My cheap travel pillow totally failed on a 14-hour bus ride to Denver

The beads shifted after an hour and I had to stuff my jacket under my neck. Anyone have a budget-friendly pillow that actually holds up?

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willowg8815d agoMost Upvoted

Ugh, did it feel like the beads were actively trying to escape? I had the same thing happen on a train trip last year. The pillow went flat on one side and puffed up on the other, so my head was tilted at this awful angle the whole time. I ended up just balling it up and using it like a weird lumpy scarf. I've heard those memory foam ones are better for holding shape, but I haven't tried one myself yet.

finleyl3914d ago

That lumpy scarf move is a classic. My last bead pillow basically staged a full rebellion. Woke up with my chin on my chest and a single bead poking my ear like it was trying to send a morse code distress signal. Memory foam sounds smart, but knowing my luck I'd get one that just molds into the shape of a brick.

the_paul14d agoTop Commenter

My old bead pillow did that too, finleyl39, it felt like a bag of angry marbles.