OK I know a lot of the reviews on Amazon are misleading since the writer is in some way affiliated with the product being sold. But I still head right over there to read reviews on anything I intend to buy because usually there is some value in there. So far I’ve managed to buy well made products and not be duped by hyped up claims.
This morning as I was searching for a new bath pillow I saw this one
Microdry Luxury Bath Pillow with Memory Foam, White
We have the Temperpedic memory foam bed with the remote that moves the head and foot of the bed up and down and LOVE IT!!! That is a great bed so comfy. So of course I went right to the reviews to see what people thought of this bath pillow. It looks great doesn’t it!
OMG!!! Here it is my favorite review ever
I feel like such a little sucker., January 13, 2009“Want to know what the secret to the “memory foam” this project boasts? Some of the “wicking” technology so prevalent in sports gear, perhaps? Or the stuff that makes the liquid disappear in diapers? Or the magic of those special “wings” in maxipads, for crap sake? Nope. It’s a big ole sponge. It’s a big ole sponge in a terry cloth cover. Terry cloth – which is commonly understood to be the sponge of the fabric world – wrapped around a big ole sponge. This thing soaks up about 5 pounds of bath water immediately and then drags those two desperate little suction cups that were supposed to hold it perched in place down to their watery grave. The poor little suckers didn’t have a chance. And even if one of them does manage to hang on, the big ole sponge-wrapped-in-pseudosponge just slips off of it like a family-sized loaf of so much wet bread.
That was Sunday. Now it’s Tuesday night and the loaf of bread slumped in my empty bathtub is just as wet, but really, really cold. Cold and wet and slumpy in the bottom of the tub. A real “Calgon, take me away” kind of allure… Want to know the secret to the “dry” in the “Microdry” this project boasts? Yeah. Me, too.”
This person had a completely different experience.
I really like this pillow, January 7, 2010I’ve tried several different bath pillows and they just don’t seem to fit me or my bathtub. This one definitely did the trick. Inflatable pillows don’t ‘give’ at all. This one squishes down so you can get really comfortable. The inside is foam, but is mostly covered in waterproof material (about 3/4 of the pillow that points down toward the water). The upper 1/4 of the foam is not covered – I’m sure so that the foam can dry out if it should get wet. All of this is covered by a terry cloth cover that I simply take off, so that everything can dry out well. They’re always both completely dry by the next day. I guess if you took the pillow, held it under water and completely soaked it, it wouldn’t dry out overnight, but it really should never get that wet.
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After reading these reviews and then looking again at the photo, it is so funny to me that there is hardly any water in the tub. So little, in fact, that it isn’t even touching the bottom of the bath pillow. Could it be that it is just a matter of which way the pillow was placed in the tub?
Ah, such is life! It’s all in the way we look at things. : )
Sue said,
January 23, 2010 at 2:46 am
hahaha, love the first review! And, I can see that wet-loaf-bread thing happening. My hubby’s pillow is the same material and even without water it is d*mn heavy!
Good luck finding your bath pillow Karin!
Hugs
remnants said,
January 25, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Yeah that guy is so funny. I wonder if he realizes?!?!?
Lisa Jurist said,
January 23, 2010 at 4:01 am
that first review was hilarious..i needed a good laugh and frankly..i can see it all!
thanks for your sweet comment on my blog Kerin.. you always say the nicest things!
hope you are feeling better these days
remnants said,
January 25, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Hi Lisa!
I’m feeling a bit better but seriously I feel like a hypochondriac with all the medications I’m taking. Sheesh. It’s beyond getting old. But at least I’m getting the book done regardless. Like Little Orphan Annie ~ Never Say Die!!! ; )
I always am so happy when you have a new post and I rush to see what new things you’ve made. I’m glad to be able to see your work evolve it’s really a thrill.
alteredbits said,
January 25, 2010 at 7:03 pm
i am in love with whoever wrote that first review. i just giggled and giggled all the way through.
remnants said,
January 25, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Seriously he should be doing stand up comedy or writing for comedians right!!! I love that. I am so busy this week but I want to go read his other reviews to see if they are as funny. He rocks!!!
alteredbits said,
January 25, 2010 at 7:04 pm
p.s. the bathwater looks like it has food colouring in it.
remnants said,
January 25, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Oh it does!!! It is way too blue. Maybe they threw in one of those dye thingies that makes the toilet water blue. Well at least it’s just the little bit that’s in the bath. There is a gated community outside of Sacramento that has a big pond at the entrance and it’s such a eerie blue color. So unnatural and odd. What were they thinking?!?!? Especially since it is surrounded by beautiful evergreens and amazing scenery.