Feather or Fiberfill Inserts for Throw Pillows?

by Christine on August 9, 2010

Girls white and pink pillow with feather insert

Throw pillow with a feather insert

I’m considering expanding my product line to include feather pillow inserts alongside the fiberfill pillow inserts in my store at PillowThrowDecor.  By the way have you entered this weeks handmade pillow giveaway?

There’s advantages in using feather inserts in your throw pillows.  You can make “ears” and do karate chops on the top or sides of the pillow to change its shape as you see in the above picture.

May I impose on you for just a minute? I need your help  doing a bit of market research on pillow inserts… 3 questions…

1) If you were to buy a decorative pillow cover from my store would it be  more convenient for you to buy the pillow insert at the same time? yes or no?

2) If you were to order a fiberfill pillow insert … say 18×18 inches for $8, would you be ok about paying the shipping of $6 to $8? yes or no? If not that much, how much?

3) Assuming the shipping would be the same, would you pay an extra $3 to $5 for an 18×18 inch pillow insert that was feather? yes or no?

Please, please, please and thank you, thank you, thank you for your help here! Leave answers in the comments…. your responses will be included in this week’s pillow giveaway.  Click the link and leave a message there too to double your chances at a win.  Cheers Christine

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  • Sonic

    I think it would be more convenient to buy a feather insert with the pillow rather than buying it separately, and $11-13 seems reasonable for a feather insert, along with a couple dollars more in shipping.

    I probably wouldn’t be willing to pay extra for a fiberfill insert, as you can buy those pretty much anywhere, they are readily available. Not so with the feather inserts, so it would be better to have those as an option to buy. If the shipping was more than $10 w/i Canada though, that would likely be a dealbreaker.

  • http://www.pillowthrowdecor.com PillowThrowDecor

    Thanks ever so much for your feedback Sonic … very valuable information for me. I may hire you as my new consumer consultant!!! Hope you stop by and enter the pillow giveaway. Cheers Christine

  • Felecia

    I think it would be more convenient to buy the insert at the same time. I probably wouldn’t be willing to pay a shipping price that high for the fiberfill inserts because there are places that you can order them and not have to pay shipping at all. An extra $3 for the shipping of a feather insert would be reasonable.

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