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Question: What is the SUPER strong smell on the hulls?  Is it a chemical fumigant of some kind?  We are afraid to use the pillow in case it is toxic.
Document: opened the box and thought $30 for this? it is as hard as a rock and not nearly as squishy as expected. there is not much that you can do to help conform the shape due to the pillow construction. it also had that funky chemical smell others complained of. the smell is better controlled when i switched to my own pillow case. i really was regretting this purchase! then i tried sleeping on it. i slept great.
Otherwise it is an almost perfect pillow. Remove some buckwheat to make it pliable instead of rigid and it would be very comfortable. ***Update: a year and a half later. I've reduced to two stars. I ended up emptying out all of the buckwheat into a pail and "airing" it for weeks, but when I replaced it in the pillow cases it still had a faint smell of some chemical and caused my eyes to burn every single time I slept on it.
This is just what I was looking for. I use it because I need to keep my legs elevated when sitting and I also put it under my feet at night to keep them up. From the description it looked like it would be wide enough and firm enough to accomplish what I was needing it to do and I am very, very pleased. BTW shipping was very quick and free it arrived in 4 days. Love the carrying case it came in also this will be going with me whenever I travel.
I love this pillow for me.It is probably not for everyone though.It is very stiff. I suppose you could take out some of the hulls, I'm not really into it. I like the stiffness because it gives support to my head.
After the first nite using the pillow I had to take out some filling, as the pillow was too stiff. Double zipper feature works great. The size was perfect for me. The pillow does support your neck. Was worried about hearing sounds from the buckwheat....nope. No smell! The pillow lays flat and doesn't move around. It's been almost a week now....and I like the pillow. Not too hard and not too soft.
I seriously never heard of these before. I am in the process of changing out all my down items as they have been making me sneeze a lot lately and I am replacing all my bedding and mattress. I saw this odd pillow with great reveiws and decided to give it a shot. So glad I did.I thought the pillow looked much more expensive when it arrived in its packaging. It did smell faintly of vinyl thanks to the packaging.
It works well but it does have a bad smell that it's hard to get rid of. I have used it for almost a week now. I can still smell it!
I have tried dozens of pillows at varying prices. This one is super-stuffed with buckwheat hulls! I had to remove some in order to get the pillow to shape to my head. This beats my Bucky pillow which didn't have enough hulls (though I could purchase extra ones). The channels help keep the buckwheat hulls positioned where you want them.
I ordered two of these pillows. They were as a regular size pillow, not small as the old ones were. Very nice quality and a great price as well. I don't know how they could be improved upon as these ones are perfect buckwheat hull pillows. I did have to remove some of the hulls but it was very easy to do. They also did not have any weird odors like some pillows have. I am very happy w/them.
I will update with future experiences, but I wanted to get my initial experience recorded before I forgot the pillow transition.I cant believe a sack of seed hulls is pleasant to sleep on....this pillow is inexpensive enough to try out if you are someone who still hasn't found the right pillow. Give this a try and understand that support is the important factor...its not about how spongy and soft a pillow can be.
Answer: Mine didn't have any smell, so I am really not sure what it could be...