even though heavier than buckwheat, I like it better
I originally gave this a 3 star review because I thought it was too heavy - and I ordered a buckwheat & rice wrap -- although this is heavier than the other one,  the reality is that compariatively they are very close.... I guess when shoulders are sore they are more sensitive - I find myself reaching for this one because of the cape-like design - it distributes the heat where I need it.  I'm giving it 5 stars although if there was a 4.5 option I'd probably pick that - I wish there was a way to have the contents shift around less, maybe some internal sections, if that would work with also needing to shift the beads around when nuking them to distribute the heat - not sure if the physics of that but if a couple strategically placed compartments were possible, that would improve this.  I think the fill to internal space ratio is very good so don't add more beads, I like to nap with this and don't like to nap with the buckwheat one because it is too thick and won't flatten out<br /><br />below is original for reference<br /><br />Very Very Heavy -- this is much heavier than I realized even though I read the other comments.  It's really too heavy for me.  I'm going to keep it as it is as advertised, at least I think so, I didn't think it held heat as long as they said but I only nuked it for the 1 minute.  I will use it sometimes but will need to be careful with it and only use it for short period of time because of the amount of compression the weight puts on my shoulder.  I'm using it because of an issue in an arm that is affecting shoulders and I want my lymph fluid to flow freely.  I am going to need to purchase something else lighter - maybe the buckwheat filled warmer like I was originally looking for.
Rating: 5 stars