I recently invested all new bedding. Silly me, when the comforter set I bought came with “pillow covers,” I assumed that meant that the pillowcases for my new bed were taken care of. This earned me quite a bit of ridicule when I absentmindedly complained to someone that my pillowcases were not soft or comfortable. I revealed I had been using the ones that came with the comforter set, and I was promptly told that those “pillow covers” are not pillowcases at all but actually “pillow shams.”
Pillow shams, as it says plainly in the name, are a sham. When I asked several women if they were familiar with this concept, they all said the same thing: “Yes, a pillow sham covers a pillow, and importantly you are not supposed to rest your head on it.” I was incredulous. They could not be serious! A covering for a pillow that was designed not to have a head rest on it? Eventually, I was told that you could either not sleep on those pillows or, alternatively, take off the shams and put the real pillowcases on each night before bed. The objective of a pillow sham is to match the comforter and therefore make the pillow look good throughout the day.
This is patently absurd. I make my bed every morning, but the idea that a bed should be dressed up with different linens during the daytime is a bridge too far. Disgusted with this dirty trick, I threw my pillow shams aside and bought actual pillowcases. I didn’t expect to give the phony pillow covering another thought.
I was wrong. Working from home every day, I experience a constant battle with the ticking of my wall clock. Many have suggested I take it down, but I like it because it helps me tell the time, especially when, for whatever reason, I am up and about as opposed to staring at my computer screen. Still, the ticking can be really distracting, and I usually have to put on music to drown it out and concentrate. One day, I was fed up, and I looked around my apartment for something to throw on top of it. That’s when I came across the unused pillow sham. Voila!
I discovered a way to make the pillow sham serve a legitimate function in my life.
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In 2022, Santa hats are out. Silly turkey hats are in.
I was on Amazon looking for things to do over Thanksgiving with relatives (eventually landing on the brand new game Christmas Categories) when I came across this:
My first thought was that it creates the perfect opportunity for someone in the family to recreate the classic Monica turkey head scene from Friends:
Then I realized that there are many ways you can have fun with the turkey hat Thanksgiving. When you play games, you can decide in advance that the loser has to wear the turkey hat. Or perhaps you can start a tradition that whoever carves the turkey each year gets to wear the turkey hat. The possibilities are endless!
No matter how you are spending the holiday this year (with funny turkey hat, or sans funny turkey hat), the We Know Products team wishes you a very happy Thanksgiving!
If you go on Amazon and search for “handheld massager,” you will find dozens and dozens of clones of the same $100 massage gun. My immediate reaction upon seeing this was that there is no longer any innovation in the massager industry. Instead of actually investing in R&D to come up with more advanced ways to help customers, massager companies seem content to copy one another and compete on price.
One company gives me hope. That company is NAIPO, a well-known massager brand whose stated mission is to help people all over the world “Find Well-being.” NAIPO’s latest handheld massager features a brand new design that provides added value for the user. While it is still a percussion massager, its sleek comfort-grip handle grants access to otherwise inaccessible areas of the body. It also features 5 interchangeable massager heads so that you are able to treat each acupuncture point with the best possible massage.
This attention to detail creates a truly customizable experience. After a workout or just a long day at work, you can choose from 5 different speed levels and 5 different working modes, from gentle relaxation to vigorous, deep-tissue massage. By virtue of the extended front grip, you can give exactly the right type of massage to previously neglected muscles all over your body.
A common complaint about percussion massagers is the noise level that can make it awkward or even impossible to use in public. The new NAIPO handheld massager is different. Unlike its competitors, it provides amazing results with only a single massage head. This has the twin effect of reducing noise levels and making it lighter and therefore less unwieldy, a huge plus especially for older users.
The NAIPO XF-5120 handheld massager will be available for purchase soon, and at $52.99 it is inarguably cheaper than similar products on the market. You get your very own either at NAIPO’s own storefront on naipocare.com or on Walmart.com. Stay tuned for more updates!