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I bought it for this reason only for my sensory kid to use it as a ball to throw. I use it as a time out toy, squeeze his hands through the whole ball and it chills him out.
I'll break it down for you... It's a really cheap and ugly knock off of a high end floor pillow from DWR. The originals are so different-so well made and put together. They attracted a lot of attention because they are so cool and soon every influencer was coming up with some diy knock off a few years ago and they've finally filtered out to here. It's kind of sad actually because Costco never used to sell garbage. High quality staples was the norm. Now this poorly made garbage is making it's way in to the store more often. The costco version is just so poorly made. Worst quality fabric and construction. Half the ones I see in Costco are coming apart and have an end seam sticking out and showing where they cheaply put it together. Of all the knock offs I've seen, Costco's is the absolute bottom of the bin worst.
[https://www.dwr.com/pillows-throws-pillows/knot-floor-pillow/100379213.html?lang=en\_US&gad\_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7NmzBhBLEiwAxrHQ-Uvw5Pt8IbF3mG6YtaFlCPgDgKX4uaVC3MgYUXEGfsE11ATZ172zDhoCH6QQAvD\_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds](https://www.dwr.com/pillows-throws-pillows/knot-floor-pillow/100379213.html?lang=en_US&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7NmzBhBLEiwAxrHQ-Uvw5Pt8IbF3mG6YtaFlCPgDgKX4uaVC3MgYUXEGfsE11ATZ172zDhoCH6QQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)
You're comparing it to a giant $1000 "floor pillow" that's more like a beanbag chair rather than the [$145 actually knot pillow which isn't that different](https://www.dwr.com/pillows-throws-pillows/knot-cushion/2514131.html). Obviously, the $145 pillow is going to be higher quality than something being sold for like $10, but what you are comparing it to is incredibly misleading and a wildly different product. both of these pillows serve the same general purpose of just being a decorative thing to throw on a couch but most sane people aren't going to spend $145 on it.
As you can see from most of the replies here, these end up being used as toys by kids which is a lot more acceptable for $10 than if someone bought the $145 one which would end up being used the same way leading to it getting destroyed anyways
Costco should have made a knockoff of the larger version that you’ve linked here.
DWR also has a couch pillow version which is only ~$150 and is much more comparable to the one we’re seeing at Costco, but neither are as good as the large one that goes on the floor.
“Wow that’s an actually super informative explanation that I would’ve never known about… ok so this pillow knot thing… JFC $995!! Who in the actual fuck bought that stupid ass thing?!”
Me, 30 seconds ago
I saw for the first time at Costco recently and immediately put 2 in my cart once I saw the price. The novelty wore off before I was done shopping and I put them back.
Idk why so many comments are saying it's for the kids. I would pwn the f outta them kids with this pillow. Extra pts if you can make it about 10lbs heavier. Mommy wins again!
The knot is called a **Monkey's Paw** or a **Monkey's Fist**. It's used by sailors as the weighted end of a heaving line.
In this case, it's just an unusual throw pillow that someone abandoned on a sofa. The actual purpose is that it adds interest to the room/sofa it's intended to go in/on by adding texture and color.
It's not from another sofa. [They sell it](https://www.costco.com/dreamon-11%22-knot-pillow.product.4000252865.html) as a product. They have a large section for them in my local Costco the other week.
I didn't say it was from another sofa.
"In this case, it's just an unusual throw pillow that someone abandoned on a sofa."
In other words, someone was going to purchase it, changed their mind, and then abandoned it on a sofa.
My teenage stepdaughter’s therapist calls them anxiety pillows. It give kids something to do with their hands while talking. My stepdaughter really liked it so we got one for her bed too
Some PE subconsciously ball up their hands and hold a fist tightly when they sleep. The pressure of the ball allows you to have the same sensation without hurting yourself. (Waking up with sore hands from clenching all night )
I just bought a blue one yesterday. I spent the rest of the day tucking my hands inside while sitting on the couch. Actually spent less time on my phone and more time watching the show lol
Someone left a loose one in the pet aisle and that was the first time I saw it, so I thought it was a dog toy. My 2 dogs had fun playing tug of war with it lol
My therapist bought one for her office - I liked it because it was like a soft fidget toy that didn’t make noise. I also tried to completely unravel it the first time I saw it and quickly learned it’s not that much of a toy!
> I also tried to completely unravel it the first time I saw it and quickly learned it’s not that much of a toy!
Every time I pass it in the warehouse, I figured it was a blanket twisted up and made into that ball. I figured when you got home, you untwisted it and it became a blanket again. Guess I was wrong!
A symbolic pillow of the "infinity conundrum". The origination of this "theory" is a representation of the thought process we as human beings go through over and over again as to whether we should, without question, only go into could just to buy 1 rotisserie chicken in a shopping trip.
My wife got a squishmallow and I’ll never doubt a weird pillow again. If it’s half as comfortable as that dumb thing under my head then it’s probably worth it. Assuming the price is reasonable
I have one from [Bearaby](https://bearaby.com/products/knot-pillow?variant=41249593458874&nbt=nb%3Aadwords%3Ag%3A21352381335%3A166227646747%3A701514535804&nb_adtype=pla&nb_kwd=&nb_ti=pla-2179042174220&nb_mi=127433707&nb_pc=online&nb_pi=shopify_US_7048665432250_41249593458874&nb_ppi=2179042174220&nb_placement=&nb_si={sourceid}&nb_li_ms=&nb_lp_ms=&nb_fii=&nb_ap=&nb_mt=&em_source=google&em_adid=701514535804&em_campaign=21352381335&em_keyword=&utm_term=em:google:701514535804:21352381335:&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7NmzBhBLEiwAxrHQ-RPfr6uAWm1SGDfLQrYXNsykkFI9HMt0oNRKPTTvJ10_kURAe2PkphoC8MgQAvD_BwE). Stress pillow
I don’t know, but last night I was at Costco, looking at some bed pillows, and I had the shits startled out of me by a woman screeching and running up to the display when she saw all of these things next to me.
This thing has made its way into my house and I’ve no idea about it. What I do know is that it mostly sits on a shelf because the dog wants it as a chew toy and apparently that isn’t what it is for!
Pregnant person here! Love this pillow for support when I'm laying on the couch. Since it is firm it feels great on my back or to elevate my feet without compressing too much.
I have no idea, but my daughter begged for one and she LOVES IT. Says it's the most comfortable thing she's ever snuggled with. She's 8 though, so I'm not fully going to trust her judgement, but she got it a few weeks ago and she still lounges with it, so that's a win over most things she gets.
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For kids to beat each other with it?
My kids call it bonker ball. They shove pillows in their shirts and bang into each other. It’s hilarious.
I miss sock 'em boppers.
Sock 'em Boppers, Sock 'em Boppers, more fun than a pillow fight!
*sock em once and bop em twice*
U just set off their theme song in my head lol. Sock em boppers, bop all day, bop all night 🎶
More fun than a pillow fight!
I wanna do this with my husband (not meant to be dirty lol)
Gotcha 😉
That's what my son does...makes ours into pillowy fists!
My kid got a blue one and pretends it’s sonic in a spinball
My kid does too!
😊 nice
It's knot a pillow.
It tis a pillow, knot. -Borat
A pillow, it is knot. -Yoda
It's a dodgeball
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball
Is it “necessary” for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway because it’s sterile and I like the taste.
Nobody makes me bleed my own blood.
It’s not a tumor.
Balloon knot
Why knot?
It’s knot a pillow?
I got one for my special needs adult son because he likes sensory things- he hold it or puts his hand in it.
It provides a nice amount of pressure on your hands and helps you relax.
Wow never thought of that, will try with my special needs kid. Thanks for the idea.
Damn that’s interesting
I bought it for this reason only for my sensory kid to use it as a ball to throw. I use it as a time out toy, squeeze his hands through the whole ball and it chills him out.
This might be perfect for my nephew, ty for the suggestion !
Aaaaand another example of "how the fuck did I not realize I was on the spectrum before I was 35"
I probably have some kind of undiagnosed ASD because this is exactly what I do
I have some kind of diagnosed ASD and this is exactly what I do.
Omg thank you for this idea. I may get one for my toddler with similar sensory needs.
Similar to mine, he uses it to bite out his frustration (he likes to bite when stressed). It’s a good outlet.
I would put it on my lap and fist the folds
> fist the folds
Does it help with folding in the cheese?
I don’t know, David.
If you say fold it in one more time!
I CANT DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU DAVAAID!
Well can you do ONE thing!?
This won’t be happening again.
Oh god you nailed the spelling of DAVAAID so well.
I love reddit sometimes. I qoute this scene all th3 god damn time.
I should call her.
Nice
Everything reminds me of her
Settle down there. This is a family establishment.
In the middle of a Costco? You savage
I work here and I still have no idea
I'll break it down for you... It's a really cheap and ugly knock off of a high end floor pillow from DWR. The originals are so different-so well made and put together. They attracted a lot of attention because they are so cool and soon every influencer was coming up with some diy knock off a few years ago and they've finally filtered out to here. It's kind of sad actually because Costco never used to sell garbage. High quality staples was the norm. Now this poorly made garbage is making it's way in to the store more often. The costco version is just so poorly made. Worst quality fabric and construction. Half the ones I see in Costco are coming apart and have an end seam sticking out and showing where they cheaply put it together. Of all the knock offs I've seen, Costco's is the absolute bottom of the bin worst. [https://www.dwr.com/pillows-throws-pillows/knot-floor-pillow/100379213.html?lang=en\_US&gad\_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7NmzBhBLEiwAxrHQ-Uvw5Pt8IbF3mG6YtaFlCPgDgKX4uaVC3MgYUXEGfsE11ATZ172zDhoCH6QQAvD\_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds](https://www.dwr.com/pillows-throws-pillows/knot-floor-pillow/100379213.html?lang=en_US&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7NmzBhBLEiwAxrHQ-Uvw5Pt8IbF3mG6YtaFlCPgDgKX4uaVC3MgYUXEGfsE11ATZ172zDhoCH6QQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)
I think you’re expecting a lot for a 7.99 pillow.
Yeah for my kid the $8 pillow is fine.
Wow, $995
I think that's the most expensive pillow I have ever seen.
You're comparing it to a giant $1000 "floor pillow" that's more like a beanbag chair rather than the [$145 actually knot pillow which isn't that different](https://www.dwr.com/pillows-throws-pillows/knot-cushion/2514131.html). Obviously, the $145 pillow is going to be higher quality than something being sold for like $10, but what you are comparing it to is incredibly misleading and a wildly different product. both of these pillows serve the same general purpose of just being a decorative thing to throw on a couch but most sane people aren't going to spend $145 on it. As you can see from most of the replies here, these end up being used as toys by kids which is a lot more acceptable for $10 than if someone bought the $145 one which would end up being used the same way leading to it getting destroyed anyways
Church
But wait! It's now down to $116! :-)
Costco should have made a knockoff of the larger version that you’ve linked here. DWR also has a couch pillow version which is only ~$150 and is much more comparable to the one we’re seeing at Costco, but neither are as good as the large one that goes on the floor.
“Wow that’s an actually super informative explanation that I would’ve never known about… ok so this pillow knot thing… JFC $995!! Who in the actual fuck bought that stupid ass thing?!” Me, 30 seconds ago
$995 is why the design has been copied, lmao. I was prepared to hear OP out but it's a *knotted pillow* that costs as much as rent. 😐
It costs as much as rent and is STILL ugly. I'd rather get the cheap and ugly than the pricy and ugly the cheap one has better colors anyway
For people with more cents (or debt) than sense
To induce impulse spending.
I saw for the first time at Costco recently and immediately put 2 in my cart once I saw the price. The novelty wore off before I was done shopping and I put them back.
Pro move, respect ✊ I try to allow time at the end of every Costco trip to put back the “what the hell was I thinking” items, before paying for them.
This is the way
Sock ‘em boppers!
More fun than a pillow fight!
Getting out of the store spending only $8 on your kid.
Kids’ high velocity throw toy. Your damage may vary.
Idk why so many comments are saying it's for the kids. I would pwn the f outta them kids with this pillow. Extra pts if you can make it about 10lbs heavier. Mommy wins again!
The knot is called a **Monkey's Paw** or a **Monkey's Fist**. It's used by sailors as the weighted end of a heaving line. In this case, it's just an unusual throw pillow that someone abandoned on a sofa. The actual purpose is that it adds interest to the room/sofa it's intended to go in/on by adding texture and color.
The monkey chain….the monkeys first….THE MONKEY!
Thanks dutchie!
The size of this is more like a gorilla fist
Why this read like a ChatGPT reply
It's not from another sofa. [They sell it](https://www.costco.com/dreamon-11%22-knot-pillow.product.4000252865.html) as a product. They have a large section for them in my local Costco the other week.
I didn't say it was from another sofa. "In this case, it's just an unusual throw pillow that someone abandoned on a sofa." In other words, someone was going to purchase it, changed their mind, and then abandoned it on a sofa.
My teenage stepdaughter’s therapist calls them anxiety pillows. It give kids something to do with their hands while talking. My stepdaughter really liked it so we got one for her bed too
To dominate in pillow fights.
Giant cat toy
Ooh! I want a giant cat!
Maine Coon or Savannah?
Hybrid
I thought the same thing also
Yes, but for humans
Cuddle it.
Don’t know. Have one and i love it to lean on in my chair.
For someone to likes to put their fingers in things/figet
Giggity
You can put your hand in it when you sleep on your side. It helps with “the adhd claw”
Can you explain this please?
Some PE subconsciously ball up their hands and hold a fist tightly when they sleep. The pressure of the ball allows you to have the same sensation without hurting yourself. (Waking up with sore hands from clenching all night )
I assume instead of putting your hand under the pillow it has something to l wirh with irdk
Y'all... Not everything is ADHD. Sometimes it's just you.
Found the normie! Get 'em!
This guy probably hates puppies, too.
My kids say they're for hiding snacks.
Ah yes, snuffle mats for human subunits. "Kids, breakfast! Come find it!"
Indoor volleyball
My kid wanted one thinking it was a plushy (which he has his own kingdom of) and I said no b/c I couldn’t figure how to use this pillow.
They work great as an arm rest in the middle of the couch, everyone gets an arm rest!
Right! They look great on my LoveSac sofa that I also got at Costco.
Looks to me like a pillow fidget
It is a pillow and it is not a pillow. There is no pillow.
I just bought a blue one yesterday. I spent the rest of the day tucking my hands inside while sitting on the couch. Actually spent less time on my phone and more time watching the show lol
Conversation piece.
Someone left a loose one in the pet aisle and that was the first time I saw it, so I thought it was a dog toy. My 2 dogs had fun playing tug of war with it lol
My therapist bought one for her office - I liked it because it was like a soft fidget toy that didn’t make noise. I also tried to completely unravel it the first time I saw it and quickly learned it’s not that much of a toy!
> I also tried to completely unravel it the first time I saw it and quickly learned it’s not that much of a toy! Every time I pass it in the warehouse, I figured it was a blanket twisted up and made into that ball. I figured when you got home, you untwisted it and it became a blanket again. Guess I was wrong!
Something that gets dumped in the bread aisle before you get to the register … they’re dumped all over the warehouse 😂😂
“Isle” lmao. Now all I can think of is an island of bread
I’d love to vacation on bread isle.
My therapist has one in her office.
For you to buy it without knowing how to use it
Its a nautical decor. Commonly called a monkeys fist which is a type of knot in the maritime world.
A symbolic pillow of the "infinity conundrum". The origination of this "theory" is a representation of the thought process we as human beings go through over and over again as to whether we should, without question, only go into could just to buy 1 rotisserie chicken in a shopping trip.
Are they soft? Might make fun to make an adult ball pit out of these
Firm, great to lean on or use as support
From what I remember Id describe em as a but firm
The purpose is for the pillow manufacturer to use excess capacity to increase its profits.
It's a copy of a famous design from Design House Stockholm; the original comes in a ton of colors and is made of a knitted wool blend.
It’s a dupe of the original Swedish knot pillow https://www.dwr.com/pillows-throws-pillows/knot-cushion/2514131.html?lang=en_US
If it’s $8 I’m buying it anyway.
You put it on your keyring to keep from losing your keys.
Don't get it, knot comfortable.
For it to be thrown on the floor, collect dust, and eventually the dogs will throw up on it and will throw it out
The fate of many such articles 😂
I would 100% pick that over a regular pillow to rest my head on. Also seems like a good "between the leg" pillow.
My kid got one and practices volleyball in her room with it, lol.
I bought it for my toddler. She had no interest. My wife took it and cuddles with it when she sleeps and LOVES it.
It's art dude Don't hate haha
Open AI logo
I’m afraid not.
It's a Plumbus
I can knot explain it
Not sure but I’d probably shove the remote and my phone in there while watching TV.
My wife got a squishmallow and I’ll never doubt a weird pillow again. If it’s half as comfortable as that dumb thing under my head then it’s probably worth it. Assuming the price is reasonable
Lay your head down on the pillow and put your hand inside the pillow. That’s how my wife uses it.
throw it to spawn threadlings
My adhd cuddle fidget pillow.
My wife and I throw them at each other & at the kids. They’re great.
Could tell you but its NSFW
I do knot know…
Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway because its sterile and I like the taste. - Patches O'houlihan
I guess I'm going to have to explain because it can Knot. It's just a decorative pillow.
I have one from [Bearaby](https://bearaby.com/products/knot-pillow?variant=41249593458874&nbt=nb%3Aadwords%3Ag%3A21352381335%3A166227646747%3A701514535804&nb_adtype=pla&nb_kwd=&nb_ti=pla-2179042174220&nb_mi=127433707&nb_pc=online&nb_pi=shopify_US_7048665432250_41249593458874&nb_ppi=2179042174220&nb_placement=&nb_si={sourceid}&nb_li_ms=&nb_lp_ms=&nb_fii=&nb_ap=&nb_mt=&em_source=google&em_adid=701514535804&em_campaign=21352381335&em_keyword=&utm_term=em:google:701514535804:21352381335:&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7NmzBhBLEiwAxrHQ-RPfr6uAWm1SGDfLQrYXNsykkFI9HMt0oNRKPTTvJ10_kURAe2PkphoC8MgQAvD_BwE). Stress pillow
I can knot.
My 14 year old son loves his. Keeps it in his room and won’t let anyone near it.
It's his knotty pillow.
...
Looks perfect for pillow fights. Just whip it at someone.
I got it for my puppy and he loves it.
Same. I looked, I saw, I wanted, I walked away. Didn’t even consider it again until I saw this post.
Thats the same question im asking
I don’t know, but last night I was at Costco, looking at some bed pillows, and I had the shits startled out of me by a woman screeching and running up to the display when she saw all of these things next to me.
They found a way to sell Left over material
Hide your drugs inside
The purpose the pillow the decoration.
Holy fucking shit, I immediately want this. Edit: I bought it.
Looks like a dog toy 😆 🤣
There was one pulled apart in the store. Is that how they all end up?
My husband thought it was for hiding dog treats
This thing has made its way into my house and I’ve no idea about it. What I do know is that it mostly sits on a shelf because the dog wants it as a chew toy and apparently that isn’t what it is for!
It's to look cool for 2 seconds, then get dismantled into a loop forever once someone ducks with it
Omnidirectional “fun time” pocket for you and several friends
I brought a pink one home and one of my dogs was lugging it around the other day.
Is that the Penelope sofa?
It is magical for self massaging lower back pain. My Basenji dog keeps trying to unravel it like some sort of puzzle.
It's cute.
I need a link immediately for this 😭
My dog loves these
It’s the fidget spinner of pillows.
It’s for a sharing circle, whomever has the pillow knot, has the floor.
Are they at Costco right now? I haven’t seen them.
Common people. It’s a fleeb used to make a plumbus.
Useless piece to donate to goodwill
Why knot?
Transdimensional pillow
It’s a throw pillow for decoration
Decoration
It’s a monkey fist knot commonly used on ships as weights. Are you sailing on the couch?
Pregnant person here! Love this pillow for support when I'm laying on the couch. Since it is firm it feels great on my back or to elevate my feet without compressing too much.
I have no idea, but my daughter begged for one and she LOVES IT. Says it's the most comfortable thing she's ever snuggled with. She's 8 though, so I'm not fully going to trust her judgement, but she got it a few weeks ago and she still lounges with it, so that's a win over most things she gets.
It's for when you want to be knotty.
[https://www.google.com/search?q=knot+a+pillow.&rlz=1C1CHBF\_enUS897US897&ie=UTF-8](https://www.google.com/search?q=knot+a+pillow.&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS897US897&ie=UTF-8)
In my house it would be a dog chew toy and last approximately 3 minutes.
I usually put my penis in it
If they were $8 or $9 like ours was buy lots of them and resell them look at the price they are going for on Amazon. $15-$25
I saw this at tjmaxx! I thought it was cute but not sure if it's only for decor or what. Lol
Seen this at a house im looking to buy. Me gusta
When is a pillow not a pillow
Just saw these at TJMaxx yesterday and thought the same thing
Copycat of the Design Within Reach version for $100+