This is a good down pillow at a great price. I bought my first down pillow over 10 years ago after a lot of testing. No, it wasn't this one -but it also was three times the price of this one.
When we got our Tempurpedic bed, I switched to the Tempurpedic pillow for a couple of years. But I wasn't able to lay on my side as much because I couldn't breathe as well. So I kept my eyes open for a good lower-priced down pillow.
I stayed at several Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn hotels that featured the Touch-of-Down pillow sets. Several times this pillow stuck out as my favorite. On one trip I wrote down the details to check into it later. But I couldn't wait so I ordered it while I was at the hotel.
I'm liking it. For an across-the-board comparison it would only get 4 stars compared to my earlier 5 star down pillow. But at one-third the price, it's a 5 star in its own right.
It is basically a pillow within a pillow, but only occasionally can I tell that. The inner section gives a little more support, but I don't know that I need it myself.
The only downside was that I had to buy the protective cover separately -on my earlier more expensive down pillow it came stock with the pillow -which was probably another reason it was more expensive.
If you really want to try out some pillows (down, synthetic, and mixed) try one of the Hilton hotels with the Touch-of-Down program. My visits have been on business trips, but they could be romantic nights out or any other reason. It's kinda like renting a car to try it before actually forking over the money -a worthwhile expense.These pillows stink. I have researched it, and apparently, the feathers weren't washed properly before they were made into pillows? Anyway, they smell like poop. When I lay back against them, the air that puffs out of the cover is so gross, I have to turn my head away.
I have washed them, aired them out, washed them more, aired them more. Still just as stinky as ever. I e-mailed their customer service asking for help, basically saying, I paid a lot of money for these, and they are almost unuseable. All they did was respond referencing me back to their washing instructions, (although I told them I had already followed those instructions to no avail.)My Pacific Coast Touch of Down Super Standard Pillows aren't as comfortable as I was hoping they would be. We bought two, and one is more flexible and softer than the other. (And yes, when my husband isn't looking I do steal the better one.)
The pillows are a good size and relatively comfortable. But next time I'll try another brand.
Four stars: we have one three-star pillow and one five-star. Guess that averages out a four.Do not like feather pillows. They start to stink and when I've washed them before it only made it worse and I'd have feathers in washer that would fall out. I'd think they'd start to smell eventually now that I think about it since they come from dead birds. Wouldn't buy again for that reason also.
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