Casper Sleep Essential Pillow for Sleeping, King, White

I have purchased so many different types of pillows over the years, but this one tops them all!! So comfortable and doesn’t lose its shape!

I have delayed buying a pillow for far too long and until I had eye surgeries, didn't realize how bad my old pillow was. I had been using a rolled up towel under my neck to support my head. I woke up DAILY with sore neck or shoulder muscles and far too often a headache.Pillow shopping is fraught with a bewildering number of choices and prices from low to astronomical.I bought this on sale at the holidays, based on the high number of excellent reviews. Best gift I gave myself this year. The. BEST. Gift!!FYI, I am a back and side sleeper, so I can't comment if this would work for tummy sleepers.Out of the bag, it fluffs up fast. Had NO icky chemical smell or odor. I almost thought it was the wrong pillow, I expected thinner than this. I was a little nervous about trying it.Well, let me tell you, this pillow is FANTASTIC!!! It instantly conformed to my head. I woke up for the first time in YEARS without: A headache, sore neck, sore shoulders or sore anything else.I almost cried I was so pleased. I thought it must be a fluke.It wasn't a fluke. I sleep so comfortably, wake up pain free and refreshed.The only con is that it's so thick, it barely fits in a standard pillow case.I honestly would rate this higher, if I could.

I found it. Finally! I go through probably two dozen pillows a year, trying to find The One that I'm searching for. I've tried them all: cheap, expensive, synthetic, down, feathers, down and feathers, soft, medium, hard, memory foam, shredded memory foam, shredded memory foam you can remove. None of them have given me a good night's sleep!Well, I finally found it. Noticed it during Black Friday week, and I recalled Casper was famous for their mail-order mattresses. I read the reviews and thought I'd take a flyer on it. The price was good, about $42. Got it, unpacked it, carefully removed it from the vacuum sealed bag. Fluffed it a bit and let it sit for a few hours until bedtime.Let me tell you I could literally weep tears of joy when I put my head down on this pillow! It's like this perfect rectangular shape, almost like memory foam but it's NOT memory foam. Whatever synthetic fiber they use in this it's perfect. It cradles your head gently, depresses nicely but doesn't sink to the mattress. Bounces back quickly and can handle a quick fluff if you feel the need.I always go to sleep on my left side, sometimes with my arm under the pillow, and I always wake up on my back. Usually with a sore head from whatever pillow I've been using. Not with this one, though.Look, I don't know what else to tell you. Pillows are such a personal thing. For me, this is The One. If this lasts for a year I'll be thrilled. Yes, pillows age. Usage, weight shifts, filling degradation, body oils and odors, dust, hair, mites, saliva, snot, sweat, and of course washing too. They're not heirlooms! Ew! Accept that even when you find your One pillow, it'll need to be replaced. A good night's sleep is worth this minor investment.

In the past few months, I've tried every kind of pillow imaginable to help alleviate the neck pain I experience at night. Finally, at the recommendation of my sister, I tried this Caspar pillow. On my first night, even though I still had some neck pain in the morning, I wasn't awakened by it and slept through the night. It's only gotten better since then. The pillow is firmer than a down pillow, but it still has a fluffy (not thick) feel to support me whether I sleep on my side or on my back. I can fold it around my shoulder or tuck it under my chin or against my cheek. The center of it, where my head rests, feels firmer than the sides.Until my neck pain started, I preferred a relatively flat, firm pillow. I hated too much loft, whether by stacking pillows or sleeping on a super-stuffed one. When my pain entered its second week, I started experimenting. Memory foam and cervical neck pillows kept my head from moving, which turned excruciating two hours in. Alternative down pillows from other known mattress companies, even those pillows labeled "soft," pushed my head too far forward due to their thickness, also making the pain worse. Even though I'm allergic to feathers, I almost tried down pillows, but fortunately I found this Caspar first. It has a lot of loft, but the weight of my head sinks better into it than with other pillows. It doesn't keep my head from moving, either. It just feels fluffy and soft and gentle.I went back and forth between getting the Essential Pillow or the Original Pillow. Since they sounded similar, I finally settled on the Essential because of the price at the time. After all, I had already spent a lot on trial pillows. It must be dry-cleaned, however, while the Original does not.The pillow comes tightly rolled inside a compact box. Immediately, when removed, it fluffs up to the size and shape it should. (The company says to wait 48 hours before full loft -- I didn't find a lot of difference after the first couple of hours.) It is not a memory foam pillow; it does not have that squishy feel. Instead, it feels as close to down, with a supportive middle, as alternative down can get.-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann

Edit: I still can’t find the perfect pillow to SLEEP on, so I took some fluff out of this one to see if it works better for me.Original: I’ve tried to find the perfect pillow and this one was so close. It is thick and fluffy, keeps its shape, and doesn’t seem hot. The filling never goes flat. I am so comfortable on it while using it to stabilize and prop myself up in bed, but sleeping on it has proven to be painful. It is just too high for me. I am mostly a side-sleeper, and sometimes roll to my back. I wake up with neck aches. I’m still keeping it because it is so comfy while I’m awake and reading or watching tv. I wanted it to be the perfect pillow for me, but I can’t sleep on it without waking up sore.