My Pillow Classic Series Bed Pillow

I've been hearing ads for this pillow on TV and radio for years now. I don't normally buy "infomercial" stuff though, and I thought the claims on this had to be too good to be true. But no, I was actually wrong. I finally broke down and got one because I have to wear a CPAP mask now for sleep apnea, and I was trying to find anything to make the night go better. I've used MyPillow for a number of nights now, and these are everything they say they are. In fact, right after I got the pillow I let my wife try it, and she liked it so much she stole it for her afternoon nap. I wasn't even the first one to get to use my own pillow! So that's why I'm back on amazon... I'm buying another for her, and figured I might as well write a review. MY OPINION ABOUT ALL THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS I was almost afraid to buy this because of all the negative reviews, but I'm glad I did. While I'm sure some of the negative reviews truly are reasonable and just based on preference, many are dumb. Let me take some of the common ones: 1. "Pillow is flat." Yes, they come that way, and it specifically says on the wrapping to put them in the dryer for 15 minutes minimum before using. The heat makes the foam expand, and fluffs them up. So this is a "failure to follow directions" complaint. Or else, they bought the wrong product. The "Yellow" (least firm), and "White" (next least firm) pillow models are designed to be pretty flat so that stomach sleepers or small women/children can use them. You want a super big, puffy pillow? You should be buying "Green" or "Blue." 2. "Pillow is lumpy." Yes, but not in a bad way AT ALL. The pillow is made of three different sizes of foam pieces. Rub the pillow together between your fingers, and you will feel unevenness, because you might be feeling a small piece one instant, and a larger piece the next. Again, this is by design. When you actually lay on it, you don't feel lumps on your face. The foam pieces give and even out, and it just feels like a smooth super soft cushion. I think most people complaining it is "lumpy" probably felt it out of the box, decided that since it feels uneven they were just going to return it, and probably didn't actually try sleeping on it. This is NOT a hard lumpy pillow by ANY stretch of the imagination. 3. "I got a fake, because [insert your reason here]." These comments are just dumb. Look who the seller is on this page. It's "MyPillow Inc." It's not some third party. They send pillows to Amazon from their factory and Amazon sells them. Just like when you buy MyPillow in any other store. You are not getting a Chinese fake. 4. "The pillow is not supportive." Well, this again is probably due to a failure to follow directions or order the right product. It could be not supportive because someone didn't follow directions and put it in the dryer to fluff it up. Or, it might be that they didn't do their research on the MyPillow site and make sure they got the right "color" of pillow. Each of the different colors represents a different level of fill, or firmness. Here's a rule of thumb: if you are a child or small person who is a stomach sleeper, get Yellow, the least firm. If you are a stomach sleeper or back sleeper, White, the next most firm, is probably what you want (this is what I use as a primary stomach sleeper and secondary back sleeper, but it will most likely NOT provide you proper support if you are side sleeper, particularly if you are a 250 lb broad shouldered guy like me and try to sleep on your side). If you are a larger back sleeper or a regular sized side sleeper, get Green, the next most firm. And if you are a large person who is a side sleeper, get blue, the most firm. If you try to sleep on your side and get yellow or white, for example, you are GOING to wake up with neck pain due to lack of support, because you didn't get a firm enough pillow. 5. "This isn't the same pillow I saw at [insert person's house]." Possibly it isn't, but it's very close. This pillow is the "classic" model. You can only find it here and in some stores... the MyPillow website only sells "Premium." There's really only one minor difference between premium and classic: premium has a "gusset", and classic doesn't. A "gusset" is an extra strip of fabric between the two halves of the pillow, rather than just sewing the two halves of the pillow directly together, as the classic model does. In theory, this might be useful in a very firm pillow for shaping purposes, but it doesn't seem essential. Otherwise, they are basically the same, using the same foam, same size of pieces, and same color system. I have a "White" pillow in the classic style, and I love it. I have no need of a gusset, it's great just the way it is. I hope this dispels some of the bad information on here. I didn't start out to be such a fan, but I love this product, and if you spend the time making sure you get the right color for yourself, and follow directions when you get it, you will probably love it also.