Buckwheat pillows are not soft. They are supportive. They take getting used to but can be a huge relief to those with back, shoulder, neck pain from poor sleeping posture. I highly recommend trying for at least a week!

I purchased two of the Buckwheat Pillows in the black and white ticking fabric thinking that they would be close to standard in size, but I was wrong. The narrative on this item states that the pillows are 14 x 21 in size, but the pair that I received are actually 12 x 19 or the size of a travel pillow! I am glad that they did include a pillow case with each pillow since these pillows swim in a regular sized standard pillow case. I will need to use one case as a pattern to make other cases since I do not believe there is anything on the market for a pillow of this size! I had planned on purchasing another set ... But decline to do so here. Next time I want to see what I am purchasing before I spend almost $65.00 per pillow!

My husband likes this pillow a lot, it doesn't get too hot at night and is comfortable. I tried it also, but it to me the hulls made a scratching noise in my ears. I think some will like this pillow and some won't.