2-for-Tuesday: Bamboo Pillows
Our Take
- Choose from two King size pillows or two Queen size pillows- You get a couple of pillows stuffed with shredded memory foam- The “bamboo” part is the casing, made of bamboo-based fabric- It’s breathable, hypoallergenic, and apparently not as marketable as the manufacturer hoped it would be- Models: 101342Q, 101342K (this seems like way too many digits for a couple of pillows - we bet 142K and 142Q would have done the job just as well)
Bamboo Pillow FAQ
**Pillows made of bamboo? Sounds really hard.**Yeah, no. They aren’t, like, hard bamboo. They’re made of soft bamboo.**Soft bamboo?**Well, OK, bamboo fibers.**Really?**Fine! Fine, Mr. Know-It-All! Fibers of bamboo-derived rayon. There! Happy now?**So they’re stuffed with these bamboo fibers?**Uh, no. They’re stuffed with shredded memory foam.**Then where does the bamboo come in?**The casing. That’s what’s made of bamboo-derived rayon.**OK… that’s it?**That’s it.**What’s the point?**Well, the bamboo fibers are breathable so the pillow stays cool at night. And they’re hypoallergenic and mold-resistant.Huh. Are moldy pillows a big problem for people?\()/**So let me get this straight: these “bamboo pillows” are shredded memory foam stuffed inside a casing made of some kind of bamboo-based fabric.**That’s right, yeah.**Then why not call them “shredded memory foam pillows”?**Because nobody’s going to pay $200 for a pillow with a name like that.**Doesn’t seem like many people paid $200 for this “bamboo pillow”, either.**You’ve got a point there.**Did you hear the one about the guy who dreamed he was a panda?**No.**He woke up and half of his bamboo pillow was eaten.**Good one.
