I was dissuaded by the reviews on Amazon when I last shopped for pillows
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I dont know if its the case. Here or not...but Amazon has been known to have merchants sell cheap quality knock-offs. I know that I got burned when I bought some supposed Apple chargers & cables. While the appearance of the packaging and the actual products were very close to the real thing, it was appearance only. The crap fell apart quickly unlike REAL Apple products.
You are very right about that. You need to keep your eyes out for knock offs. Amazon as the seller is usually safe and many companies sell their own products on Amazon to get the increased market visualization.