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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBBB F-rated My Pillow founder dines at Mar-a-lago, continues Laura Ingraham ads
http://m.startribune.com/mypillow-goes-to-mar-a-lago/478578383/?section=%2F"......Lindell, founder of Chaska-based MyPillow, joined the president and other supporters for dinner Saturday. While other guests at the Florida estate reportedly spent the weekend pressing the president to take a harder stance on issues like immigration, Trump and Lindell focused on softer topics.
"The President shook my hand and told me, 'You are doing a great job, Michael.' He also said he is sleeping great on his MyPillow," Lindell said by e-mail. "I told him, 'People come up to me all the time to tell me what a great job you are doing and that you are in their prayers.' It was an honor to be at Mar-a-Lago on Easter weekend."
It's not the first time Lindell, an ardent Trump supporter, has talked pillows with the Customer-in-Chief.
At a White House event for American manufacturers last July, Trump praised Lindell, who had weathered a string of lawsuits, layoffs and an F-rating from the Better Business Bureau.
"Michael was a supporter of ours right from the beginning, which I really appreciate," Trump said in July. "It's good to see you here. It's fantastic. And I actually bought a couple of pillows, and they're very good."
Lindell also took to Twitter Monday to say that he, unlike some other advertisers, would not be yanking MyPillow ads from Fox host Laura Ingraham's program after she taunted a survivor of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting."....(more)
annabanana
(52,791 posts)has to prove to me he's not a big honking hypocrite by his good works. Aside from lining his pockets, what has this guy done for the good of the World at large?
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)The dude is such a fraud!
Ilsa
(61,712 posts)oasis
(49,480 posts)deserves a D-.
Arkansas Granny
(31,542 posts)oasis
(49,480 posts)long before their lame jingle (probably written by founder) is permanently silenced.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,125 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)GreydeeThos
(958 posts)They use their businesses to spread their flawed ideas and lies. They should be put out of business.
Boycott every adviser for the media people on the right and remove their financial tools to promote their agenda.
Laura Ingraham is currently at the top of the list, but keep up the pressure on Mark Levin, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh too.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)Lindell had been plagued with many addictions, including cocaine, crack cocaine, and alcohol addictions, with his cocaine addiction starting in 1982, and his crack cocaine addiction starting in the 1990s. His addictions even stretched through the early years of the MyPillow business. Due to these addictions, he lost his 20-year marriage, his house, and nearly lost the MyPillow business. On January 16, 2009, Lindell, through prayer, quit all his addictions, and has been clean and sober ever since.
Martin Eden
(12,885 posts)I tried My pillow and returned it because it gave me a stiff neck.
Worst.
Sleep.
Ever.
Ligyron
(7,645 posts)Same. Story. every time
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)a "my shillow"!
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)But the last ones were on sale at Kohls for $4. Best pillows I ever had! Well over a year old now!
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Thanks!
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)But was told to fold a pillow in half. If it bounces back it will be a good one.
Now,another subject. Corer and slicer for fresh 🍍. I bought one last week.
I think they are sold out now! Best invention since sliced 🥖. My big mouth, but hey, some one told me!
jmowreader
(50,589 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Thanks!
jmowreader
(50,589 posts)I also find a six-inch log wrapped in a poncho works okay, but five-gallon plastic water cans are best. You could use a five-gallon diesel can if you absolutely had to, but do you really want to lie there smelling diesel all night?
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Thanks again!
BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)He said that he was a supporter of the moron. I decided at that time to boycott. I could've used a decent pillow though.
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)I unknowingly slept on one on a guest bed. It is very lumpy and doesn't revert back to the original shape like most pillows do.
BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)you're better than "yelp".
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)I thought he was simply a huckster. He was sued for lying about his one pillow for free.
But now I know my first instinct was right.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,227 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)dem4decades
(11,321 posts)DownriverDem
(6,236 posts)after seeing pictures of Lindell with trump. I told them that a company in business to serve the public shouldn't be so openly involved in politics. I was basically told I'm sorry you feel that way. I did not buy pillows from him.
whathehell
(29,103 posts)Last edited Wed Apr 4, 2018, 12:49 PM - Edit history (1)
Didn't know he was a Trumper.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Like "Please buy my shitty pillows! Please! I have a warehouse full of them"
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)DFW
(54,502 posts)They had all the sincerity of a 19th century carnival snake oil salesman.
I also heard he was a Trumpador. If figures that he has been given an F rating by the BBB. That IS Trump's definition of a "fantastic" businessman.
I think I would have been disappointed if he had pulled his ads from Laura Ingraham's show. It would have indicated he had more integrity than I had credited him with. Now I am reassured that, conforming to all appearances, and true to my expectations, he has none.
tavernier
(12,415 posts)Thin enough to stick in my suitcase when I travel. I hate those big marshmallow jobs.
Mr. My Pillow isnt a fan of anyone but himself. He is hoping and waiting for Rump to put his product in all of the T hotels. The fun part will be when he sends Rump a bill and expects payment. Hope he doesnt lose sleep while he waits.
keithbvadu2
(37,040 posts)super-duper infommercial is better than the product.
pwb
(11,308 posts)didn't know he was a supporter of our pig president. and who wears a cross that high on their neck?
mgardener
(1,825 posts)Just emailed the company.
Not buying the product.
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)I threw it away.
dawnie51
(959 posts)they have this idiot on their all the time, with his three inch crucifix and his aw shucks façade.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)It's all sickening.
hlthe2b
(102,510 posts)because you were ALREADY boycotting MYPILLOW since its INCEPTION.
Vinca
(50,326 posts)Probably one of the many nasty returns.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)samnsara
(17,658 posts)..believe me ppl only buy them one time....
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)REpurpose it as a pet bed?
logosoco
(3,208 posts)(But like with most ads, I ignore them). I saw these pillows in a store (maybe Big Lots?) and they were IN A BOX! SO there was NO way to actually see what type of pillow they were. I read a few reviews somewhere and they pretty much all said the pillows are really nothing special.
jayschool2013
(2,318 posts)f**ck together.
Demsrule86
(68,788 posts)Kittycow
(2,396 posts)I don't know if the second one is the "free" one or not. There was a little neck pillow in there too.
I scolded him since 1) he keeps falling for these TV info crap products and 2) the owner's a trump supporter.
I periodically rub it in that My Pillow is nothing but a bag of lumpy chopped up foam. The cats won't even lay on it. Now I get to rub it in that the company has an F rating at the BBB.
BTW, we've been together for over 20 years so I guess that this is what it's come too
3catwoman3
(24,109 posts)Cats will not do anything that isn't comfortable.
Demsrule86
(68,788 posts)carpets. He had bought an expensive gym membership which went out of business before we could even go there...I informed him he had no backbone with salesman...well I bought the Kirby...$1200.00 for a vacuum cleaner...he never lets me forget it...now 20 years later. It still works great...best vacuum ever... so I know exactly what you mean...marriage! my hubs is a great guy the best.
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)Bought one when we were first married. Our house was hardwood floors with throw rugs.
I am not that naive,little person any more!
Demsrule86
(68,788 posts)one one floor and a cheaper one on the other...recently it has been sharks before it was hoovers...and they all break. But the Kirby hums along and for $50.00 it is updated when needed and repairs are free. Although there has never been a need in 20 years...so it's funny what a great vacuum it turned out to be. We are moving to a ranch style house so we don't need a second vacuum ...luckily as the shark just broke again...called the company since theoretically it is still in warranty...but you have to pay to send it back...no doing that. As hubs said once we paid for it, we never regretted the purchase.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)This Lindell clown is spending serious money lately.
zeusdogmom
(999 posts)I really like my My Pillow. Bought it at Costco when I was having pillow issues - I knew I could return it if it didnt sleep well. I know the guy is a jerk but his pillows have eased my sleep and neck issues
Kittycow
(2,396 posts)I can only sleep on a absolutely flat pillow about 1.5" thick due to otherwise getting a terrible headache
zeusdogmom
(999 posts)So i guess i am already there!
It is a challenge finding a pillow which works best for our bodies. Lots of trial and error.
Old Vet
(2,001 posts)CatMor
(6,212 posts)he says it took two years to develop My Pillow. How can stuffing a cloth sack with foam rubber take two years to figure out. Guess he's just as dumb as trump. They're a perfect pair.
mountain grammy
(26,666 posts)he's a favorite.. maybe secretary of state?
3catwoman3
(24,109 posts)...a Trump supporter. That he is just increases the "ick" factor.
ecstatic
(32,782 posts)Never got to the point of researching reviews, etc., but I definitely will NOT purchase after learning this. With an F rating, it sounds like a scam anyway. Clearly, low info deplorables are his target customers. Match made in hell, I guess.
Vadem
(2,596 posts)Raine
(30,541 posts)buying his crappy pillows. They bought better cheaper pillows instead his.
Ligyron
(7,645 posts)That might explain the stupid.
Daxter
(103 posts)His past screams born again Christian, he is a former crack addict, has been divorced and arrested multiple times
True Blue American
(17,995 posts)A Preacher Friend got a check for $2000 after the big windstorm a few years ago for a new roof.
He spent the next few weeks bragging about going up on the Garage, nailing a few shingles down.