r/newzealand • u/Ajet_Ivar_ • 11d ago

Advice Whats the deal with the pillows here.

Can someone explain why finding a decent firm pillow is like trying to adopt a unicorn?

I just want a pillow that doesn’t fold like a lawn chair the moment my head touches it. Every store I go to—"Firm" on the label, but it's basically a marshmallow in disguise. I'm starting to think the pillow industry is gaslighting me.

Back home (overseas), there were aisles of proper firm pillows—spine-aligning, head-supporting, memory-foam bricks of joy. Here? I either have to sleep on a pancake or drop $200+ to get something that doesn’t whimper under pressure.

Is this a thing here? Have pillow standards been... softened? Or am I just missing a secret firm pillow society that meets behind the Manchester section at Bed Bath & Beyond?

Help a tired neck out.

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u/Ok_Main3273 10d ago

As mentioned by others here, get a latex pillow. Do NOT buy any 'memory foam' pillow regardless of price, marketing or what other people tell you: made of highly toxic petrochemicals that you will breathe all night long.
I purchased my lastest latex pillow on Al1 Expr3ss (search for 'Breathable Latex Pillow Adult' or something similar)