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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
    8,144 views, 55 comments

    Latest by treserious: i used to work in a company that purchased scraps from gildan, hanes, fruit of the loom, etc. they were sorted 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 More »

    10:15 PM on Sat Jan 12 2008
    By Carey
    59,006 views, 49 comments

    Latest by liptoss: Don't laugh, years ago when my parents bought me a metal toy car... no not the cast Hot Wheels type, more »

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    How To Search Our Archive

    Here's some of the methods we editors use to find older posts on our site: More »
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    Watch Out For Falling Rising Prices

    Walmart's little yellow smiley face must have taken revenge on the corporate overseers who make him slash through the aisles like a jaundiced deflationary Casper. More pictures and our tipster's email, inside... More »

    9:21 AM on Sat Jun 30 2007
    By Carey
    14,278 views, 23 comments

  • wesabe

    Join Us On Wesabe

    Wesabe is one of those crafty community-based web 2.0 sites that is both helpful and intuitive. Why is the Consumerist telling you about it? Because it's about your money and how you spend it. According to Cory Doctorow (of BoingBoing, and who also sits on Wesabe's Advisory Board): More »

    6:10 PM on Mon Nov 20 2006
    By Meg Marco
    389 views, 7 comments

    Latest by x23: • Buy A House ... DONE! • Get A Macbook ... MacBook Pro! DONE! • Pay Off Credit Cards ... never had more »

  • yuppie

    Yuppie Street Art For Sale

    If you're a yuppie and would like to purchase some street cred, literally, head on over to ryanfrank.net. He leaves white plywood board in graffiti hotspots around London, lets it get soaked in tags, then assembles the pieces into "repurposed urban furniture," yours for just a few thousands of dollars. More »

    1:36 PM on Thu Apr 20 2006
    By popkin
    458 views, 7 comments

    Latest by Funky J: I wouldn't pay a lot of money for it, but I do think it's rather ingenious of this guy. And if more »

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