Coop Sleep Goods Original Pillow review: This adjustable pillow ranks best overall in our guides tim
JUMP TO Section Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more
As an insomniac who also suffers from neck and back pain, I've spent years looking for the perfect pillow.
I'm not alone. In researching, interviewing experts, and testing more than a dozen pillows for our guide to the best pillows, I learned that a one-size-fits-all pillow is a rarity. This is because the loft and support we need vary based on our body size and primary sleeping position.
A pillow that works for a stomach sleeper, for example, will likely be uncomfortable for someone who prefers to sleep on their side. One pillow that meets every sleeper's needs seemed like a pipe dream — until I tested the Coop Sleep Goods Original Pillow.
Coop Sleep Goods Original PillowThe Coop Sleep Goods Original Pillow offers thoughtful features like adjustable fill, a washable pillow cover, and an unparalleled 100-night trial that make it the best choice for most people.
Check price at Amazon Check price at Walmart Check price at Coop Sleep Goods What we like- Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Completely customizable with removable fill
- Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Comes with additional fill if you prefer a firmer pillow
- Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Washable encasement
- Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Hypoallergenic
- con icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. Not the best choice if you don't like memory foam
- con icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. On the firmer side
Specifics
- Fill:Shredded memory foam and microfiber
- Firmness:Adjustable, but on the firmer side
- Sizes:Queen (20" x 30") and king (20" x 36")
- Best for:Back, side, and stomach sleepers who like the feel of memory foam
- Trial and warranty:100-nights/5-years
Our review of Coop Sleep Goods Original Pillow
The Coop Original is a customizable pillow made from hypoallergenic, CertiPUR-US, and GreenGuard Gold-certified shredded memory foam. You can access the entire inner cavity of the pillow through a side zipper and adjust fill to find your perfect loft and support. While the pillow comes overstuffed, sleepers who need even more support can add up to a pound of extra filling from an included bag.
The pillow is quite lofty, but it comes compressed in a small package. When you open the box, you're greeted by an insert that explains how to get started customizing your pillow.
The insert notes that you can contact the company for help adjusting or if you need extra fill beyond what's in the pillow and the 1-pound bag of extra fill. Before I touched any of the filling, I followed the package instructions to let the pillow fluff up to normal size. It only took about 10 minutes to expand, and I used my hands to help fluff and distribute the fill. Alternatively, you can put the pillow in the dryer for approximately 10 minutes.
Once the pillow was fluffed, I gave it a try as is. I'm a combo sleeper, rotating between my side and my back throughout the night, but I spend the majority of my time on my back. The pillow was too lofty for me, so I followed the instructions to remove one-third of the foam.
I was a bit nervous scooping handfuls of shredded foam out of my pillow and into a trash bag — it seemed like a lot to remove — and the process left a pretty big mess of wayward foam all over my mattress and floor. Fill adjusted and floor vacuumed, I settled in for my first few nights on the Coop pillow.
While I did some tossing and turning during my first few days and continued to adjust the pillow fill, I eventually settled in comfortably to my new, perfect, custom loft. At this height, the pillow was an ideal size and shape for both comfort and support, and I slept soundly for several weeks without any neck or back strain.
I loved how customizable it was. The fact that my husband and I — who have completely different sleep preferences and have been arguing over pillows for years — could buy the same pillow and get a comfortable custom feel was remarkable to me.
I also sent the pillow off for more testing by my side-sleeping neighbor. After hearing her sing the praises of its custom loft (like many side sleepers, she preferred more fill), I was even more impressed with this pillow's ability to work equally well for different sleeping preferences.
Ultimately, this customization made it the obvious choice as the best overall pillow in our buying guide.
Cons to consider
You can get a customizable height and fluff out of this pillow, but it might not be the coziest choice if you're not a fan of memory foam.
There was something about the pillow that I found lacking — I like a softer, down-like fill that envelops your head the way that hotel pillows do, and memory foam doesn't do that no matter how much fill you add or remove. Like many memory foam pillows, it also felt a bit hot compared to other pillows I've tried, though it was never sweaty or stifling. Coop's answer to this is the slightly pricier Eden line, which is filled with gel-infused memory foam & microfiber that sleeps cooler and softer.
Most nights, I prefer to sleep with my Saatva Pillow because I prefer a softer pillow, but I know plenty of people who swear by the Coop. Among them is my neighbor, who after many years of sleeping on stacks of pillows as flat as pancakes, now refuses to return my Coop pillow.
Extra features
The pillow has a few thought features that I love too. The bamboo-derived rayon liner that encases the foam makes for easier cleaning; I've tried a couple of other adjustable fill pillows that don't have this extra encasement. If you want to wash them, you first have to remove all of the fill. With the Coop pillow, the encasement acts as a barrier between your pillowcase and the inner pillow. Simply remove and wash the encasement and pillowcase.
I tried the traditional rectangular shape, but Coop also offers specialty shapes including a crescent shape for combo side and back sleepers, a cut-out for side sleepers and a body pillow.
There's also the 100-night trial period, which is one of the longest I've seen for pillows. It gives you plenty of time to sleep on the pillow, adjust, and decide if it's right for you. If it's not, the company will cover return shipping and provide a full refund. Coop says it donates any gently used returned pillows to local charities.
Finally, while I think a good pillow is worth investing in, it's hard to find one at as good a price as the Coop Sleep Goods Original Pillow. At $75, it costs significantly less than other shredded memory foam pillows like the Nest Easy Breather and ones from brands like Saatva, Leesa, Boll & Branch, and Parachute Home.
The bottom line
The Coop Sleep Goods Original is an exceptionally designed pillow that can provide a custom, supportive night's rest for almost anyone, whether they are a stomach, back, or side sleeper. Its hypoallergenic materials are also great for those who suffer from allergies. The encasement makes for easy cleaning, and it's priced very competitively compared to other high-end pillows.
The only people who I don't recommend this pillow for are those who dislike the feel of memory foam. If you're on the fence, I recommend trying the pillow. With a 100-night return window, it's a risk-free purchase.
Check price at Amazon Check price at Walmart Check price at Coop Sleep Goods
Lauren Savoie Deputy Editor, Reviews & Chair of the Editorial Standards Board Lauren Savoie is deputy editor of Insider Reviews and chair of Business Insider's editorial standards board. Lauren leads the home, kitchen, pets, and travel teams, and is deeply involved in all editorial decision making, with a particular focus in strategic content planning, career growth of reporters and editors, and strong journalistic standards for the Reviews team. In 2022, Lauren attended The Poynter Institute's Leadership Academy for Women in Media, a prestigious program that recognizes leaders in the journalism industry.Lauren joined the Business Insider team in 2020, first as kitchen editor and soon after as senior home & kitchen editor, where she pioneered original testing methodologies for buying guides and built a diverse team of freelancers and reporters with deep expertise in product testing. You can see some of her work in our guides to the best flower delivery services, the best pillows, and the best sous vide machines. Before her time at Business Insider, Lauren was the senior reviews editor at America's Test Kitchen, where she wrote and edited more than 300 in-depth, unbiased buying guides and reviewed more than 1,000 kitchen products. Her work has appeared in Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines, in dozens of cookbooks, on two Emmy-nominated TV shows, and on CNN.com, Fodor's, Yahoo, LifeHacker, the Splendid Table, and more.Lauren is currently Kansas-based, but continues to live like a lifelong Bostonian: drinking Dunkin' iced coffee in the winter, spending summers "down" the Cape, and sharing her home with a cat named Chowder. Say hello at lsavoie@businessinsider.com or @el_savvy on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Learn more about how our team of experts tests and reviews products at Insider. Read more Read lessYou can purchase logo and accolade licensing to this story here.
Disclosure: Written and researched by the Insider Reviews team. We highlight products and services you might find interesting. If you buy them, we may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our partners. We may receive products free of charge from manufacturers to test. This does not drive our decision as to whether or not a product is featured or recommended. We operate independently from our advertising team. We welcome your feedback. Email us at reviews@businessinsider.com.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7o8HSoqWeq6Oeu7S1w56pZ5ufonyowcidnKxnmKS6pnvCqKapZZikuqZ5xqimnatdpL%2Bqs8inmKVlkZm3tr%2FTmpmlnV2isq670bJkn6eRonqxtculprBloprDqrHW