@craigthom You really should give “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” a try, though. The comedic genius of Steve Martin and John Candy is not to be so easily dismissed. Maybe at the base, it’s a “series of unfortunate events”, but they made it so much more. (Also see “The Jerk” and “Uncle Buck”, if you haven’t.) What passes for comedy today pales in comparison to those giants.
@OutbackJon I love the Jerk. I’m not a big fan of Uncle Buck. I’m a big Steve Martin fan, but, after the first few movies (The Jerk, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, the Man with Two Brains), I lost interest. Pennies from Heaven and Roxanne were interesting, but I have no desire to see them again. I really don’t like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, in spite of liking the actors involved.
@awk They usually recommend different firmness and loft depending on sleeping position, so I’d guess 3-in-1 means it’s suitable for everybody (back sleepers, side sleepers and stomach sleepers).
I have a standard gel pillow from Costco and I noticed the coolness doesn’t last long at all. Seems like I use it more often when I read or watch TV in bed as it works more as a cushion than a sleeping pillow(the non-gel side isn’t all that bad).
I had that Homedics contour pillow Meh sold and it was awful to the point where I quickly got rid of it.
That being said, should I try this “3 in 1” pillow?
@alacrity Is that where you dream you had a really shitty margarita, and when you wake up the gel pack is gone? Bonus: You discovered use #2 of the “3 in 1”
I guess I should share a relevant to product warning…
If you have had dental work, or anything that would cause excessive drool: This pillow will not be forgiving. The gel part is plastic. This makes for a fantastic drool-pool effect. If you also have vivid dreams and a strange imagination, you will wake up in the middle of drowning in a pool of your own drool.
/warning
No clue how this brand pillow is, but I’ve had a legit foam pillow that one of the originals put our on the market and It’s been awesome. No more neck pain and the contour just feels right.
these are nice. I was happy, until I got an unadgestible neck problem-arm paralysis-all that jazz, I don’t know. pilliows AND matresses need to get it together.
Bought this pillow On Sept. 24th last year this is a great deal the pillow is devine … i can highly recommend this item at last years price worth triple the price …
@DVDBZN think it depends on what type of pillow you like, firm or fluffy. this one is on the firm side. plus it’s not that deep once you lay on it, maybe 1”, however, I like mine.
I see on the Beautyko website they also sell clip-on man buns for $29.99. How long will we have to wait for Meh to sell those on a Two for Tuesday? lol
@Flipit While I can sleep peacefully now, I sincerely apologize for your missed opportunity to play in a urine soaked ball pit and to overpay for shitty pizza.
Was considering it, since I would like a cooler pillow for the upcoming summer months. Then I looked up the “typical” pillow size for comparison. A Standard pillow is 20x26 (with others being wider, not deeper). This is 11x19 - more than just “on the smaller size” IMO, at half the depth. Which makes it a “Meh” for me.
Well, the pillow I ordered showed up with no Removable/washable cover and it is encased on three sides in shrink-wrapped plastic. I’m scared to remove it because it might pull the gel pad off the foam.
First of all, there’s some sort of Saran Wrap plastic stuck to the whole thing. It doesn’t look like an accident; it looks like, rather than putting a cover on the foam pillow, they just sprayed it into a mold with the Saran Wrap and let it be stuck there. It stinks to high heaven. In addition, there must have been a problem with the shipping, because it looks like the post office had to repackage it- the box is covered in “repacked by USPS” tape.
Sigh. I need to remember the rule- never buy pillows on meh. This is probably going in the trash. I’m not putting my head on it.
@keca All of those memory foam products smell. The few I’ve purchased (Not from meh) came with a notice telling you to let it air for 4-5 days. The smell “should” be gone by then.
@dariste Yup, same here. No cover what so ever, just a thin clear plastic film with edges that are lifted up like it should be removed, but is stuck on so tight that it seemed like it would rip off the top layer of the foam if I tried harder.
Just received my pillows today. Ditto with everyone else here. No cover provided. Plastic over all the foam, not sure if this is to be kept or removed since it’s fitted pretty tightly.
@dissipate08 I’ll say this- meh is looking into it. I sent a bunch of pictures over. I’ve bought from meh enough that I know they’ll at least look into it, and while the nature of the deal is that we’re not guaranteed a refund, they won’t leave us high and dry.
On the one hand, they’re at the mercy of the supplier to deliver what was promised, and clearly that didn’t happen. That’s not on meh.
But on the other hand, my box was shipped from the meh warehouse, which means they need to look into their QC process. Meh had the pillows in their warehouse and didn’t check the boxes to see that they were shipping out what was promised. That is on meh (unless it was only a subset of these that were crappy).
Like I said, I trust meh enough that they’ll try to make it right. I’m putting my money where my mouth is- I bought something else from meh today. I’m disappointed, but I’m hopeful.
For what it’s worth I’m gonna chime in too and say I received my pillow today and it also stinks, has the aforementioned shrink wrap, and no cover included. No paper or shipping note or actually anything was in the box besides the stinky pillow. And the box was white, plain white. I mean creepy candy van by the playground white. I wonder if that was to add to the product’s overall aesthetic…
@tajbro ditto - super creepy. Actually, isn’t it against some weird consumer protection law to not have a label with a pillow that explains what it is made from? Like those tags that say “may not be removed by anyone under penalty of law (except the final consumer)”. Who should we reach out to at meh?
@tajbro I mentioned this elsewhere, but I’ll post again. I’ve purchased a few memory foam pillows. They have all smelled terrible. Typically, though, they come with a notice saying to let it air out for 3-4 days before use. After that the smell “should” be gone.
No idea if that’s the case for these pillows or not, though.
@woodhouse yup. There and also the meh.com/orders “I need help with this” link. Could it have something to do with private browsing? Either way, I have the same issue as everyone else, I just wanted to ask about the legal issue privately
Same issues as everyone else, but for what it’s worth I found the pillow, once stuffed into a pillow case, to be very comfortable. I was pleasantly surprised.
This is the first contour pillow I’ve owned and it has made me a big fan.
@MrMark Did you take the tight fitting shrink wrap plastic off? If so, did the gel pad come loose?
I don’t have a pillow case small enough to be a good fit for this pillow. That is why I was counting on receiving the washable one that was reported to come with it.
I agree with several of the others - there should have been some sort of paperwork sent with this pillow.
Mine came in the creepy “sex-toy-like plain white unmarked box” like others described, as well.
I opened a case with Meh support prior to posting my picture to the forum. I was asked for pictures and I’m waiting to hear further word back.
Mine came from Meh headquarters and also apparently missed a quality check.
I’m gonna leave my pillow out for a few days and hopefully the stinky @Irk-smell will dissipate. (Just guessing here… I assume Irk does not smell of lavender and elderflowers.)
Mine came in the weird plastic wrap, with no cover, in a torn white box. I too have been wondering whether to take the plastic off; it just seems so strange.
PSA: if you’re having issues with these, let me know via the support form (https://meh.com/support) and I’ll get you taken care of (in a couple of days, because we have a lot of stuff to work through, but hey, it’s better than a week!)
I’m not seeing a definitive answer here; Should I leave the plastic on and put a pillow cover on it or remove the plastic and then put a pillow cover on it?
@woodhouse Weird. so the cling film is meant to stay on there… I would think any pillow that doesn’t allow some airflow through it would be a safety hazard. (suffocation)
@medz I’m not /entirely/ sure, but I can’t imagine getting that stuff off without them falling apart. I have to imagine that it’s supposed to stay, and just have limited airflow.
If you haven’t already, email support for a refund. This was the worst pillow I’ve ever slept on, and I own a couple of contoured foam pillows, this one pales in comparison, to say the least.
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Are you gettibg a Head start on meh deal -? Things ‘gel’ ing for you tonight?
I bought one of these and I wish I could get my mehny back…
Blarg.
THOSE AREN’T PILLOWS!
@DaveInSoCal I haven’t seen that movie and I still get that quote.
I’m not a fan of “series of unfortunate events” humor, which I believe this film is.
@craigthom You really should give “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” a try, though. The comedic genius of Steve Martin and John Candy is not to be so easily dismissed. Maybe at the base, it’s a “series of unfortunate events”, but they made it so much more. (Also see “The Jerk” and “Uncle Buck”, if you haven’t.) What passes for comedy today pales in comparison to those giants.
@OutbackJon I love the Jerk. I’m not a big fan of Uncle Buck. I’m a big Steve Martin fan, but, after the first few movies (The Jerk, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, the Man with Two Brains), I lost interest. Pennies from Heaven and Roxanne were interesting, but I have no desire to see them again. I really don’t like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, in spite of liking the actors involved.
@craigthom You might like L.A. Story. It’s RomCom date fare.
@mike808 I left that one out. I love LA Story so much I bought that Enya album.
these are great. highly recommend them.
I’ll sleep on it and decide in the morning.
These are shit.
@ponagathos yes. agree 100%
/giphy spooky snooty comb
I’ve had my other gel cool pillow for a few years - it’s still kicking ass, but it doesn’t hurt to have a backup.
This gif is making my night.
I have a non contor gel pillow it’s alright but it’s great for hot flashes!
Okay, pillow is #1, what are the other two things that make it “3-in-1”?
@awk They usually recommend different firmness and loft depending on sleeping position, so I’d guess 3-in-1 means it’s suitable for everybody (back sleepers, side sleepers and stomach sleepers).
I bought a couple last time. The biggest problem is that the pillow goes flat in no time.
@madoka just how much head do you have
I have a standard gel pillow from Costco and I noticed the coolness doesn’t last long at all. Seems like I use it more often when I read or watch TV in bed as it works more as a cushion than a sleeping pillow(the non-gel side isn’t all that bad).
I had that Homedics contour pillow Meh sold and it was awful to the point where I quickly got rid of it.
That being said, should I try this “3 in 1” pillow?
had these. they make really shitty margaritas.
@alacrity Is that where you dream you had a really shitty margarita, and when you wake up the gel pack is gone? Bonus: You discovered use #2 of the “3 in 1”
@mehcuda67 my doc did say I needed more fiber in my diet… tho I think bbq sauce would probably taste better with these.
lol - I’ve thrown a half-dozen of these away over the last 5 years. They’re abysmal.
I guess I should share a relevant to product warning…
If you have had dental work, or anything that would cause excessive drool: This pillow will not be forgiving. The gel part is plastic. This makes for a fantastic drool-pool effect. If you also have vivid dreams and a strange imagination, you will wake up in the middle of drowning in a pool of your own drool.
/warning
@Thumperchick The moment a product warning became TMI…
Sorry, but I hate brain freeze. Pass.
No clue how this brand pillow is, but I’ve had a legit foam pillow that one of the originals put our on the market and It’s been awesome. No more neck pain and the contour just feels right.
Maybe now you’ll finally reach mount ever rest…
@gyozilla boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
(tossing peanut shells in your general direction)
@lichme so this is how you spend your time now… I approve.
Meh-mory foam
I have a tiny woot pillow, and this is smaller. If it were any bigger I would have pulled the trigger.
these are nice. I was happy, until I got an unadgestible neck problem-arm paralysis-all that jazz, I don’t know. pilliows AND matresses need to get it together.
Bought this pillow On Sept. 24th last year this is a great deal the pillow is devine … i can highly recommend this item at last years price worth triple the price …
Some reviews are saying the pillow is terrible, others are saying that it is great. Who do I trust?
@DVDBZN think it depends on what type of pillow you like, firm or fluffy. this one is on the firm side. plus it’s not that deep once you lay on it, maybe 1”, however, I like mine.
@mehod
I am interested in the cooling gel feature. Some reviewers say that it only feels cool once. What is your experience with that?
My first Meh order! Because (a) I need at least one new pillow anyway and (b) summer is coming and this “coolish pillow” idea is worth a try.
I think I’m supposed to do this now, right?
/giphy undervalued-vile-camel
I like my pillows like I like my women.
@senorale0 So you don’t have any pillows?
@senorale0
3-in-1? You have some crazy interests.
Can this be used if you sleep on your side? If so, maybe I’ll just pull the one I already have out of the closet.
I see on the Beautyko website they also sell clip-on man buns for $29.99. How long will we have to wait for Meh to sell those on a Two for Tuesday? lol
@koils Get them for better than that pricing - $10 on amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017WRU5NA
Does it have Bluetooth? (Everything is better with Bluetooth)
Is it Android compatible?
Looks like it might make a good butt seat for the car. Any law against that?
@sjk3, Here you go. Pillows plus. 45 of them.
http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/hightech-pillows
/giphy chilly-poetic-talk
Why the hell not
The pillow is backward in this picture. Dunno, maybe it bothers me more than it should.
@cinoclav It’s fixed now. I gave up lunch at Chuck-E-Cheeze to fix this just for you.
@Flipit While I can sleep peacefully now, I sincerely apologize for your missed opportunity to play in a urine soaked ball pit and to overpay for shitty pizza.
Was considering it, since I would like a cooler pillow for the upcoming summer months. Then I looked up the “typical” pillow size for comparison. A Standard pillow is 20x26 (with others being wider, not deeper). This is 11x19 - more than just “on the smaller size” IMO, at half the depth. Which makes it a “Meh” for me.
@MWPollard I got this pillow last time, and I like the density and cool factor. But it is seriously tiny!
Will it fit in the back seat of a Nissan Leaf?
@medz With a size of 19x11, absolutely! You might even be able to get 2 in there,
/buy qty-1
@MrMark It worked! Your order number is: grisly-ocular-middle
/image grisly ocular middle
@MrMark I don’t think I’ve ever spent so little on a pillow. I’m not optimistic. But just the right amount buzzed to buy.
Well, the pillow I ordered showed up with no Removable/washable cover and it is encased on three sides in shrink-wrapped plastic. I’m scared to remove it because it might pull the gel pad off the foam.
@planotex That’s exactly how mine looks!
@planotex contact meh customer service if you didn’t get a cover. https://meh.com/support
It looks to me that the plastic should come off. You normally don’t want to sleep on something you can’t breath through. Plastic = suffocation hazard.
@planotex mine also has the plastic and no cover…
Mine is horrible.
First of all, there’s some sort of Saran Wrap plastic stuck to the whole thing. It doesn’t look like an accident; it looks like, rather than putting a cover on the foam pillow, they just sprayed it into a mold with the Saran Wrap and let it be stuck there. It stinks to high heaven. In addition, there must have been a problem with the shipping, because it looks like the post office had to repackage it- the box is covered in “repacked by USPS” tape.
Sigh. I need to remember the rule- never buy pillows on meh. This is probably going in the trash. I’m not putting my head on it.
@wishlish Same here. The smell is so weird… like chemicals and sulfur…
@keca All of those memory foam products smell. The few I’ve purchased (Not from meh) came with a notice telling you to let it air for 4-5 days. The smell “should” be gone by then.
Where is this cover that was listed? Why is there plastic that seems like it may be part of the foam?
@dariste Yup, same here. No cover what so ever, just a thin clear plastic film with edges that are lifted up like it should be removed, but is stuck on so tight that it seemed like it would rip off the top layer of the foam if I tried harder.
KuoH
Just received my pillows today. Ditto with everyone else here. No cover provided. Plastic over all the foam, not sure if this is to be kept or removed since it’s fitted pretty tightly.
Highly disappointed. Plastic wrapped, no cover. Unfortunate. Won’t ever buy from meh again.
@dissipate08 I’ll say this- meh is looking into it. I sent a bunch of pictures over. I’ve bought from meh enough that I know they’ll at least look into it, and while the nature of the deal is that we’re not guaranteed a refund, they won’t leave us high and dry.
On the one hand, they’re at the mercy of the supplier to deliver what was promised, and clearly that didn’t happen. That’s not on meh.
But on the other hand, my box was shipped from the meh warehouse, which means they need to look into their QC process. Meh had the pillows in their warehouse and didn’t check the boxes to see that they were shipping out what was promised. That is on meh (unless it was only a subset of these that were crappy).
Like I said, I trust meh enough that they’ll try to make it right. I’m putting my money where my mouth is- I bought something else from meh today. I’m disappointed, but I’m hopeful.
For what it’s worth I’m gonna chime in too and say I received my pillow today and it also stinks, has the aforementioned shrink wrap, and no cover included. No paper or shipping note or actually anything was in the box besides the stinky pillow. And the box was white, plain white. I mean creepy candy van by the playground white. I wonder if that was to add to the product’s overall aesthetic…
@tajbro ditto - super creepy. Actually, isn’t it against some weird consumer protection law to not have a label with a pillow that explains what it is made from? Like those tags that say “may not be removed by anyone under penalty of law (except the final consumer)”. Who should we reach out to at meh?
@psantora We are looking into this - don’t worry!
@tajbro I mentioned this elsewhere, but I’ll post again. I’ve purchased a few memory foam pillows. They have all smelled terrible. Typically, though, they come with a notice saying to let it air out for 3-4 days before use. After that the smell “should” be gone.
No idea if that’s the case for these pillows or not, though.
@Bogie Indeed. I had to air-out my fancy memory foam mattress before putting sheets on it. Those are the rules.
@woodhouse Thanks! I sent some direct feedback about this order but I keep getting an error message. What’s the deal?
@psantora Uh, I don’t know why you’d get an error. You used https://meh.com/support ?
@woodhouse yup. There and also the meh.com/orders “I need help with this” link. Could it have something to do with private browsing? Either way, I have the same issue as everyone else, I just wanted to ask about the legal issue privately
@psantora Definitely – what error message are you getting?
@woodhouse “AW, SNAP! SOMETHING WENT TERRIBLY WRONG.
WE’RE, UH, GONNA FIX SOME THINGS OVER HERE.” with the complementary YouTube video…
@psantora try emailing support at meh.com directly.
@Thumperchick Just sent them an email. We’ll see what happens. Thanks @PlacidPenguin for linking the video. I have to say it is a pretty cute song.
Also, here is more information about the labelling law I was referring to in my initial post: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_label
Same issues as everyone else, but for what it’s worth I found the pillow, once stuffed into a pillow case, to be very comfortable. I was pleasantly surprised.
This is the first contour pillow I’ve owned and it has made me a big fan.
@MrMark
/giphy big fan
@MrMark Did you take the tight fitting shrink wrap plastic off? If so, did the gel pad come loose?
I don’t have a pillow case small enough to be a good fit for this pillow. That is why I was counting on receiving the washable one that was reported to come with it.
I agree with several of the others - there should have been some sort of paperwork sent with this pillow.
Mine came in the creepy “sex-toy-like plain white unmarked box” like others described, as well.
I opened a case with Meh support prior to posting my picture to the forum. I was asked for pictures and I’m waiting to hear further word back.
Mine came from Meh headquarters and also apparently missed a quality check.
@planotex I left the plastic on, I had a small pillow case from either a travel pillow or one of the kids pillows.
@MrMark Thanks!!
I’m gonna leave my pillow out for a few days and hopefully the stinky @Irk-smell will dissipate. (Just guessing here… I assume Irk does not smell of lavender and elderflowers.)
/image stinky pillows
I just want to add my comment as well that this pillow was shipped covered in plastic, without a cover, and is generally awful.
Mine came in the weird plastic wrap, with no cover, in a torn white box. I too have been wondering whether to take the plastic off; it just seems so strange.
PSA: if you’re having issues with these, let me know via the support form (https://meh.com/support) and I’ll get you taken care of (in a couple of days, because we have a lot of stuff to work through, but hey, it’s better than a week!)
I’m not seeing a definitive answer here; Should I leave the plastic on and put a pillow cover on it or remove the plastic and then put a pillow cover on it?
@Pat4ever Put a cover on it. Shoot us an email if you have any more questions
@woodhouse so the cover goes over the plastic wrap?
@medz From what I understand, they were just missing covers. So if you throw a cover or pillowcase on it, they should still function as intended.
@woodhouse Weird. so the cling film is meant to stay on there… I would think any pillow that doesn’t allow some airflow through it would be a safety hazard. (suffocation)
@medz I’m not /entirely/ sure, but I can’t imagine getting that stuff off without them falling apart. I have to imagine that it’s supposed to stay, and just have limited airflow.
@medz I’ve made it around a week without dying. If that’s not enough data to conclude they are safe I don’t know what is.
I got a message from MEH saying that they are giving a refund and you can do whatever you want with the pillow
@Barbara31767 I haven’t gotten anything yet
@Barbara31767 burn it!
If you haven’t already, email support for a refund. This was the worst pillow I’ve ever slept on, and I own a couple of contoured foam pillows, this one pales in comparison, to say the least.