Look. My sister has these amazing pillows from this company. These are not them. But then, I think that she paid 3-5x more per pillow than I did. I got these on a 2-for-1 sale, and they are absolutely adequate for the price. I'm not living in the lap of luxury, but they are a lot better than the combination of old, flattened pillows and very cheap pillows I had been using. I used to wake up with my face hurting every morning from my not-good pillows, but now I just wake up feeling well rested. I'm not drawn into bed by the awesomeness of the pillow the way I am at my sister's house, but then I'd never get anything done. So... they are 100% good enough, for the price. Regarding a foam smell: Mine did have a slight foam smell the first night, but it dissipated completely and I can't smell anything coming from the foam anymore even if I try.