Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I wanted a neck pillow so I could try to sleep in the mornings during my daily commute to work (50-minute train ride). I chose this particular pillow simply because it had good reviews; I wasn’t looking for anything special and didn’t read the description, so I didn’t know all the details. This. Frigging. Pillow. The producers went above and beyond. It’s nice enough that it’s memory foam, but it’s very thick (great for wedging your head between the seat and the wall of the train) and it’s contoured in a way that fits nicely around the head and neck. The pillow has drawstrings at either end that clip securely together, which solves a problem I hadn’t even realized I would have had, which is that there isn’t room in my backpack for it, but I can clip the pillow to the outside and don’t have to worry about carrying it or accidentally dropping it. You can even adjust the drawstrings to keep it from swinging around. They are also useful for keeping your pillow in place however you position it. Eye mask - rather than an elastic band (which gives me a headache), it has straps with long sections of Velcro so that you can adjust it perfectly to any size. It’s not a cheaply-made thing, either - it’s thick, padded, and curves around the nose to make for total light blockage. I love it so much. Earplugs - comes with two sets in a little plastic case that has a handle on it, so you can loop it through the pillow drawstring and keep everything together. The pillow also has a little side pocket you can shove this stuff into, too, and of course it has a useful carrying case. Everything about this product makes it obvious that it was very thoughtfully designed and manufactured. It’s clear they took the time to think about what inconveniences you might experience with similar but more generic products, and came up with something that completely nails it in every category. Not only does the pillow get the job done comfortably, it’s accessorized in a way that means carrying it is never a problem. That may sound insignificant, but when you’re wading through tightly packed crowds every day, it’s those little things that make a huge difference.