Organic Buckwheat Pillow - Queen Size (20" x 30")
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Customer Reviews of Organic Buckwheat Pillow - Queen Size (20" x 30")
Customer Review: Been Using Buckwheat Pillows for Over 10 Years
Summary: 5 Stars
In my experience, no other pillow can compare to a buckwheat pillow. These are heavy pillows that can be shaped perfectly for sleeping, and because of the buckwheat hulls, your skin can still breathe. They're the best.
I love my queen size pillow, the subject of this review. It's long and quite heavy - lots of buckwheat husks. And that's important because the pillow I'm replacing, a buckwheat pillow, served for many years but lost more than 50% of its volume over time. That's a lot of loss, probably an unusual degree of volume loss, but these pillows lose volume the more they're used. That's because the husks rub against each other and polish themselves. In the beginning the volume loss was good because the husks moved more freely and this allowed me to shape the pillow as I wanted. Eventually the pillow got too small in volume to provide optimal head support.
The queen size pillow that I got is so big that volume loss won't be a problem - maybe ever.
I saw on websites that one can maintain their buckwheat pillows. Just get some more buckwheat and add it in over time. Seems economical.
Another product that is similar is a coir mattress. Coir is a strong material fibers from coconuts. One advantage of using coir is that it's free of bacteria and fungal spores. Coir mattresses are very comfortable. Here's one for babies: Natural Mat Coco Stokke Sleepi Mattress.
Customer Review: Takes a while to get used to.
Summary: 5 Stars
Read a lot of reviews before purchasing this pillow. Other reviewers comment on how fast the shipping was, but took over a week to recieve. This aside I am growing to really like this pillow. It is unlike any other pillow I have owned previously. It feels like a one of those small bean bags that I used to play with in elementary school. It is not soft by any means, but very supportive. I can anticipate this pillow lasting a very long time without ever losing its' ability to support. I have had this pillow for over a month now and am starting to miss it when I go out of town for business. If you can give it some time to get used to, this is a very good pillow for those who go through pillows often. I have had shoulder surgery and had problems staying asleep and waking up not sore. I find this pillow is staying firm and helping with my restless sleep.
UPDATE...I just purchased a second pillow for my wife because she keeps taking mine. I bought her a new extra firm pillow a week ago, but this did not pacify her or thwart her attempts to steal my pillow...so I finally stopped whining about the price and ordered another one. I know these pillows will pay for themselves because I purchased 2-3 standard pillows every year, but these won't need to be replaced anytime soon.
Customer Review: The last pillow I will ever buy!
Summary: 5 Stars
About every 2-3 months I have to buy a new pillow. I'm a side sleeper and I tend to put my arm under the pillow and craddle it against my head. I don't know if this or my slobber is causing the pillows to go flat in 2-3 months. I started using 2 pillows and the end result felt like I was sleeping on 2 copies of the Sunday newspaper. I was spending $100 a year for pillows so I figured why not try this buckwheat thingy.
First off, the pillow weighs 15 pounds, Im guessing. When I first laid my head on it, I thought it was too stiff and not very comfortable. After a few nights of using it and understanding how to "carve out" a spot for my head to rest, I have to say this pillow is the BEST pillow I have ever used.
My wife thought I wasted $60 (including s&h) and was an idiot. She also said the pillow is "too loud" since it does crinkle when you move it around. I have yet to wake up do to the "loudness" of my pillow and neither has she. However, she has quickly converted and whenever I goes to bed before me, I find her using my pillow.
Its only been a month, so I don't know about the longevity of the pillow, but so far, I am totally satisfied by the quality and comfort. Fits easily in to a queen pillow case and is A+ overall.
Customer Review: This pillow is THE BEST!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Previous reviewer hit the nail on the head - this is indeed the weightiest, most substantial, best made, buckwheat hull pillow I have ever used. I usually get a new one once a year or so, but this one looks as though it will last forever. Words fail me.
You won't regret spending the $ on this pillow if you're a buckwheat hull fan.
It has now been FOUR YEARS since I first commented on this super-spectacular pillow. For some reason, I am being tirelessly ridiculed by an old friend who found the original review on google. He evidently believes me to be a total jackass for boldly and publicly addressing the critical topic of pillows using my true identity. Naturally, this makes me want to review it again and again, only in greater detail.
I still have the same one. It has been fluffed in the dryer, left outside to get some UV, and used as a weapon of choice by my charming offspring. I still love it to death. Whether you live in Arizona or Massachusetts, have a huge, oddly-shaped, unwieldy head, or a small, delicate attractive one, your needs will be met by this pillow. I cannot imagine why everyone doesn't have one of these. See you in 2014!
Customer Review: Outstanding Product
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife complained of neck pain every morning when she got out of bed for over a year. We've tried all sorts of pillows (e.g., memory foam, feather, down, concave, etc.) from all sorts of places (Land's End, COSTCO, Dillards, etc.), but to no avail. Then a little over a month ago she mentioned something about a buckwheat pillow and so I came here to Amazon to research them. I found several, and nearly all the reviews were either good or very good. Of course, I know every person is different and the beds upon which everyone sleeps upon are different, but I thought this might be a good last effort before she had to resign herself to morning neck pain for ever.
These pillows are not cheap, nor are they zero-maintenance, nor will they last 30 years. But the pillow we ordered (the Organic Buckwheat Queen Size (20" X 30") Pillow) came promptly after I ordered it, and after a month or so sleeping on it, my wife swears by it. Most mornings she has very little if any neck pain when she wakes up. She sleeps cooler and much more comfortably.
It's wonderful when a product's advertising is factual rather than hype. This pillow is wonderful.