is this the original Sobakawa pillow HSN used to sell years ago? mine needs replacing, I washed it and the hulls expanded LOL
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I believe it was sold from advertisements on TV, maybe 15 years ago. I had to cut the pillow open to empty it. Instructions say not to wash the whole pillow. It also says don't get it wet, like with wet hair. Any stains did not wash out, but it was clean. It almost wasn't worth the trouble as it takes 2 people to get the husks back in pillow sack. If my hair is slightly moist, I will put a bath towel over the pillow. I hope this helps.
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Lol my wife did the same thing. It is the original. If you give it like a week the hulls do go back to size though.
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If it ISN'T the original Sobakawa pillow, it is just like the original I also purchased years ago. I have bought a coupleof hopeful-replacements in the interim, which weren't! I really like the pillow, and have slept on it every night since it arrived!It almost has too much buckwheat in it....but, has "softened" up a little. I had purchased one of those Sobakawa pillows with awhite filling that came with a warning on the label! I didn't like the feel of it, and decided if it needed a warning label on it, I didn'twant to sleep on it!
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Well, I can say it looks AND feels like the original. At least, that's my impression since we own to previous ones from HSN and the original infommercial days. Just make sure it's the one filled with buckwheat as they sell another one filled with some sort of white spheric filling an that one is a complete disappointment. The buckwheat one, on the other hand, is just as wonderful as the original. We can't sleep as well without them! We've even taken them to the hospital, hehehe. Hope my answer was useful. :-)
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This one appears to be the same as the HSN pillow. My husband bought this one and I have the original from HSN (23 years and going strong). FYI, if you feel the need to wash your pillow, open it up and dump the hulls into an old pillow case, wash the pillow cover then put the hulls back. I triple case mine and wash the inner case about once a year.
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they sent me one from some other company and not in the Sobakawa box. They claim it is the original but I think sobakawa gave it to another company to make it. It came in a piece of plastic and not the box they showed in the picture. I sent it back and since then, I think they removed the picture of the packaged box. The other from the same company is cheaper and they advertise that as a buckwheat pillow. I don't know if the Sobakawa original still exists.
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Are you inquiring about a feather pillow or a down filled pillow? I secured new down pillows in Oct. that I absolutely love. I am hoping the 500 ThreadCount (TC) fabric retains the fluff better than the 300 TC that I bought 5 yrs. ago. I cannot tell you for certain but so far it is great.
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Not at all. I even wash and dry mine regularly. I love this nursing pillow. Sounds like you received a bad / damaged pillow. I would recommend trying to exchange the faulty product for a new one. I hope that you like this pillow as much as I do once you get it replaced.
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Hello, I am Maggie Wong, the owner of Comfycomfy.It may be possible that some hulls may break after years of use, but for our own pillows, which we have used many years, we have never noticed either a breakdown or a deterioration in the support the pillow provides. We doubt that adding extra buckwheat hulls would ever be necessary, but if the user feels that it is necessary, we will provide hulls free of charge. BTW, we use tightly woven cotton twill fabric casing, so if natural processes create smaller peices within the pillow they would be retained by the casing.
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Mine is scrunchable....loving this pillow....got a 'MyPillow" and sent it back...couldn't compare to this pillow!
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I have not washed my pillow yet but I love my pillow. I got the medium fill because I don't like a thick pillow. If I were you I would call the seller and he should be able to answer that for you.
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There is a bit of hull dust if you don't have a pillow cover. I ended buying the pillow cover that fits this size pillow for $10 from another vendor.
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I have never washed the pillow itself but have washed the cover...haven't had the need to wash pillow since I have purchased a special cove to protect...I love these pillows!!!
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Our pillow had NO smell what so ever. Something is definately wrong with yours. Return it. I would not use it. We have had no problem with Beans72. Infact, we ordered additional hulls to replace hulls in an old pillow. No smell...ever!
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It is a filler of pillows as near, as I can tell, that is comparable to buckwheat but not quite as big and a bit softer. I filled my neck pillow with it and had had no problems. I will be using it again.
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I love the pillow, but I need to order some extra buckwheat hulls to make it fuller. My husband has one also and his if fuller and he loves it also.
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I still have the one that I had from some 30 years ago. It hasn't fallen apart yet and it doesn't smell or anything. I don't remember when the other one died but it's been gone awhile and I think it went into the dryer or something one to many times and just crumbled. That was in the days when I put everything in the dryer. The one's I bought in the last few years I hope to last me the rest of my life. But I don't have a specific answer for you. But I will say this..shop around...these pillows can be found under various names with different covers but they are all quite similar and the savings can be over $100 a pillow. Next there are what they call lofts (how firmly the pillow will hold your head) and also thicknesses which are more important for how you sleep. A side sleeper usually needs a higher pillow while a back sleeper needs a lower pillow but probably more firm. I myself am a side sleeper and I like the medium density (loft) when I can find it. The firm are too intense for me. I've bought high loft plush queen size and I've bought high loft medium queen size and I've bought low loft plush queen size and I'm happy with all of them but my favorite is the high loft medium which are hard to find. I've only ever returned the firm ones.
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The original pillow I got was only hulls. I guess some people felt it wasn't soft enough (frankly I didn't mind it at all - as I have used a buckwheat pillow before). I just recently received a bag of foam to incorporate with the hulls to make the pillow softer. I didn't notice any "ingredient" information on the package. I haven't done actually mixed my foam yet. This said, I'd bet you could request only hulls.
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Buckwheat will breakdown somewhat over time. I have had mine for at least a few years and have not had any issues at this point. If the pillow has a zipper, it is easy to buy buckwheat hulls to replace them. HTH
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The original case is zippered so you can add or remove buckwheat to customize firmness. I bought the additional pillow case which had envelop closure on one end. The decorative case that comes with the pillow is open ended both ends and fabric is rough. Would definitely recommend buying the extra pillow case. Love the pillow, great for side sleepers. Hope this helps.
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Our package looked different so it's possible it has changed since, but ours is a square-ish shape with scalloped/rounded edges and indentations down the length of the pillow. Not sure if that's a helpful description but I tried! :)
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Mine started out quite fluffy. I have had it about six months. It still is comfortable, but I wonder if some shells have broken into smaller pieces. There is more space in the pillow.