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Buckwheat Pillows-A Great Affordable Luxury

Buckwheat Pillows - The Inexpensive Luxury

Buckwheat Pillows - The Inexpensive Luxury

Have you noticed that money is a little tight? This is the economic atmosphere in which you need to search for a little breathing room in the luxury realm. Buckwheat Pillows are the answer to this quest. Buckwheat hull filling is the epitome of luxury in the pillow department, yet they cost the same as a quality foam or feather pillow.

 In addition to their modest initial cost, there are two additional economic advantages to a buckwheat pillow over conventional pillows. First, because buckwheat pillows do not support dust mite infestations, they need not be replaced periodically as do other pillows, and secondly, they simply last a long, long time. The malleability of the buckwheat hulls actually improves with use.

 Combine all these advantages along with the concealed nylon zipper,  which allows the adjust-ability of the amount of filling, and you have a degree of pillow luxury that can not even be approached by any other pillow. But don’t stop there. Now add in the hypoallergenic and the therapeutic qualities. Buy luxury and save money. Buy buckwheat pillows.


Posted by woodstar  (May 31, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (0)

Buckwheat Hulls Must Be Triple Vacuumed

triple vacuumed hulls important
triple vacuumed hulls important

I feel it is important that I reiterate from time to time the importance of making sure the buckwheat hulls in the buckwheat pillows you buy, are triple vacuumed. If you have missed previous posts referring to this, be sure to ascertain that hulls in your pillows have indeed undergone the triple vacuuming process or its equivalent.

The reason for this is that there is a small percentage of people who are allergic to buckwheat flour, and buckwheat pillows that have not undergone this process are not truly hypoallergenic even if they are advertised as such. Also, the flour and debris remaining in un vacuumed buckwheat hulls can support growth of mold spores and other allergens unrelated to the actual buckwheat flour, to which there may be many people allergic.
So I want to emphasize the importance of the triple vacuuming procedure. The two most important features to look for in a buckwheat pillow are pillow grade triple vacuumed hulls, and the concealed nylon zipper which allows you to customize your buckwheat pillow to your exact degree of malleability of the filling which provides you with the maximum degree of comfort. Any buckwheat pillow lacking either of these features is an inferior product, and should be avoided.


Posted by woodstar  (May 29, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (0)

A Buckwheat Pillow For Every Need

Buckwheat Pillows For Every Need

Buckwheat Pillows For Every Need

For what purpose do you need a buckwheat pillow? By far, the most essential need for most people, is to simply get the most satisfying, rejuvenating sleep possible. For those people, their choice in pillow size is pretty simple. Generally, if they have a king size bed, they get two king size pillows. If they have a Queen size bed, they order two queen size pillows. I’m sure you see the logic I’m following here. However, this is not something etched in stone. If you prefer a pillow size different than that of your bed size, well, it’s your bed, and your pillow. You’ll be the one sleeping in it and on it, so you buy what suits you the best.

But there are other, more specific purposes for some people to buy a buckwheat pillow. Consider the person who has frequent or chronic neck pain. For those people a buckwheat neck pillow may be the logical choice. How about the person who travels a lot, and needs to catch up on their rest while doing so? A buckwheat travel pillow fits that niche better than any other solution.

So for the person who sleeps in a twin bed, to the person with back pain needing a body pillow, there are buckwheat pillows to accommodate every need. So you can be choosy. Buy the buckwheat pillow that fulfills your dreams.


Posted by woodstar  (May 28, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (0)

Speeding the Recovery from Your Neck Injury

There’s nothing scarier than receiving an injury to your neck or back. These can be truly life threatening issues, and even if you sustain a minor injury, they can still be extremely painful. After all, our neck and back are adjusted and turned just about every time we move. This means everything from walking to fidgeting in a chair can be extremely painful if you’ve recently sustained a neck or back injury.

In some cases, this pain is even severe enough that it can keep people from sleeping properly. This can quickly lead to secondary problems such as a lack of concentration or a lowered immune system. If this is the case, look into a proper neck support pillow. This should be firm enough that it keeps your neck relatively still and allows you the time needed to heal your injury. They are especially helpful in fostering a good night’s sleep as well as keeping you comfortable during a long day at your work desk.


Posted by BuckWheatRelief  (May 28, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (1)

Have You Considered Giving Your Father A Buckwheat Pillow?

A Buckwheat Pillow For Dad
A Buckwheat Pillow For Dad

Would your Father ask for a buckwheat pillow for Father’s Day? Probably not. There’s a fair chance he doesn’t know what a buckwheat pillow is. A lot of people don’t. You know, most men like something a little different - something everyone and his brother doesn’t have.

Have you ever wished you could give your Dad something different, you know - not the same old slippers or tie? Here’s your chance - and then tell him to guess what it is. Have some fun with your Dad.
A buckwheat bed pillow is a gift that will be used and cherished every day for years and years, and the older he gets, the more he will appreciate it, especially since the action of the buckwheat hulls actually improves with use. He’ll think of you every night when he goes to sleep on the buckwheat pillow you gave him, and he’ll wonder how you ever thought of such a wonderfully comfortable gift. I’ll never tell. Buy your Dad a buckwheat pillow for Father’s Day.


Posted by woodstar  (May 26, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (1)

Why Haven’t You Ordered Your Buckwheat Pillow Yet?

Order Yours Right Now

Order Yours Right Now

Did you order your buckwheat pillow yet? Why not? Are you a procrastinator? Shame on you. Are you not sure it would be suitable for you? The quality ones with concealed nylon zippers are completely adjustable to your particular needs. Do you think they cost too much? They cost about the same as a quality foam or feather pillow, and considering the fact that the foam and feather ones need to be replaced periodically due to dust mite infestations, over the long haul, they will cost you a whole lot less, because they last for years and years. The hulls actually improve with use.

Are you just too lazy? Get off your fat feather pillow and go do it. Are you uninformed about buckwheat pillows? That’s why this blog is here. Read it from end to end. Then click on any of the blue hyperlinks, which take you to Buckwheat Glory.com where you can order what ever style tickles your fancy. Are you afraid to? Why? Order from a reputable merchant, and they’ll refund your money if you don’t like them. Are they too “new fangled”? They’ve been in use in the orient for 2 - 3,000 years. They’re only new here.

Are you stubborn? Well, I can relate to that. I have a streak of that myself, but in this instance, just get over it. Your hurting yourself more than anyone else. Do you simply hate me? Why? What have I ever done to you? Would it help if we just went to the back parking lot and settled this once and for all? What am I saying? I’m a lover, not a fighter. Scratch this idea.

Okay, I give up. I guess I just have to get used to the fact that not everyone is going to buy a buckwheat pillow. Why do I always get my hopes up and keep beating my head against the proverbial wall? Why, why, why? Just tell me why? I know why. It is my indomitable spirit just trying to bring happiness to all mankind. Won’t you please join me? Just buy a whole bunch of buckwheat pillows, and give them out for Christmas presents, birthdays, mothers day, fathers day, weddings, graduations. C’mon, get excited. Together we can change the world. Use your own ideas, and buy lots and lots of buckwheat pillows. Bless you.


Posted by woodstar  (May 23, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (0)

Buckwheat Pillows-You Don’t Know What Your Missing

I recently experienced a situation which I think goes a long way toward proving my contention that the people who have experienced sleeping on a buckwheat pillow just about panic at the idea of having to sleep on any other pillow for even a few nights.

Last evening I got an email asking if my website was a fake. I was somewhat taken aback. I sent a return email in hopes of determining what the problem was. I’m not sure if I can compact this incident down enough to contain it in 1 post.

Later on last evening, the lady who had emailed me called me. Seems she had used an email address to send me that email which she seldom uses, and consequently had not checked that address for a reply, so she thought I had ignored her. After talking we surmised that the problem was that she had ordered two buckwheat pillows from my site after having moved in from out of state, and her  credit card address did not yet match the address on the order. We figured that out after I had tried to place the order for her, and her credit card was rejected. I forgot to mention that on my first attempt I somehow transposed two of the numbers on her credit card, so I had had to call her back to get the correct number. She was really patient with me.

At this point she decided to try another credit card that she had which had not yet been notified of her new address. She gave me all the info and as I was processing it, I realized that the expiration date she had given me was already expired, so I called her again. She had realized this in the meantme, and had already called the credit card company to get that taken care of. While I had her on the phone, I mentioned to her the amount that the two pillow order totaled up to. She said no, it hadn’t come up to that amount when she figured it up. Turns out she had told me the wrong pillow style, so I redid the order again. This time I used the old address as the billing address, and the new one for the shipping address. Just before I hit the “submit” button, it occurred to me that if she had called the credit card co. to update the expiration date, I figured she may have also updated to her new address. Another long distance call. Fortunately, she hadn’t. I hit the “submit” button. Success at last.

All this she endured to replace her buckwheat pillow which had somehow gotten ripped apart in the process of moving. I’m telling you, when a buckwheat pillow dies, it is sorely missed. Her ordeal involved, as best I can remember, at least 6 attempts to place the order, 2 emails to me, 2 emails to her, 4 long distance phone calls to me, 5 long distance phone calls to her, 2 emails from me to my drop shipper, and numerous calls from her to her 2 credit card cos..

My point is, to those of you who are hesitant to buy a buckwheat pillow, do you think you would go to all that trouble to replace a feather or foam pillow?  Does this give you any idea what you are missing by not having a buckwheat pillow? Do you get my drift? Buy yourself a buckwheat pillow, and then you will know where of I speak. Buy one now. You’ll never leave home with out one.


Posted by woodstar  (May 22, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (0)

Why Be Afraid To Buy A Buckwheat Pillow?

Buy Buckwheat Pillows - Why Not?

Buy Buckwheat Pillows - Why Not?

Why have you not bought a buckwheat pillow yet? Those of you who have, please excuse this post, but as you probably also feel frustrated along with me to think of all those people who could be so comfortably sleeping at night on their buckwheat bed pillows, and yet out of scepticism, or fear of change, or whatever, persist in enduring the same old pillow problems that they’ve already endured all their lives. I’m sure you can understand why I would ask the question.

But to be fair, scepticism and fear of change can be healthy attributes. They serve to keep a lot of people out of trouble. But I think an answer has been provided for this dilemma. Most reputable buckwheat pillow merchants provide a money back guarantee if you’re not satisfied with your buckwheat pillow, for any reason. I know I do. So now what’s your excuse?

Well, you know the old saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” Of course we both know that sooner or later the horse will die. Why not live happy before you die? Buy yourself a buckwheat pillow. Break the fetters of convention. Be fearless. Show what you’re made of. Be a man (or woman). Whatever! Just buy a buckwheat pillow and live a little. You know you can do it!


Posted by woodstar  (May 21, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (0)

Buckwheat Pillows Do Not Support Dust Mite Infestations

Buckwheat Hulls Do Not Support Dust Mite Infestations
Buckwheat Hulls Do Not Support Dust Mite Infestations

While I believe that simple, pure sleeping comfort will always be the number one reason why people buy buckwheat pillows, I also believe that in conjunction with comfort, another important incentive has to be the dust mite infestation problem inherent in feather and foam pillows.

If you go to a dust mite problem website, you probably won’t find buckwheat pillows mentioned for two reasons. First, because the benefits of buckwheat pillows in that regard are not not well known, and secondly, because those sites are primarily concerned with depleting dust mites in the whole sleeping area, not just in the pillows.
The reason I feel the buckwheat pillow is so important to the dust mite situation, is because the pillow is what your nose, mouth, and eyes are in intimate contact with. The nose and mouth are where the allergens from dust mite droppings actually enter the lungs and sinuses. While I don’t mean to minimize the effect of dust mites on the rest of the body, the really serious effects of asthma and allergies come through breathing in dust mite droppings. Every time you move your head or pillow, an invisible cloud of dust mite droppings from a feather or foam pillow gets drawn into your nose, mouth, sinuses, and, of course, your lungs.
The two common remedies, plastic or other man made dust proof pillow coverings, or chemical dust mite deterrents, both have undesirable characteristics. The dust proof coverings cause condensation from the heat and moisture from your head and breath, and the chemical dust mite deterrents emit toxic chemicals, which may rival the deleterious effects of the dust mites.
So for my self, I choose to sleep on the most comfortable bed pillow available (a buckwheat pillow), while simultaneously preventing as much as possible, the close proximity of dust mites and their droppings to my inhalation. But I’ll also keep up with washing the bedding in hot water and frequent cleansing and vacuuming of the sleeping area. These two actions are the simplest, least expensive, and quickest actions you can take to combat the dust mites. Buy Buckwheat bed pillows today.


Posted by woodstar  (May 20, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (1)

Buckwheat Pillows - Don’t Buy If No Nylon Zipper

Their Volume Determines Pillow Maleability

Their Volume Determines Pillow Malleability

The one big variable that determines the comfort degree of a buckwheat pillow between one person and another, is in my opinion, the volume of fill (buckwheat hulls) in the buckwheat pillow.

Different people have different physiologies and different tolerances for firmness and malleability of their pillows, and the concealed nylon zipper is the defining element in commercially available buckwheat pillows that provides adjustability for this malleability and firmness.

Of course there are other elements involved in the effectiveness of the buckwheat pillows, such as quality of the buckwheat hulls and the pillow cover, but none that so effectively determines the comfort and sleep inducing effectiveness of the pillow on different people and different physical situations.

The bottom line is that, of all the variables in different available buckwheat pillows, there is no factor involved in choosing a buckwheat pillow more important than the inclusion of a quality concealed nylon zipper to allow adjustment of the volume of buckwheat hulls in the pillows.

While it is certainly possible that a person might purchase a buckwheat pillow without this zipper which could meet their needs, it is only by chance, and without the ability to vary the volume, you really have no way to determine whether you really do have the optimum volume of buckwheat hulls.

So, the highest priority of features to determine the desirability of a particular style of buckwheat pillows would, in my opinion, be the concealed nylon zipper. My advice is, don’t buy a buckwheat pillow that has no concealed nylon zipper.


Posted by woodstar  (May 17, 2009)    |    add comment    |    Comments (0)