My old memory foam pillow started to get uncomfortable and flat, so I went in search for a new one. Like any good Amazon-er, I started searching for pillows here first, and noticed tons of positive reviews for buckwheat pillows. Never used one before, but definitely remember the old late night TV ads for the "Sobakawa Pillow." Intrigued by all the reviews and unhappy with memory foam longevity, I was left deciding between this seller and another seller who's pillow had more reviews, but also cost much more at $70. Took a chance on this one figuring the worst that could happen is there simply wasn't enough buckwheat filling, and noticed you can buy extra bags through Amazon for around $25 should I need more.First few minutes laying on it, I thought for sure it wasn't going to work. The slight crunching noise, and firmness compared to my old pillow were what turned me off initially. However, I noticed almost instantly how much support my neck had and how it seemed to intuitively conform to my head. Ended up passing out, and for the first night in weeks I didn't wake up in the middle of the night. Thought it was a coincidence, but for the past week I've been sleeping MUCH better at night. Just came back for a second one because my husband is jealous and wants his own now.
Only con's I've found was a slight "earthy" smell that more than likely was attributed to the buckwheat. I let it run in the dryer on refresh with steam for 10 minutes and it was gone. Also, there were a few random hulls floating around the bag it came packaged in, but when you see how tiny they are in person I think that was inevitable. Haven't had any leakage since. This is a zippered pillow, so should you need to add more hulls or remove some, it can be done. I haven't needed to do either, but I figure should I need to do so in the future, it's nice to have the option there.
-feels great: because, like a beanbag, it conforms to the shape of your head and shoulders
-the buckwheat hulls do mean a cooler sleep (in my case, not a completely cool sleep, but at least the pillow allows some of the heat to escape away, not hold it all against me to form a bowl of noggin sweat soup).
-the cover feels strong, and the zipper tough enough to hold everything in (pillow case recommended)
Cons:
-this pillow is not very pretty. Because it's half-filled with loose buckwheat hulls, it doesn't retain any shape like a regular pillow.
-it's a bugger to work with, in terms of trying to get it into a pillow case or even just move it around: it's heavy, and gravity does what it does best.
-it's loud when you move it around or punch it into shape
But those things are okay, and I'm still giving it a 5-star review, because it's just the physics of the thing, and I'd read enough about these pillows to expect all of that.
Protips: if you let it hang and get all the hulls in one end, then fold the empty case underneath, it's firmer and better-looking, but for me at least it's then uncomfortably high; also, this would be wicked cool in a pillow fight, if there were no rules and you had no sense of fairness.
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