struggling (and possibly, wet) two year old. No matter how much I pried and prodded and stuffed my own arm into the pillow case to pull the pillow down, it just wouldn't budge. And now I have to deal with this lumpy ball of vexation every time I wash the bedding.
Then there's the freaking noise it makes all night. What's up with that? My husband claims it will stop once it "softens up," but it's been a month and I'm still waiting. I kept thinking he'd be so annoyed with the noise and the texture of the thing, that he'd want to burn it as much as I do. No such luck! When I asked him yesterday how he liked his pillow, he said, "I love it!"
How do you like your pillow?
I agree with you: I like a firm pillow. I hate when you're staying in a hotel and the pillows are too soft. Who can sleep like that?! I will say though, I love my down comforter.
ReplyDeleteI bought a down comforter for the first time when I bought this bedding/ duvet cover. I love it too. Lightweight and nothing like the pillow.
DeleteAny pillow will do me as long as it's firmish. Like you, I don't see the point of a pillow so soft you just sink into the bed. I'm happy with one pillow but Jenny insists on two, or even three.
ReplyDeleteMy spouse likes using multiple pillows too. I don't get it.
Delete"I like a firm pillow."
ReplyDeleteMeeee too! And like you, I think a down pillow makes your head sink to the mattress!
My grandmother used to have down pillows on her beds in her home. And not only that but her guest beds were waaaaaay too soft, so not only did my head sink, but my body as well - HA!
I like FIRM period.
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P.S. And it's so ironic you posted this today because I need to get new pillows and I dread it because I hate going through that 'break in" period.
Yes! The down pillow seems to be a grandmotherly thing! And I hate the break in period with a pillow as well. You really need a slight indentation to make it feel just right.
DeleteWell, a down pillow would make snot run from every orifice in my head (this I know from direct experience), and I would risk asphyxiation by dawn. So, No to that. . .
ReplyDeleteFirm is good, and I like the thickness to basically match the lateral distance from the side of my head to my shoulder - I don't like my head to be cocked to one side all night, because the pillow is either too thick or not thick enough. I used to fold my pillow in half, to get the desired elevation, but Jen eventually found me one that fits without needing to be folded. . .
So, you have allergies?
DeleteAnd I actually understand the lateral distance thing. Otherwise, there will be neck issues.
i prefer firm but it makes my snoring go to a whole new level so I'm stuck with squishy to preserve marital bliss. or at least to try and survive the night ;)
ReplyDeleteyeah, down is great in comforters and terrible in pillows. kinda like burying your head in packing peanuts ....
i don't get the piles of pillows thing either. finally talked Queenie down to 'just' 2 after years of waking up smothered under one or more of her night-time discards. multiples times i woke up to her laying on her pillow which was on my face. man is she cranky when i shove her off but she can't tell the pillows from me in her sleep. yeah, i'm that cushy.
I'm happy to hear I'm normal in my pillow preferences, but now I wonder who they are selling those $60 down pillows to??
Deletemy Mom would be one. she prefers 'em but due to her aversion to bed mites she buys one each month ..... she's single-handedly keeping 'em in business.
Deleteahh, so that's where my inheritance went. good thing i can manage without!
funny thing this, we stayed at a hotel last night that had 4 down pillows for 2 adults.
Deletetook 1 pair of jeans in the pillow case to get my head straight ....
I'm a firm pillow person myself. I won't use a pillow in a hotel if it is fluffy; causes me to have a neck ache. I do like down comforters though!
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I've heard of people traveling with their pillows and it would be a hassle, but I see why they do it.
Deleteha - that is so funny that you kept the receipt handy....my wife would do that - which in turn would mean (as a man) i'd have to keep the effing thing for the rest of my life even if it was near killing me!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I really thought he'd change his mind, but I think he seriously likes it!
DeleteUnfortunately, it's too late to return it now....ha! I lose!
I'd rather have no pillow than a firm pillow. For me, hotel pillows are often impossibly bulky and hurt my neck. I want a pillow that is super soft and sinks almost to the bed so that my head isn't propped up. But I have four of them on the bed, so I can put two behind my back if I want to sit up and read.
ReplyDeleteHmmm.....you are in the minority here. I don't feel as though my head is propped up on a firm pillow, it seems parallel to the bed, but I'm a side sleeper, so that may make a difference.
DeleteFunny picture. I buy two cheap flat pillows from Target that I can throw in the wash.
ReplyDeleteTarget rules!
DeleteI can never find a proper pillow. I'm a hard customer to please because I sleep on my back, my side, and my stomach. So I was a flat pillow for my back and stomach sleeping but a puffy pillow for side sleeping. What's a girl to do???
ReplyDeleteI think it does depend on how you sleep, although I'm a side sleeper and like firm.
DeleteI sleep on my side, my back and my front, so on balance, I need the softness.
DeleteYou know its funny I thought the "firm" pillows were best too- until I got one. I have a firm memory foam pillow that I would swear by. Yet when my boyfriend brought his soft pillow over I stole that in a heartbeat and won't give it back. I guess you find what you like by trial and error?
ReplyDeleteYou stole his pillow? What's he using now?
DeleteI've got one of these therapeutic pillows for neck support. I don't particularly like it, but if can spare me for any additional physical misery, I'll take it.
ReplyDeleteBut do you hide it behind other pillows??
Deletei have a lot of pillows on my bed and i sleep without a pillow. so uncomfortable. i do sleep with something under my neck.
ReplyDeleteYou like those fake decor pillows too?
DeleteBijoux, you do know why we laugh at comedy, don't you? It's because we recognize ourselves. This post is seriously funny.
ReplyDeleteGive me any old cushion. Don't give me a cushion. Fine. I'll even sleep on the floor. Once I slept standing up, leaning against the wall. Of a toilet cubicle. In five minute increments.
Looking forward to your take on shared double duvets. Though do think that, at heart, you are a single's person.
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I'm persnickety when it comes to sleep. I can't sleep on a plane, in a car, in a tent, etc. Fortunately, I can survive on little sleep, as I've grown accustomed to the lack of it.
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