# When did a pillow become one of lifes major expenses? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-a-pillow-become-one-of-lifes-major-expenses/781577 "2017-03-06T20:21:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-a-pillow-become-one-of-lifes-major-expenses/781577/61 "2017-03-10T17:04:29Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > And what’s the deal with the pillows people wear around their necks on an airplane? > > Do they count towards your carry on limit? Are they really that great that people don’t care how goofy they look? 😃 Mine is inflatable so it is pretty easy to stow away until needed. I’ve never used one before but had a couple trans-Pacific flights recently and I was happy I finally got one. ---
**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-a-pillow-become-one-of-lifes-major-expenses/781577/62 "2017-03-10T18:31:12Z")
I dont think i have ever actually bought a pillow. Buy a good heavy pillow case, yes. Stuff it with the right amount of down, and sew the end shut. 5 or 6 bucks a guess for a good thread count case, the down is free, kind of. Or maybe a waste byproduct is more accurate? all that foam and gel etc stuff is totally worthless for someone who sleeps on their face. nothing like having the pillow try to suffocate you. Feathers, you can punch into the correct shape real quick, and done. Mattress? I supposed a piece of plywood would do, i sleep on my face, so it isn’t like i need to worry much about spinal position or support, as long as it does not feel like a bunch of metal springs with a sheet tossed over them, i’m good Yes, i know i sleep weird, tell me something everyone else has not already done since birth, but it is the only way i can sleep Mattress, i can understand costing money, there is a lot of time and material put into making it. A pillow? Yea not so much, gotta be a pure profit business there. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-a-pillow-become-one-of-lifes-major-expenses/781577/63 "2017-03-10T18:47:49Z")
> [@Weisshund](#): > > Buy a good heavy pillow case, yes. > Stuff it with the right amount of down, and sew the end shut. > 5 or 6 bucks a guess for a good thread count case, the down is free, kind of. So…you steal the down from your neighbor’s geese? ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-a-pillow-become-one-of-lifes-major-expenses/781577/64 "2017-03-10T18:51:18Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > Americans have been conditioned to think simply everything is or should be free or dirt cheap. > > i blame McDonald’s. the “burger, fries, and soda - pLUS! Change back from your dollar!” > > Good stuff costs good money. > > Keep track of that Target pillow. > > In 1982 or so, I paid good money for real pillows. I wish I had bought 4 instead of 2. > > I have spent the last 3 weeks in bed. No, not my idea - acute kidney failure. > > You would not believe how glad I am for those pillows and a good mattress - MUCH more confty than the hospital (whose beds are WAY over-rated, btw) > > Spend the money once or spend it 20 times. Your choice. > > If you think the wealthy buy home furnishings at Wal-Mart, > > I got some news. > > Just as “it is the dull knife which cuts you” (you need to force the blade, thereby losing control), the poor quality stuff costs more than the good stuff. > > How many sofas have you owned so far? > > How old do you suppose the furniture in the Rockefeller houses? > > The only thing where cheap beats quality is the literal “use once and throw away” - for a single use, you can put up with crap. > > My first car was 40 years old and had a broken frame member. i was 18 or so. I had been sawing at that thing with a dime-store hack saw when a HVAC guy from the club stopped by, saw what I was trying to do, and retrieved his saw from his truck. > It tok him all of 10 seconds to cut through that. > > Lesson learned. > > I did buy cheap pipe wrenches to deal with some (long obsolete) steel water pipes in a very old house. > 30 years later, I still find myself using them. > > Food, otoh, IS a “use once and throw away” This is the “buy once cry once” mantra of people who overpay for shit. Sometimes things are worth what you pay and sometimes they’re not. The best pillows I ever bought cost $20 for two from some guy going door to door selling frikking pillows (who the heck does that?). I wish I had bought a lifetime supply because they are much better than the $100 pillows I have. Tools OTOH are generally worth what you pay for them. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-a-pillow-become-one-of-lifes-major-expenses/781577/65 "2017-03-10T20:06:11Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > So…you steal the down from your neighbor’s geese? Pillowcase: $5 “Free range” down: Free Drifting off to sleep to eau de barnyard: Priceless! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-a-pillow-become-one-of-lifes-major-expenses/781577.md?page=3)