§ 303.14 of the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act says:

Where a textile fiber product is made from miscellaneous scraps, rags, odd lots, secondhand materials, textile by-products, or waste materials of unknown, and for practical purposes, undeterminable fiber content, the required fiber content disclosure may, when truthfully applicable, in lieu of the fiber content disclosure otherwise required by the Act and regulations, indicate that such product is composed of miscellaneous scraps, rags, odd lots, textile by-products, secondhand materials (in case of secondhand materials, words of like import may be used) or waste materials, as the case may be, of unknown or undetermined fiber content

PREVIOUSLY: Nobody Knows What This Pillow Is Made Of
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UPDATE: Here Is What This Pillow Is Made Of

Superman III taught us the danger of unknown materials. They are unknown for a reason. Humanity may not be ready to comprehend the awesomeness of the materials powering your, um, pillow.

Tags were the early 20th century's answer to scurrilous merchants who stuffed pillows and mattresses with an unsavory potpourri of disease carrying things—horse hair, fur, and rags. Now they are used to ensure that the bedding on sale is new, not used. Whatever that pillow is stuffed with, rest assured that you are its first puzzled owner.

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The protector should be made with a fabric that is breathable, stays cool and quiet (older ones typically made from plastic crackled when you put your head down on the pillow), is naturally mildew- and stain-resistant and easy to launder.

The best pillow protectors have air filtration built into the fabric. This is a different technology — not used in the majority of protectors — that actually traps the allergens in the protector so you never have to be face to face with the harmful critters.

My pick: The FabricTech 2000 PillowBarrier (retails for $19.95 at Sleepy's mattress stores).

"Shopping for a pillow protector" [Newsday]
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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.

Ted continues:

I pulled back the cover for the thing, and sure enough there's a fucking razor blade in the thing!! Needless to say I am livid. I called the number on the box and they're of course closed. I don't have the patience to wait until 9AM or whatever, so I'm e-mailing you guys. I'm about to call the local news and get some reporters over here. What do you think I should do? Is it time to lawyer up? See (and post) the attached pics please. I included a hi-res pic of the razor blade so you can see the details.

Ted

Ted has already called Target and the manager offered him a gift card. Ted stresses that he's not upset with Target, as they're just the reseller.

Remember: Be like Ted. Check your child's toys, clothes, whatever before letting them use them. You never know what's in the box.—MEGHANN MARCO

UPDATE: Ted says he was mad when he wrote the email and isn't looking for a payout:

I was angry when I typed that e-mail and I've been watching a bit too much CSI lately ;-) I'm not looking for a payout, I just want to make sure that the company does something about it.

• Flash memory prices are crashing. Adorama has a 2GB SanDisk CompactFlash card for $110 plus shipping. Slickdeals has a handy listing. We wish we would have waited to buy our camera's second CF card a couple of months ago.

• Import shop YesAsia.com is taking preorders for the upcoming Nintendo DS Lite handheld game system. They want $200, though, and the system is probably going to retail in the US for $150 in just a couple months more, so unless you really must have a smaller-shelled DS...

Oh, our friendly neighborhood gamers at Kotaku are running a trivia scavenger hunt to give away a DS. Fair warning—it's not going to be easy if you're not a gamer.

• Amazon and others are now selling the 1GB iPod Shuffle for a hundred bucks. That's not a deal, per se, because Apple released a new 1GB iPod nano for $150. Is the screen worth the extra scratch? Yeah, we think it probably is.

• Amazon is also selling the Wamsutta 100% Cotton Gingham Flannel Bedding starting from $9 (but bigger items, like duvet covers, are around $50). Still, that's half off.

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• Save on 1GB & 2GB Compact Flash Memory Cards at Buy.com

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