Basically my pillows are teh suck and had them way too long. I want some new pillows and the soft fluffy down pillows are what i'm shooting for. BUT.....there are so many kinds, makes, etc.....


Any recommendations? How do you measure the softness?

Example, here's a description of a down pillow online:
Collection 59 Gently Flair Firm
European Goose Down
269 Thread Count
Egyptian Cotton Cover
German Milled/625 Fill Power


wtf does all that shit mean? :hs:

 

One thing to watch out for when it comes to down pillows is the feathers will sometimes stick you in the face when it comes to cheaper down pillows.

 

make sure you're not allergic to them either.


I have a hybrid memory foam pillow. It's mostly composed of a microfiber fill, with a dense 2in foam on one side. Best pillow I've ever had.

 

:werd: thats so annoying

 

I like squeezing cheap down pillows. Feathers come out. h:

 

Werd.....they usually have those kinda in Hotels. I usually put a blanket over the pillows.

Negative on being allergic. Never heard of that, i'll look into it. How much does it cost?

Pillow fight?




So can anyone answer my question?

 

qeustion?

 

Memory foam is for some people, but I have one and can't sleep on it - it's too hard and not comfortable for me.

I would say go to a store and test them out, but don't buy cheap pillows!!

 

"Fill power is the most frequently used measure of down quality. It involves measurements taken of a one ounce sample of down in a plexiglas cylinder with a weighted piston compressing the down. The test requires controlled temperature, humidity, and preparation of the sample. All other things being equal a parka (duvet or sleeping bag) made with high fill power is lighter and more compressible than an equally warm one made with lower quality down. Fill power is expressed as cubic inches per ounce (c.i/oz) -- a lofting power of 400-450 is considered medium quality, 500-550 is considered good, and 600-700 is considered excellent."


"Thread count is a measure of the coarseness or fineness of fabric. It is measured by counting the number of threads contained in one square inch of fabric, including both the length (warp) and width (weft) threads. It is used especially in regard to cotton linens such as bed sheets.

Thread count is a simple measure of fabric quality, so that "standard" cotton thread counts are around 150 while good-quality sheets start at 180 and a count of 200 or higher is considered percale. Extremely high thread counts (typically over 500) tend to be misleading as they usually use 'plied' yarns. i.e. one yarn that is made by twisting together multiple finer threads. For marketing purposes, a fabric with 250 yarns in both the vertical and horizontal direction could have the component threads counted to a 1000 thread count although "according to the National Textile Association, which cites the international standards group ASTM, accepted industry practice is to count each thread as one, even threads spun with two- or three-ply yarn. The Federal Trade Commission agrees and recently issued a warning that consumers 'could be deceived or misled' by inflated thread counts."[1]"


"The term Egyptian cotton is usually applied to the extra long staple cotton produced in Egypt and favored for the luxury and upmarket brands worldwide. In fact, the cotton species which produces extra long staple "Egyptian" cotton is the native American species Gossypium barbadense, also known today as American Pima cotton, which was introduced by Mohammad Ali Pasha in the 19th century. During the U.S. Civil War, with heavy European investments, Egyptian-grown cotton became a major alternate source for British textile mills. Most of what is labeled "Egyptian cotton" today, however, also includes long staple cotton, the product of the other native American species Gossypium hirsutum [1]. The ancient Egyptians made their clothing from linen, a product of the flax plant."


"Germans (German: Deutsche) are defined as an ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, citizenship, speaking the German language as a mother tongue and being born in Germany. Germans are also defined by their national citizenship, which had, in the course of German history, varying relations to the above (German culture), according to the influence of subcultures and society in general (also refer to Imperial Germans, Federal Germans etc. and Demographics of Germany)."

 

^^^^ Info = A+ = :bowdown: = Drew

LOLz @ Germans.