I (Allison) went into the back end of our blog to edit our last post about the World Championships and came upon a draft Gavin had started, entitled “I hate this pillow.” The post was left unpublished, so perhaps he decided this wasn’t newsworthy. Perhaps he thought it was an overshare. Nevertheless, he must really hate this pillow.
In fairness, it is a terrible pillow.
My opinion: Our apartment came with four pillows. Annalise and I both get one. Gavin gets two, because he is the Princess and the Pea.1 If he gets two, one of them should be the worst one.
My second opinion: Ikea sells pillows for less than $10. I have offered that we just replace the hot dog pillow and make it our donation to this apartment’s next residents. He has declined that offer, so 🤷‍♀️
Do any of you have recommendations for Gavin? Do you have tips for reviving a pillow? Have you recently bought a pillow that you love? My only hard line is that a pillow purchase can’t enrich anyone who’s held a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
In any case, I am going to publish it for your reading pleasure. Without further ado: “I hate this pillow.”
Our apartment was provided furnished, which is certainly important when moving from overseas. That said, I hate this pillow. Look at this hot-dog-bun-looking-pillow. What’s the point of such a flat pillow? Who would make a pillow case like this?
1 For those unfamiliar with this fairytale, the Princess is sensitive to her sleeping conditions.
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Sleep is too important and takes up 1/3 of your life. Spend $ on a decent pillow. Are you a stomach, side, or back sleeper? Important to investigate and purchase the very best.
Advice from a 70 year old
Pillows are important to me. I could never sleep on the thing pictured Gavin’s blog.
We had MyPillows until Mike Lindell went off the rails with his stolen election nonsense. We decided on principle to dispose of ours. We thought about returning them with a note addressed to Lindell but decided that the shipping cost wasn’t worth it. Our MyPillows are now in a landfill.
There are many MyPillow substitutes available. The one we chose was made by Coop Sleep Products. I can’t tell for sure, but I didn’t see any indication that the company is owned by fascists. The Coop has the same basic design as the MyPillow. What’s more, the thickness can be adjusted by removing some of the foam-ball stuffing. I need a thin pillow for back-sleeping but want more thickness for side-sleeping. This can be accomplished with the Coop by having less foam in the middle and more foam on the ends.
I don’t know whether the Coop is available in Norway, but practical Gwen suggested that decent pillows can be had at Ikea.