Tontine sent me all new pillows a few weeks ago. I was ecstatic! Now, while some of you may roll your eyes, this was a big deal to me. Nothing beats new pillows! Nothing. And this is why... POOR PILLOW HYGIENE IS KEEPING AUSTRALIA AWAKE AT NIGHT It’s been two years since Tontine put pillow hygiene under the microscope with the launch of their …
Tontine sent me all new pillows a few weeks ago. I was ecstatic! Now, while some of you may roll your eyes, this was a big deal to me. Nothing beats new pillows! Nothing.
And this is why…
POORÂ PILLOWÂ HYGIENEÂ ISÂ KEEPINGÂ AUSTRALIAÂ AWAKEÂ ATÂ NIGHT
It’s been two years since Tontine put pillow hygiene under the microscope with the launch of their date stamped ‘Fresh Pillows’, reminding Australians that the lifespan of a synthetic pillow is approximately two years. Over time, a pillow can grow a complex ecosystem made up of dead skin cells and the things that feed on them.
But it’s not just the thought of this that can keep you up at night – research suggests that regularly replacing your pillow can also help you get a better night’s sleep.
Only 10% of major grocery buyers (MGBs) report that they sleep like a log at night, and more than 25% say they have trouble sleeping most nights or toss and turn and wake feeling tired.
Research suggests that simply replacing your pillow can make a difference, with two in three (67%) MGBs reporting they derive benefit from sleeping on a new pillow. One in four feel more rested (29%) or sleep more soundly (23%) while 42% say that it smells fresh and clean.
Last week I was also watching The Doctor’s on tv. They said after 10 years your  mattress can become double it’s original weight due to dead skin cells. VOMIT. So, this is why you need new pillows (and a new mattress I bet).
Download more pillow facts here. Some of the statistics will blow your mind!
Tontine is giving 3 lucky winners 2 new pillows.
Leave me a comment here and you’ll be in the draw. This is a game of skill, so tell me how tired you are!
I am also running a STATIONERY giveaway today in a separate post over here, so jump over there and enter that too if you like.
Get your entry in before 5pm (EST) November 23, 2012. Open to Australian residents only. Giveaways are in accordance with my disclosure policy.
GOOD LUCK!Â
CLOSED: WINNERS LILLY LILLINGTON, E. & CAL.
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Comments
Trish
Katrina this competition couldn’t have come at a better time!
I’ve been through 4 pillows in the past 6 weeks to find a comfortable one and I can’t. It’s exhausting when you are flat out at work all day only to come home and you can’t sleep because your pillow is uncomfortable. – Please help by picking me to win a new Tontine pillow!!!
Nerida
Toss, turn, flip pillow, toss, turn. That’s my night every night! Would love a new pillow or two!
Jodie
I couldn’t tell you how old my pillows are..after reading theses facts I am very freaked out. And it might explain why my husband and I wake regulary throughout the night. But the thought of going shopping for a pillow freaks me out..Hard? Soft? Tummy sleeper? Side sleeper? There are too many pillows to choose from!! :-(( I would love a new pillow without all the hassle!! 🙂
narelle
Hi Katrina, I’d love to win the tontine pillows. My hubby travels a lot for work therefore Im going solo with the kiddies and getting up to them each night not to mention me waking ‘just because’, is really taking its toll. Hard going to work each day, school pickup, dinner, bath, bed routine and then not sleeping at night. aarrrggghhh. My fingers are crossed that I win! 🙂
Kim M
If a new pillow could improve my sleep then I want one!!!!!!
Regan
Guilty as charged! Must get new pillows more regularly. Restless, tossing, turning… yep that sums up my slumber.
Zoe
Would love some new pillows – especially Tontine…I have heard they are the best pillows and mine definitely need replacing.
Maryann Geluk
I remember Tontine pillows when I was a little girl visiting my grandparents. They make me think happy thoughts. – I love one.
Laura
I have 2 kids (3 and 1) so I never have a full nights sleep. With a move of house and some surgery (only minor :)) coming up before christmas I really need all the help I can get to have a good nights rest and new tontine pillows would be the best!
Suzyb
Im so tired……zzzzzzzzz
Glenda Ashton
3 children…work full time..single mum….trust me im typing this in my sleep now
Amanda Elizabeth from Amanda's Mummy Jeans
Oh Im a mum of 3 little kids so I’ve never had a night of unbroken sleep in the past 5 years! I’d love some new pillows, we are thinking of moving soon and I keep saying no, no new towels, sheets or pillows till the new house!
xxx
Michael Cossey
I am so tired I cannot even finish this sente
Jasmine1485
My partner uses his pillows to death and it’s GROSS! Winning him a new one would be about the only way I can convince him to replace his current pillows – yes there are two, he uses them so long that they go flat and he needs two of them. Sigh.
Rebecca Baker
Dirty Nappies,
Night time feeds
Screaming baby
Please please please
Just an extra
Half an hour
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Kathy McDuff
I’m so tired I can’t even think of an intelligent comment to leave!
Cheryl M
I could so use a new pillow, I keep waking up with a headache, and CAN NOT get comfortable, HELP!!
jody jamieson
i love my pillows till they get to the point of becomming flat which mine are i havent brought new pillows in years i have never seen why we need to when the ones we have are good enough my mother just brought the children new ones and said there bad for there neck so i agreed with that but left it there till i just read about them which i must say yuk and thank you, i would love to win some new pillows so i can throw away these old ones im using.i never new any facts about this and now relize how dirty it is and wont be doing that anymore thank you for your information on the topic!
Jasmine
I’m so tired…that I’m seeing stars
Carol James
It’s really hard because you get so attached to your pillows ,well I do 🙂 But I think I can learn to love a Tontine pillow ….My Dad has one he say’s its the best pillow he has ever bought and sleeps thru all night now .