Rec: it's a pillow

[promethia_tenk]

So, I was tired of sleeping on sucky pillows, and I did what a good internet dork does, went to The Sweethome*, and bought the thing they told me to. As per usual, they were right.

The Xtreme Comforts Hypoallergenic Bamboo Pillow - Shredded Memory Foam With Kool-Flow Micro-Vented Bamboo Cover - Hypoallergenic and Dust Mite Resistant (Standard) is like a little miracle in squashy form (the name might need a little more workshopping). You mold it into whatever height and curvature you want, and then it stays there, being soft yet supportive. We all already knew memory foam was awesome. Turns out it's even more awesome when you shred it into tiny, tiny bits and stuff a pillow with it. Are other shredded memory foam pillows this amazing? I have no idea, but this one is great. The Sweethome folks also recommend the slim version for stomach sleepers.

I liked this pillow so much, I gave my brother one for Christmas. Here was his unsolicited opinion:

i love this pillow. prior to this i had 4 relatively thin standard pillows and every night i would spend 10-15 minutes trying to macgyver them in to just the right overlapping position. now i just flop down a super pillow and go the fuck to sleep. thank you.

Thank you, Xtreme Comforts Hypoallergenic Bamboo Pillow - Shredded Memory Foam With Kool-Flow Micro-Vented Bamboo Cover - Hypoallergenic and Dust Mite Resistant (Standard). Thank you.

*For anyone who is unfamiliar with the beauty that is The Sweethome and its parent site, The Wirecutter, consider this your secondary rec for the day. If you, like me, believe down in your soul that there is a single best solution to everything, you will derive deep satisfaction from this site that applies that principle to the purchase of home items (and for The Wirecutter, technology). Or maybe you just don't like having to waste time trying to figure out what to buy and just want to be told what to get knowing that it will be very, very good. It works for that too.

Comments

[elisi]

Did I know you had a brother?

[promethia_tenk]

Yeah. There was some discussion where I hadn't realized you were an only child.

Admittedly, I don't talk about him nearly as much as the sister.

[elisi]

Any xSFJs would be appalled... ;)

[promethia_tenk]

I'm pretty sure I am legally required to appall an SFJ at least once a day, so I'm glad that's sorted.

[owlboy]

They love being appalled. You're doing them a favor

[promethia_tenk]

It's nice to be needed.

[owlboy]

I have something similar to these and they are indeed Amazing

[promethia_tenk]

I never knew a pillow could actually be good before. All of mine have only been tolerable.

I love when they try to tell you what pillow to buy based on which plane you sleep on. And I'm like 'who are these strange people who only sleep in one position?'

[owlboy]

I sleep on teh side, I don't feel comfortable any other way. What I want to know is How do people who sleep on their stomach not suffocate?

[elisi]

Our heads can turn, so our faces are not smushed into the pillow, and breathing is very easy. :)

[owlboy]

I still feel like I'm gonna suffocate, lying like that.

I assume you people must have gills or something.

[promethia_tenk]

I definitely like to fall asleep on my side, though that doesn't last usually.

I used to be more of a stomach sleeper than I am now. It got more physically uncomfortable, though I still feel safest sleeping like that. Protecting my internal organs, I guess.