zervun brought up a good point when he said the tag was in an annoying spot on his Costco Novaform pillow. If you think you're not sure about the pillow before you use it, leave the "Under Penalty of Law If Removed Except By Consumer" attached. It will make your return easier. In my pillow adventure over the past few weeks I've never had a salesperson even open the box or bag to examine it (I guess I look really honest?), but if you have the tag off and try to return it there could be a problem. If you love your pillow and know you're going to keep it, tear that baby off. It's annoying and gets in the way!
XFILE: Good question about the Tempur-Pedic warranty from Brookstone. I unfortunately have no idea. You should probably take the pillow into Brookstone and see if they can help you out. It's probably worth a shot, especially since it probably cost $99.00 +. Let's see if they put your money where there mouth is!
slaman: Yeah, the petite sized Isotonic at Bed Bath & Beyond is mainly for salad-eating women and children. For those with more size, it's gonna literally leave you feeling flat. Definately go to JCPenney and check out the Isotonic there. It's a lot thicker and firmer...and hopefully still on sale.
Speaking of Isotonic,
anewbie2002 mentioned Select Comfort's line of Memory Foam Pillows earlier in this thread. I was in the mall and decided to check them out. What do you know...another company selling Isotonic/Carpenter Co. pillows under their own brand name! Yep, they had the now famous "Perfect Pillow" as well as Isotonic pillows with "Select Comfort" on them. I could tell from how they looked and felt that they are Isotonics....and the Carpenter Company tags on them were the final nail in the coffin. The problem with Select Comfort is there prices are considerably more! Check these out:
The Ultimate Pillow by Select Comfort (aka "The Perfect Pillow")
Thermo-Foam Supreme by Select Comfort (aka "Isotonic Pillow")
As you can see, these aren't a good deal, even at their "Sale Prices." The standard size "Ultimate Pillow" can be had for much less as "The Perfect Pillow" at Linens N Things ($59.49 at SC vs $49.99 -- or $39.99 if you have a coupon at LNT). And of course the Thermo-Foam Supreme ($84.99 at SC vs. $59.99 at BB&B or $59.99 at JCPenney -- $39.99 if it's still on sale there!).
OK, I do have to admit that I DROOLED at Select Comfort because they do have that KING SIZED "Ultimate Pillow." It's the same thickness, just a lot longer. OK I'll stop there because I'm starting to sound really bad. But you get the idea. Also, their displays of each of the Ultimate Pillows were in a blue terry cloth case. I like that color a lot better than white. I could do without the "SQUEESE ME" embroided into cover though...heh heh.
So hopefully I'm not going to get hate mail from Select Comfort. I've given away their secret. But we are a deals forum and a part of that is pointing out where the good deals are not.
Oh, and I do want to correct something. I've been saying all along that "The Perfect Pillow" (and now "The Ulitmate Pillow") are made out of Isotonic material. That's not really true. These pillows are definately more "doughy" than the Isotonic. The Isotonic is more of a temperature foam that is firmer and molds by heat activation. So they are all made by Carpenter Co, but TPP is less firm, more squishy. I get ahold of one and can't let go of it. It's definately a giant stress relief ball.
Anyway I think I should follow my own advice and pick up one of those "Isotonics" at JCPenney for $39.99 before the sale ends. Ugh, it's Friday...it's very possible that the sale is already over. If anyone can report on it that'd be great. I'm going to try to go today and see. I'm predicting it was a one week sale though.
Atrac (Whose posts are starting to get too long again...)