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Here Is What This Pillow Is Made Of

Unable to stand the mystery any longer, Matt caved and cut open his pillow that sports a tag saying it contains 100% of "TEXTILE FABRICS OF AN UNKOWN KIND." Now we know what's inside these pillows: a heterogeneous mixture of shredded clothing and fabric factory leftovers. Mmm, downy soft sweet dreams. Don't worry, this isn't some scam, "Textile fibers of unknown kind" are a legally accepted industry label meaning, "new material consisting of a variety of fibers that has been reduced to a fibrous state." Still, it's crazy to think that's what you might be sleeping on. More pics, inside. More »

11:52 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Ben Popken
8,037 views, 55 comments

Latest by n/a: i used to work in a company that purchased scraps from gildan, hanes, fruit of the loom, etc. they were sorted by color and fabric type. once sorted, they were shredded, and respun to make new cloth for sweater and t-shirt more »

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Nobody Knows What This Pillow Is Made Of

I had a pillow that says 'contains textiles of 100% unknown kind' on that tag that says 'Do not remove under penalty of law'. Kind of defeats the purpose of the tag, and I'm wondering what is in my pillow. Used underpants? Human hair? It does say 'all new materials' but that might just be 'new to me.'

UPDATE: Here Is What This Pillow Is Made Of

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10:15 PM on Sat Jan 12 2008
By Carey
58,718 views, 49 comments

advice

What To Look For In A Pillow Protector

Do you spend the nights fighting allergies and biting your pillow in agony? Wait, that sentence didn't come out right. Anyway, the vice president of a custom-printing pillow company tells Newsday what he looks for in a good pillow cover.
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8:03 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Chris Walters
1,776 views, 11 comments

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Babies And Razor Blades Don't Mix

Reader Ted (whose daughter was born on St.Patricks's Day, Congratulations Ted!) found a razor blade inside a Learning Curve Close and Secure Sleeper he purchased from Target. Ted writes:
I've been enjoying your site for many months now, but I'm easy to please so I haven't had the need to e-mail you about anything until now. Our baby daughter was born on St. Patrick's day and we brought her home yesterday. Today my fianc e and I went to Target East in Madison, WI and I waited in the car with the baby while she went in and bought a Close and Secure Sleeper which is from The First Years line by Learning Curve. It is a mini-bed of sorts that allows your baby to sleep in bed with mom and dad. This afternoon we put it on the couch and put the baby in it while we watched tv. This evening my fianc e was getting tired and she wanted to take the baby upstairs and put her in our bed so they could both get some sleep. I folded it up, brought it upstairs, and unfolded it on the bed. That's when I saw it: the silhouette of a razor blade beneath the mattress cover for the Sleeper.
The rest of Ted's email and more pictures inside... More »

12:19 PM on Wed Mar 21 2007
By Meg Marco
994 views, 38 comments

Latest by JohnAsimov: I think it's obvious that this happened in the mannufacturing process. No evil customers, no disgruntled target employees...it more than likely slipped out of the 11-year-old girl's hand who was rending the final stray threads from the item right before more »

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Morning Deals Round-Up

• Top Secret Threadless Sale! Buy 3 or more tees, get them all for $10 each. (Thanks, Garret!) More »

7:56 AM on Wed Feb 8 2006
By consumerist.com
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