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: Holy Pillows Made of Stone! Nice and chilly though. :)
Summary: 4 Stars
Holy Moly!
There I was, waking up every single night with my nose bright red from being so hot I could just die.
The pores in my nose would open up and sing "Save me!".
Well, needless to say, this tune got old real fast so I went shopping online. That's when I saw it. The Buckwheat pillows are meant to be chilly, and indeed, this buckwheat pillow is chilly. I like it very much.
I purchased an ISO pillow at the same time, and it is not as chilly, in fact, not sure if that one works at all, course I had the dust might cover on that one and may need to remove it so that this scientific research is fair. On the Buckwheat pillow here, you don't need the dust mite covers (supposedly) because dust mites HATE buckwheat. They like other foods and fillings, but not buckwheat. I don't know why. They are just picky I guess, but that's a good thing, because this pillow cost 60 bones and I don't want any dustmites snacking on it, or in it. I hate dust mites.
Needless to say, although this nice buckwheat pillow is very chilly and keeps my nose pores from screaming all night long, it does have a problem.
Enter 'The Problem':
The problem is that this buckwheat pillow can be like sleeping on a bag full of marbles, and do not ever ever jump in bed with your ear to the pillow as I used to do. The reason? You will blow out your ear drums, guaranteed. You see, this buckwheat pillow amplifies everything in your ear, and you will hear it. And it can cause pain if you are not careful.
Also, never, ever use this buckwheat pillow in a pillow fight, else you will have a lawsuit against you, and you can take that to the bank.
But otherwise, if not for the loudness, and the intial marble pillow-like uncomfortableness, this pillow is nice and chilly, and you can get used to it. Your nose will thank you, and the rest of your face as well.
In the meantime, if you know of a buckwheat pillow that is quieter, and won't bust your eardrums, please let me know, and I will review it. I saw something about some buckwheat hybrid pillows not more than 26 hours ago. I'm going to hunt them down and maybe purchase one, because, I love this new buckwheat pillow, but I can not give it 5 stars because it is too noisy...
Customer Review: Support small business, but pricing is ridiculous...
Summary: 2 Stars
"Wonderful" as the sleeping experience may be, the pricing - especially the "shipping & handling" is unacceptable. That is the reason for two stars. With tax, and excluding Amazon Prime, each of the queen size pillows will cost nearly $80 EACH.
There is also a bunch of hype about "certified organic" and the "poor me I'm the victim of intellectual property theft" by this business. Amazon is about advertising products, not airing business or personal problems related to the sale of the product. Get over it!
First, ALL buckwheat is grown organically since the plant [one primary variant is: Eriogonum compositum, there are several others] has no significant pest issues (animal or plant, i.e. molds, fungi, etc.). Most buckwheat growers do not spray their crops with any persticides or herbacides.
Buckwheat is typically roasted or water processed to remove contaminants or other debris. It's my personal opinon that the roasted process does a better job of delivering a higher quality product. Furthermore, its a matter of semantics as to the "certified" label. No roasted buckwheat may be labeled as organic regardless of the quality. There is simply no economic justification between the costs of organic labeled and not organic labeled. The organic label will cost from ~ $7 per lb to as much as $12 per lb before ship / handle / tax. In bulk over 25 lbs, I have seen it as low as $5 lb. But for the roasted, the price is $5 / lb AND UNDER - to as low as $1.25 per lb. Remember, buckwheat hulls are a 'waste product' to get the buckwheat kernels for food - similar to rice and rice hulls. So, here are the practical numbers if you are a DIY'er like me:
10 lbs roasted buckwheat hulls(makes for a firm queen size pillow) - $25.50
1 queen size Egyptian organic cotton (muslin) zippered pillow case - $7.49
Shipping for hulls: $11.50 or less
Tax is my State from the suppliers: $0
Shipping for the pillowcases: $5.95
Total cost for two firm queen pillows: $ 83.43
i.e. about HALF THE PRICE for two this product.
Time to make pillow: 5 minutes.
Do the math. Do the research. Make your own judgment. Sleep better!
Customer Review: Great company, Pillow not what I thought!
Summary: 2 Stars
I would 1st like to say that the company is helpful and nice. I bought this pillow cause of the reviewers saying they had a bad neck and it helped them.
I guess they really don't have a bad of a neck as they thought. All this did was flair up my neck problems to the point I got zero sleep 1st night and neck pains all day long the 2nd night. (I no longer use the pillow)
They are generous with the buckwheat they give you (very generous) I removed about 80% of the buckwheat by night 2. The thinner pillow helped a lot. However, this is just not my kind of pillow.
CONS:
The buckwheat makes noises in your ears if you are a side sleeper. (sounds like popcorn or rice crispies in milk) any time you move.
The pillow does conform to you no matter if you sleep on your back or your side. However, what these other users dont tell you is you have to wrestle with the buckwheat to get it laid out nice and neat inside before you are comfortable. If the wheat is lumped up real high it stays bulged until you tailor the wheat to shape to your head better. .. this is a pillow at bed time.. i don't need more at the end of the day just to sleep.
Also someone said that these pillows are "cool" to sleep on. I am Mr. Air conditioner and even in this ice box I call a home, the pillow gets sweaty just like all other pillows. When you try to flip this pillow in your 1/2 awakened sleep state.. I can tell you its not as easy as any other pillow.. since the buckwheat goes spilling inside the case every which direction (plus its weight fights you and I am a strong person) Its just unwieldy and wonky weight inside.. so no quick flips. I had to grab it at the top edges to flip it around .. then pat the wheat back down to human levels...
As i said this isn't for me... Think twice about this if you never used buckwheat before. Especially if you have neck problems.. its very unhealthy.
Customer Review: Get yourself a feather pillow
Summary: 1 Stars
It states that this pillow May relieve common sleeping problems such as; tension, muscle pain, stiff neck, headache and stress and it will conform and adjust perfectly to your head, neck, and spine. Will NOT collapse like foam.
It did neither. I have to agree with the one who rated this at 3 stars and said it was way too big (I don't know why she gave it so much). The cotton on this pillow is rough, I'm of average size and weight and not petite like most reviewers who complain, but I think it has to do with the density of the pillow itself, not the size of the person. The pillow is just too hard and stiff that I couldn't sleep all night.
It DID NOT ADJUST to my neck and head, it left a gap between my neck and the pillow and when I "punched" it to conform to my neck, it was still too hard. It was like sleeping on a rock! I rarely ever get headaches. This pillow did it for me. Needless to say I am a cranky person right now and I bought the pillow hoping I would have neck support because I used to own a buckwheat neck pillow and it was perrrfect, but that was many ions ago and I have no idea what became of it. I have four young children to take care of so I need a proper rest. I almost gave it to my husband who had back and shoulder surgery, glad I tried it out first. What ticked me off the most is that it cost so much money I was sure it would be of high quality. I really don't understand why this didn't work out but I suspect it's because of the texture of the cotton and the size and shape of the pillow, and the amount of buckwheat in it.
Cons:
too hard,
too heavy,
does not conform to head/shoulder/neck even after adjusting the buckwheat therefore causing stiff neck,
the pillow case is rough to the skin (although you can just put another case over it),
price
Pros:
Buckwheat
Customer Review: Good Pillow but not a miracle solution
Summary: 3 Stars
For a long time I've been having problems sleeping comfortable, especially in relaxing my neck area. I also disliked the heat caused by using traditional pillows. So when I read these reviews about the buckwheat pillow I decided to try one myself.
I've had it now for two weeks, and generally speaking I like. I discovered though it is not a perfect solution, and that it might not necessarily be worth spending ~$70 for.
Few points from my use:
1) The queen size pillow was too thick for me, to the point I'd wake up in unusual straining positions. I took out around a gallon and a half worth of buckwheat and that did the trick. Now it's much more comfortable to sleep on.
2) It's quite firm. It really does feel like you're sleeping on a bag of rice, as another reviewer mentioned (not that I've tried... yet!). I personally like the firmness, but if that's not your cup of tea then you might wanna look for something else.
3) My favorite part about the pillow: Not hot! I say not hot because it isn't exactly cool either, it just doesn't seem to store heat. No more waking up feeling like I had a shower!
4) A bit noisy, but not to the point that it's annoying.
5) Seems to help provide good back support, but my neck still feels a bit strained at times.
Ultimately, if you're interested in purchasing one, and you like thinner pillows, you might want to consider purchasing a pound or two (random number) of buckwheat hulls instead, and filling up a zipped pillow case with it. Probably will be cheaper, too!