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Janet

In article >, says...
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> I do have two goose down pillows on my bed.
> >
> > Goose down pillows are expensive, lame, and a waste of good money. I
> > speak from experience too. hehh Back when I was married, my wife
> > bought me a large one for a christmas present. Seemed nice until I
> > actually slept on it. I had to fold it like 12 times (because it kept
> > sinking down), I ended up with a king size down pillow, folded over
> > and over to about the size of a washcloth. ;-O
> >
> > I did not like it. Goose down would be excellent insulation for a
> > comforter but not for a pillow where your head keeps compressing it
> > down to a wafer.
>
> My MIL had one on the spare bed. I hated the thing! Heavy, lumpy, had
> little pokey bits in it. Plus I am allergic to feathers.

That sounds like a (bad) feather pillow. Pure goose down is soft, has
no feathers and pokey bits, and is as light as, well, a feather.

Janet UK