Comfy Commuter Travel Neck Pillow - Made in USA! Reviewed by WSJ

I think pillows are a difficult item to rate/review given the unique nature of everyone's varying estimations of what they personally find comfortable. With that said, I could not seem to find a comfortable sleep position with this pillow.Generally speaking, I don't find travel pillows especially comfortable-- and trust me-- not for lack of trying. My work requires me to extensively travel by air (I'm on a plane traveling anywhere from 2 to 4 days a week) across a large territory. I can sleep on planes fairly well, with or without a pillow to support my head. Obviously I'd prefer to use a pillow that increases my comfort (and it would likely be better for my neck, and tension in my shoulders and back), but this isn't that pillow.First of all, it's pretty big, even when secured in its attached traveling sack; I like to travel light, and there just doesn't seem to be a good place to put this. Second, the flap that goes down the back made it a little difficult to get situated in. Third, the amount of filling behind the neck forced my neck forward into an unnatural position, which is actually one of the two things I'm looking to prevent by using a neck pillow in the first place. In order to lean my head back even slightly, I had to constantly utilize my neck musceles to fight the filling in the pillow, creating strain and tension in my neck. Last, the shape of the pillow on the sides promoted my head rolling forward as opposed to it's being able to easily tilt to the side in a supported, resting position. Here again, if I wanted to rest my head truly to one side or the other, I was going to be engaging my neck muscles to fight the shape/filling found in the back of this pillow.It's worth noting that I only purchased this pillow because it was available thru prime and I wanted it quickly. However, I also purchased a "TravelRest" pillow at the same time (which was not available via prime when I ordered). For my purposes and comfort, I have found the "TravelRest" pillow to be vastly superior, and would recommend checking it out before purchasing this pillow.

I've never been able to sleep on a plane. Heck, if I don't have the ideal conditions, I can't sleep at all. Especially if it doesn't involve a bed. Planes are the worst for me though. I've done the whole shuffle of propping my head against the window, reclining my chair and slouching down in my seat, and the notorious faceplant on the fold out tray. Nothing worked. Which was why when I was gearing up for a red eye flight I was frantic to purchase something that would have me well rested when I landed 12 hours later. I will admit that it's a bit bulky and looks a lot like a neck brace but at 1am in the morning, I simply didn't care what others thought of me. Within minutes of putting it on I was out like a light. Sure I woke up a few times due to turbulence and the fact that my butt was going numb from the uncomfortable chair, but I'd quickly dose back off with my head nestled in the neck pillow.I even used this pillow on my cross country road trip. Due to our cars full load of stuff, I wasn't able to recline the chair more than an couple of inches. So I pulled out my neck pillow and the next thing I knew I was waking up 3 hours later.Best $40 spent!

There are some positive and negatives to this pillow.The pillow is very soft and folds up nice and small to put in your carry on bag. Being soft is also a negative point. I didn't find it very useful using it as advertised. I had to kind of bunch it up to make it useful. Being so soft it didn't give me the neck support I expected. When wrapped around my head, the pillow made my neck hot.I'm not sure there is a perfect neck pillow. I have used many of them on trips. The harder ones seem to give you more neck support but they are a pain to try and carry around. So making your decision think about what you desire most. Portability then go with this it is excellent. Neck support, find one that isn't as soft.

Purchased this product based, mostly, on the reviews I had read on Amazon. Product gives good 'side' to 'side' support but I found it lacking support at back of my head - in short, it provides no padding for that area although the product's picture appears to do that. It's probable that the type vehicle seat one is sitting in may impact the support. Have used it in a tour van and the lack of 'rear' padding wasn't so noticeable. In my spouse's Prius, however, it simply doesn't provide the comfort expected. Neither, however, did an odinary 'roll' type foam cushion (which I purchased on the trip to replace this cushion)do any better. So, while I could recommend the product for air and bus travelers, wouldn't recommend it for car trips.

This pillow was great for my long flight to the Philippines! Other than the fact that it kinda made me hot, it is so much better than the traditional U-shaped pillow. I read reviews before I purchased it that is made some people hot and it definitely made me warm, but not unbearable. The extra warmth was worth the extra support and comfort I received. The chin strap in the front helped stabilize my head from falling forward too which was a huge bonus. Unless you are in first class, there isn't much to make these flights that comfortable anyways. I highly recommend this pillow and will continue to use this for future flights. It is the best I have found so far for these horribly uncomfortable flights.