The Reading Wedge Pillow
First off, I got my reading wedge pillow (notice how possessive I am?) absolutely gratis from a company called DownLite. So there you have it- you can decide whether or not you trust me to tell you the truth about the nifty reading wedge pillow.
Although I must say, having a 400sq foot apartment in NYC, which I share with a couple of cats and 600 books, makes me the ultimate truth teller when it comes to products. Here 400sq feet means 400sq feet, and probably less since I can’t live on top of the oven, and I only have, get this (!), one closet. I love to cook, I love to entertain and have people over, so my space is at an absolute premium. If I don’t love it, it has got to go. I have no space to house indifference.
That being said it should tell you even more that of all the product review offers I have received since starting my blog this is the first one that I have EVER wanted to mention here. I also like that the company was so sure of their product that they offered it to me without it being in exchange for a review. They said that they would just send it to me, it was mine to do with as I pleased. They just hoped that I LOVED it and if I did that I would mention it on twitter.
When I tell you that I am in love with this thing, it is an understatement. It fits up against my headboard just like it’s pictured. It’s huge and completely supportive. I lean back and I am all warm and cozy and ready to read for hours. It is like being held! And, I don’t have to spend hours trying to squish my pillows in just the right position when I read in bed! Love!
I took it out of the box and was amazed at the quality, fluffiness, and softness. My pillow is down, but it also comes with the hypo allergenic filling. My mother immediately said I should give it to her! Uh, no. I had to hop on twitter and gush about it immediately. Again, love!
This is by no means a comprehensive review. My pillow evades that. It’s elusive that way. I am reduced to just rambling about how much I love it. If you are a reader, and you like to read in bed, you should seriously click on the links to check this out and get you one. I have 10 pillows on my bed and there is just no way my mom is getting this one. As if!
Dude, seriously. Think about it.
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Dude, seriously! Get one. The Reading Wedge Pillow – via @twitoaster http://www.linussblanket.com/2009/11/the...
Looks awesome! Seems like this would be the perfect solution to setting up the pillows, laying down, adjusting the pillows just so, changing position, and finally getting the pillows *just right* so you can read. Heaven forbid you have to get up to use the bathroom or get something to eat. Then you have to rearrange the pillows again!
trish´s last blog ..Words Move Me – Giveaway of Sony Reader Pocket Edition
It is so nice to just lay back on it and start to read. It’s hard to get completely comfortable with pillows because if you move at all you have to adjust all over again.
That really does sound aweseome!! I need something like this…My back ends up killing me from the angles I have to lay in while reading in bed. I know what’s going on my Christmas list
Chris´s last blog ..Peeking Out Of The Hole
It’s so big too that you can basically lay on it at any angle you need. I take it off of my bed if I am not going to be using it.
I do like the sound of this. I really struggle to get comfy in bed to read my books.
vivienne´s last blog ..Monday Mailbox and Library Loot
It’s hard work getting the pillows just so. I love that I can just lay back now.
I put a reading wedge on my Christmas list, but not this one. The most annoying thing about reading is getting in a comfortable position. My back is crying for one of these.
Michelle´s last blog ..Everything Austen #3: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict and GIVEAWAY
I had never heard of these before, so it was a perfect surprise because adjusting pillows can be a pain.
I am totally jealous and want one of those!
Kathy´s last blog ..The Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies – Day 2
Your jealousy is warranted! LOL
I got this + a cute cover for my birthday after you mentioned it on Twitter. I LOVE IT!!!
S. Krishna´s last blog ..Valeria’s Last Stand – Marc Fitten
That’s the one thing I need to do do now is to get a cover. I have been using a folded sheet in the meantime. I would ask my mom to make one for me but she wants the pillow!
Oh I have pillow envy! It looks wonderful! What a great idea… I read in bed when Al is out of town…. this would be perfect!
Sheila DeChantal´s last blog ..Morning Meanderings…
Especially if he is out of town. This pillow is huge and it takes up lots of space. But you two could share if he likes to read.
Oh Nicole, my heart is bouncing out of my chest. I WANT ONE! Do you think the company would send me one, if I promised a review and my firstborn child who is really ticking me off at this moment? I read in bed almost every night. I go through this routine of piling up all my pillows so I say in an upright position and don’t fall asleep, but it never works. I squish down and am out in about ten minutes. I love too how they offer an option for those of us that are allergic to down. *Sigh* Love at first sight.
Sandy´s last blog ..Monday Movie Meme – To Die For
I know the feeling. It is such hard work to get the pillows in just the right place. I get so mad if I have to move after I am set up just right!
Oh my, I have serious envy. That has got to be the absolute best. I use only down pillows can can only imagine how wonderful that wedge is.
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It is so unbelievably soft! I have fallen asleep reading on it more than once!
I so need one of these! I love to read in bed and it always takes me forever to get the pillows just right.
Melissa- Shhh I’m Reading´s last blog ..Review: Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Oh I am intrigued! I always read in bed and I have one of those pillows with the arms on that help me sit upright for a couple of years but maybe it’s time to upgrade!
Leah´s last blog ..Makin’ Me Hungry!
I want one! This is definitely going on my Christmas list.
Carrie K.´s last blog ..Interview with Lorelei King, actress and reader of the Stephanie Plum audiobooks
This looks awesome! I bought one of those pillows with the arms that people usually use on the floor to read in bed, but it’s heavy and annoying. This looks like it would be really nice.
Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)´s last blog ..The Sunday Salon: 3000 Pages in 30 Days?
That does look comfy! And I really do like to read in bed. I’d have to get two though. One for me and one for my husband. He often reads or uses the laptop in bed. I am glad you like it!
I think I have to run out and get me one! Since I do most of my reading in bed this people would be fantastic!
Your apartment sounds a lot like mine and my husband’s too! lol
Thank you for your honest review! And congrats on getting it for free, that’s impressive!
Amy´s last blog ..Movie Monday 11.16.09
That looks like one comfy pillow.
charley´s last blog ..Birdy
I’m with Trish on this one! This sounds like a great solution for me. I’ll have to put it on the wish list for the hubby…:)
Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)´s last blog ..The Michael Jackson Tapes by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
OMG–I need one of these. The majority of my reading is done in bed.
That pillow looks very inviting.
Ti´s last blog ..Moby Dick Monday: The Kick-off!
I’m so getting one! Or two! I need that for my own very hard headboard as lovely as it is it’s hard to snuggle up and read against it. YaY for the hypo allergenic filling.
Great review and very helpful!
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I’m a big fan of pillows – and this looks like the ultimate. I have an iron bed so it’s extra hard to get comfy, this may do the trick.
Melanie´s last blog ..Holiday Miscellany
I want one now! It looks so comfortable.
Belle´s last blog ..The Likeness, by Tana French
The fact that the wedge pillow earned some coveted space in your apartment says it all!
Dawn – She is Too Fond of Books´s last blog ..Book Review: *The Elegance of the Hedgehog* by Muriel Barbery
I will have to look for that. I have been looking for something like that but all I can find are cheapie things that don’t look like they will last or hold up.
I am a huge reader in bed and always fluffing pillows up or moving them to get comfy.
Okay when I get to NY will have to make it a point to distract Nicole to steal the pillow LOL Just kidding Nicole
Cindy´s last blog ..Sins of the Flesh Blog Tour and Review
Hee! Your opening line had me laughing. I totally trust you and have now decided I need me one of these (regardless of whether you liked it or not) but the fact that it reduced you to love and rambling makes me want it all the more!
Michelle´s last blog ..Sunday Salon – November 22
How great is this! I have just added it to my wish list