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GabriellaG54 Sun 28-Jul-19 16:27:29

...a neck pillow?
There have been many occasions when travelling on long journeys as a passenger in cars or on trains, coaches, ferries and aircraft, that I have promised myself that I'd buy one.
Never having done so until last week, I had the manager of one store scanning all the aisles for the colour I preferred and he triumphed, bringing me the last one.

Not peach, royal blue, grey, patterned or polka dotted but a pretty pink.
Bliss, and it weighs so little, has a removable, washable, cotton velvet zipped cover and memory foam.

Have you bought or used one and did it meet your needs or has it been discarded as NFFP?

Here's mine.

Willow500 Tue 30-Jul-19 13:21:21

I bought one in the US one year which I used for the flight home then bought us both the J shaped ones for long haul to NZ a couple of years ago. Husband won't sleep on a flight so never used his and we found them such a nuisance to carry through airports I doubt they'll ever come out of the cupboard again.

Chewbacca Mon 29-Jul-19 22:23:51

I have one of the little bead filled ones on the back of my armchair. I always use it. Bargain at £3.99 from Aldi.

lemongrove Mon 29-Jul-19 22:16:27

Yes, it’s very useful and like yours is a bright pink!?

shysal Mon 29-Jul-19 22:08:31

I had one of the bead-filled ones to use at home when I had polymyalgia. It was very comfortable.

etheltbags1 Mon 29-Jul-19 20:10:23

I got one for xmas one year. Full of little beads. Its lovely but the other day my cat pinched it so i havent the heart to take it out of his bed bless.

boho43 Mon 29-Jul-19 20:05:20

I too have the Trtl Pillow. It’s brilliant, so cosy too .

watermeadow Mon 29-Jul-19 19:59:12

I’ve got one, acquired when a bad stiff neck stopped me from sleeping. It was great and soon cured me.

Esther1 Sun 28-Jul-19 21:52:50

I do a lot of flights and have bought different types over the years and found I just keep fiddling and fidgeting with them - I am better without having what feels like just another item to have to think about when travelling.

GabriellaG54 Sun 28-Jul-19 21:34:51

Purpledaffodil
If you spent a fiver then it's no big loss. The price of a beer.

GabriellaG54 Sun 28-Jul-19 21:32:17

They are brown not bright pink EllanVannin ?

Purpledaffodil Sun 28-Jul-19 20:39:56

I bought a memory foam one with excellent reviews. However I find it gets really warm on long haul flights and I think I may have wasted my money?

EllanVannin Sun 28-Jul-19 20:35:10

First glance I thought it was a rubber ring that you sit on if you have a sore botty.

Callistemon Sun 28-Jul-19 20:28:43

It may squash into the top of my hand luggage with a bit of luck!

GabriellaG54 Sun 28-Jul-19 20:22:28

Callistemon

Wear it...?

Callistemon Sun 28-Jul-19 20:09:44

Yes, but I haven't used it yet.
Mine is blue.

I did wonder if it's going to be a nuisance if I have to lug it around in transit as my old one was inflatable and fitted into hand luggage.

BradfordLass72 Sun 28-Jul-19 20:05:39

Years ago and it was inflatable. I wore it on long flights (any flight is long from NZ, even if only 2,000km to Australia) but with the open end behind me so I could rest my chin and sleep.

I don't fly any more and have never seen the memory foam type but I might look for one now smile

Minniemoo Sun 28-Jul-19 19:59:39

Never used one myself but my youngest daughter, early 20s adores hers.

NotAGran55 Sun 28-Jul-19 19:51:19

*Waters

NotAGran55 Sun 28-Jul-19 19:48:38

I bought an inflatable one in July 1990 for a 2 day each way trip to Berlin on a coach to see Roger Water perform The Wall at The Wall . It was very useful but has never been used again .

SalsaQueen Sun 28-Jul-19 18:57:39

I bought one, never used it. I got one each for my granddaughters - one with a teddy bear face, the other a panda.

GabriellaG54 Sun 28-Jul-19 18:28:04

Mine was £5 from Primark. Lots of colours.

Ilovecheese Sun 28-Jul-19 17:52:43

I have an inflatable on in the car, but it is a bit scratchy, would prefer one like Gabriellas.

TerriBull Sun 28-Jul-19 17:50:55

I've got one, I've taken it on long hauls, but it's never been much use as far as I'm concerned.

vena11 Sun 28-Jul-19 17:49:50

Keep one in the car for long journeys, we take turns in driving so when not my turn have a little a little snooze, it saves your head rolling from side to side.

ninathenana Sun 28-Jul-19 17:49:02

I have an inflatable one but never use it as whenever I travel, I'm driving.