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Tontine Pillow Exchange October 2012 - Swap Your Old Pillow for a New One for FREE

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Tontine Pillow Exchange October 2012 - Swap Your Old Pillow for a New One for FREE
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joannatan on 01/10/2012 - 14:33 facebook.com (5099 clicks)
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Melbourne Pillow Exchange
Thursday at 6:00am
8 guests
Federation Square
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sydney Pillow Exchange
Thursday at 6:00am
6 guests
Wynyard Park
Sydney, Australia

Brisbane Pillow Exchange
Thursday at 9:00am
7 guests
Queen Street Mall
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Highpoint Shopping Centre Pillow Exchange
Friday, October 5, 2012 at 9:00am
9 guests
Highpoint Shopping Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Macquarie Centre Pillow Exchange
Friday, October 5, 2012 at 9:00am
1 guest
Macquarie Centre
Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

Eastlands Shopping Centre Pillow Exchange
Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 9:00am
4 guests
Eastlands Shopping Centre
Hobart, Tasmania

Chadstone Shopping Centre Pillow Exchange
Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 9:00am
6 guests
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Westfield Parramatta Pillow Exchange
Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 9:00am
2 guests
Westfield Sydney
Sydney, Australia

Casuarina Square Shopping Centre Pillow Exchange
Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 9:00am in UTC+09:30
Casuarina Square Shopping Centre
Darwin, Northern Territory

Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Pillow Exchange
Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 9:00am in UTC+09:30
4 guests
Westfield Tea Tree Plaza
Modbury

Westfield Carousel Pillow Exchange
Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 9:00am in UTC+08
1 guest
Westfield Carousel
Cannington, Western Australia

Pacific Fair Shopping Centre Pillow Exchange
Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 9:00am
5 guests
Pacific Fair Shopping Centre
Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia

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  • Elijha on 01/10/2012 - 14:47
    +2

    For those who don't want to go to FB..[you don't need to like, join, follow or register]…

    Bring your old pillow and swap it for a fresh new one, for free while stocks last.

    Over time, an entire ecosystem grows inside your pillow, made up of your dead skin cells and the things that feed on them. So ask yourself - what are you really holding on to? If your pillow's more than two years old, it's time to let it go.

    [locations as above]

    Any questions? Ask us on our Timeline: http://www.facebook.com/tontine

    Offer available while stocks last. Limit of one pillow per person. Pillows are not for resale.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/10/2012 - 19:46
      +2

      take a pillow leave a pillow

  • kumak on 01/10/2012 - 14:49

    What does guest means?
    Why is it different each location?

    • lazybones1987 on 01/10/2012 - 14:53

      It's just the number of people who are going (from FB)

  • yikes on 01/10/2012 - 14:49
    +8

    Awesome, get to use a pillow on the bus!

  • aerona on 01/10/2012 - 14:53
    +8

    Lol this is such a random deal

  • whoopdeedoo on 01/10/2012 - 14:56

    how many pillows can we exchange?

    • inasero on 01/10/2012 - 15:38
      +1

      One per person while stocks last, according to their terms

    • joannatan on 01/10/2012 - 15:47
      +2

      i believe one person can exchange one, but there is no rule that you can not bring your family and each member of your family exchange their own pillow

      • Elijha on 01/10/2012 - 21:15
        +6

        It's 'while stocks last'.
        Don't be "The Broadens"

  • 1morphine1 on 01/10/2012 - 15:33

    Bring any brand pillow or just tontine only?

    • inasero on 01/10/2012 - 15:39

      Any

  • Telios on 01/10/2012 - 15:40

    Weird. There is another Eastland shopping center!

    • Doey21 on 01/10/2012 - 16:48
      +38

      They're giving you a free pillow. Stop complaining.

    • Tal_Shiar on 01/10/2012 - 19:36
      +13

      1: More people can make it to the metro areas

      2: Postage costs money

    • heyrosered on 01/10/2012 - 20:37
      +1

      your chance for a freebie is here http://register.tontine.com.au/

    • OzBrogains on 01/10/2012 - 21:28
      +7

      You're just upset you got.. wait for it.. pillowned

    • FloatingPoint on 02/10/2012 - 14:29

      There will be much bigger marketing effect if they make 100s of people line up in front of their counter (and all holding pillows!) They are not giving away their pillow for nothing!

  • cynix on 01/10/2012 - 16:19

    What pillow will they give you?

    • jv on 01/10/2012 - 16:34
      +16

      It's an exchange, you just SWAP it with someone else…

      frankly I don't see the point… :S

      • m0nkeycheese on 01/10/2012 - 16:41
        +17

        Bahahaha that literally did make me lol.. that's just nasty

      • tanoshiiki on 01/10/2012 - 16:55
        -4

        That someone else is Tontine for a fresh new pillow, as per details stated on the facebook event.

        • spiderpig on 01/10/2012 - 17:40

          You don't need a facebook account to view the details. Go to: http://www.facebook.com/tontine

          I don't think the original link works coz i keep getting page cannot be displayed

  • c64 on 01/10/2012 - 17:29

    so what happen last year? was it a waste of time? eg long queues or limit stock?

    • alvian on 01/10/2012 - 17:44
      +1

      It worked well. Short queue, fast no question asked exchange. Didn't even get out of my car when they did it in a car park. No shortage of new pillows.

      • Rodgort on 01/10/2012 - 20:35
        +14

        Will they ask any questions if the pillow has blood on it? Just wondering…

        • KBZ on 01/10/2012 - 21:01
          +10

          dafuq…

        • GerrardLFC on 02/10/2012 - 00:03

          LoL…

        • Charlie-B on 02/10/2012 - 12:06
          +1

          Bit the pillow too hard ay?

        • zipperman on 02/10/2012 - 15:23

          I get nose bleeds

        • Knightelf on 02/10/2012 - 18:48

          I think there'll be pillows with worse than blood on it

        • The Gent on 02/10/2012 - 23:57

          Well if they ask, tell them that!

          No worries ;)

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 02/10/2012 - 12:38

      I went into a shopping centre. Doncaster, VIC. Queue was very long at the start. I passed it later in the day, queue was very short and they'd just replenished the pillows.

  • UFO on 01/10/2012 - 19:20
    +8

    i see that people in canberra dont use pillows according to tontine :(.

    (we never get anything like this)

    • moooooooo on 01/10/2012 - 20:46
      +21

      Possible advertising slogan opportunity?

      "Canberra: The city that never sleeps!"

    • [Deactivated] on 02/10/2012 - 10:13
      +3

      Canberrans and Queanbeyanites wouldn't deign to rest their weary heads on such low grade products.

      • [Deactivated] on 10/10/2012 - 21:04

        haha… "Queanbeyanites"

  • keepingtrack on 01/10/2012 - 19:44

    Which range/size of the Tontine pillows did they hand out last time?

    • moolah on 01/10/2012 - 20:47

      I'm curious to know as well.

  • darkscorpio on 01/10/2012 - 20:23
    +4

    Maybe they're collecting used pillows for a scientific study…

    "The Prevalence of Dust Mites and Fleas in Bedroom Pillows" by Tontine et al.

    • Nicky6 on 01/10/2012 - 20:50
      +8

      Or they are collecting the DNA samples from the pillows, to create an army of clones!

      • zipperman on 02/10/2012 - 15:24
        +2

        It's a clone you only need one sample

    • ejsteven on 01/10/2012 - 20:57
      +1

      For a torture chamber ofcourse. They fill up a room with the nastiest pillows and throw douchebags in.

  • ade123 on 01/10/2012 - 20:24

    wondering how many pillow they are gonna to giveaway.. as the event stated 9 am -5 pm….

    • moolah on 01/10/2012 - 20:55

      It might be in proportion to the population density of the area they're distributing the pillows. You're lucky - it starts at 6 am for Wynyard Park, Sydney.

  • nicholas.001 on 01/10/2012 - 21:00

    this may be a dumb question but does it have to be a tontine branded pillow? or like any pillow?

    • ejsteven on 01/10/2012 - 21:01
      +10

      Any. I'm actually thinking about bringing a rock and saying thats my pillow.

      • zipperman on 02/10/2012 - 15:25

        or a really tiny pillow

    • Agret on 01/10/2012 - 21:02

      Any pillow, limit one per person though.

  • Agret on 01/10/2012 - 21:01

    http://www.tontine.com.au/FRESH-PILLOWS/QA.asp

    From the FAQ it seems they are using this to advertise their "stamped pillows". As it also says "For now, only Tontine synthetic filled pillows will be date stamped. Foam, latex and feather & down pillows will not be stamped" I imagine they are giving away synthetic filled pillows.

  • yeahitsme on 01/10/2012 - 21:23

    I have my pillow from literally over 20 years now..

    • superuser on 01/10/2012 - 22:42

      Seriously, my pillow is over 2 years and it has never been washed

      • eug on 02/10/2012 - 01:12
        +6

        You can wash a pillow?
        I mean… what? You haven't washed yours for 2 years? gasp!

  • utze on 01/10/2012 - 21:24

    how much is the normal price of the pillow?

  • [Deactivated] on 01/10/2012 - 22:48

    Great comments!!!!!!!!

  • auna on 01/10/2012 - 23:17

    Hard to believe people haven't gotten Dunlopillo pillows yet. Just thinking about using my old non dunlopillo pillow makes me sick.

    • jv on 01/10/2012 - 23:57
      +6

      Hard to believe people haven't gotten Dunlopillo pillows yet.

      Bridgestonepillo pillows performs better in the wet.

      I've yet to try Goodyearpillo pillows though…

  • prequel2thesequel on 02/10/2012 - 00:12

    Do they take stained pillows?

    • jv on 02/10/2012 - 00:25
      +12

      Yes, but only in Teak or Mahogany…

    • joannatan on 02/10/2012 - 01:24

      i have seen pillow that almost black, and they took any size and type of pillow

    • kumak on 02/10/2012 - 11:21
      +1

      The more stain on your pillow, the better pillow you'll get.

    • Knightelf on 02/10/2012 - 19:04
      +7

      jv posted a comment with +'s

      World is coming to an end

  • sheikyerbouti on 02/10/2012 - 04:43

    Does anyone know what sort of pillow they are giving away? Not wasting my time if its a nasty $3 job you get in Target.

    • joannatan on 02/10/2012 - 11:22
      +1

      go to target, check what is the cheapest price of tontine pillow

  • citybargainhunter on 02/10/2012 - 07:37
    +1

    pillow fight!

  • [Deactivated] on 02/10/2012 - 12:06
    +3

    Heh, remember the money-saving tips thread? ;-p…

    I washed my wife's and my pillow the other day. They're a better Jaspa type, nice and springy. (Hey, washing costs less than the petrol to pick up a new one!)

    Pillow into laundry sink. Woolworths mould killer removes any mould/stains. Spray and leave ten minutes for marks to fade. Then rub pillow's own material against itself to dissolve any remaining marks. (There's another money saving tip there btw… The WW stuff has the same chemicals but slightly stronger than the real "Exit Mould".)

    Then half-fill laundry sink with water. Sprinkle pillow with laundry powder. Rub powder into the casing, squeeze pillow, release, etc. several times to flush soapy water through pillow. This reduces most of the bleach smell. Empty sink and squeeze most of the water out.

    Refill sink halfway with clean water. Rinse, squeeze, etc. Empty sink. Do another rinse - basically keep rinsing until nearly no suds.

    Then into washing machine for a spin cycle. (No other wash cycles - they can make the contents shift, making it lumpy.)

    Hang on clothes line vertically (remaining water runs to the bottom) early on a hot day. Put back onto bed. There will be a little bleach smell - that disappeared in a couple of days. Voila - 2x new pillows!

    TIP: I could just be the lazy cheapskate that lets my wife do it. But it's more fun to be a lazy SMART cheapskate - that does it himself - then calls wife into bedroom, points, and grins like an idiot, until she gets the hint you've earned some "bedding gratitude." 8-p…

  • danielz on 02/10/2012 - 12:11

    I don't feel like waking up at 5, to get there by 6am, will there be any left at around mid-day you reckon?

  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 02/10/2012 - 12:42

    For reference, here's last year's deal
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/54879

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 02/10/2012 - 12:45
      +1

      Last year, people reported it to be a

      Simply Fresh pillow 44862466
      $16 target.com.au/html/whatson/tontine/

      However there's no guarantee what it'll be this year.

  • moolah on 02/10/2012 - 12:45
    +1

    I did some research into the past deals and it seems to be the Tontine Simply Fresh Pillow which retails for $21 at Target.

    Look at bottom-right image and take note of the campaign name "fresh pillow"
    http://www.tontine.com.au/fresh-pillows/index.asp

    Compare to Simply Fresh Pillow
    http://www.target.com.au/html/whatson/tontine/

    This past deal confirms the model up for exchange in 2010.
    http://www.topbargains.com.au/forum/exchange-your-old-pillow…

  • venismecha on 02/10/2012 - 16:50

    Anyone who doesn't think this deal is AWESOME clearly doesn't have as many manky, lumpy, crap old pillows on their bed as I do. You know, the "extra" ones you just chuck on there for fun for some stupid reason that put your neck out and you can never get comfy, and OH GOD THIS PILLOW IS RUINING MY LIFE BUT I CAN'T THROW IT OUT.

    Bring on Saturday!!

  • beejay1177 on 02/10/2012 - 20:30

    Do you have to fill in something when you get the pillows? I work in the city and could get there twice to exchange a pillow.

  • The Gent on 02/10/2012 - 23:58

    WHat a random but cool thing :)

  • mxyzptik on 03/10/2012 - 16:13

    What happens to the old pillows?

  • imcold on 03/10/2012 - 16:58
    +1

    I love the comment on facebook "pillows are not for sale."

    So what are we gonna to do. Tuck the pillow under our shirt. Walk down the street and when someone walks past lift our shirt up.. and you "**psssss*** You interested in a pillow."

  • whiskey299 on 04/10/2012 - 06:48

    Got my free pillow this morning at 6:20am at Wynyard Park, no queues and no wait. They were in the middle of setting up a photo both at the time. Just throw your old pillow into this really big container and then pick up your new one.

    Now I can get back to checking ozbargin for more deals! Interested to see how many times people visit the site in a day?

    • moolah on 04/10/2012 - 07:08

      I was there a few minutes after you.

      Anyway to answer the question most people have in mind, the pillow they exchanged is a Tontine Fresh Pillow with polyester filling and cotton fabric cover.

    • joannatan on 04/10/2012 - 10:07

      just passed and saw they still got plenty and i forgot bring my pillow :(

  • vietbargain on 04/10/2012 - 08:23

    just got mine @ 8am

    no wait, and they give you a lanyard with your photo on it!

  • urcpc on 04/10/2012 - 08:32

    Till what time do they give pillows today @ Melb. Federation Square? Is there a queue?

  • zaphy on 04/10/2012 - 08:40

    Brisbane are refusing to give out pillows until the start time (9am) due to "permit issues".

    • INFIDEL on 04/10/2012 - 11:23
      +5

      No queue at 0945 in Brissie outside Myers.
      Also they did registration for competition.
      Maybe 50 used pillows in exchange bin.

      Noon update: no queue, approaching 200 exchanged & so many pillows left according to staff

      So free pillow. Picked up a free frozen coke at HJ, then 1/2 price Aussie Burger at Post Office Square HJ (shake n win App). Hopped on free bus outside HJ to Dominos at Spring hill for free pancakes.
      Still have free restaurant meal tonight (left over birthday freebie).

      Oh OB, you've done it again!

  • imcold on 04/10/2012 - 12:10

    ok no queues at Wynard Park. About 5 Tontine Representatives on Standby ready to assist you in anyway.

    • congo on 04/10/2012 - 12:23

      Any left at Wynard Park?

  • Forenti on 04/10/2012 - 13:42

    Is it still on tomorrow? Was too tired to go to the city today…

  • GerrardLFC on 04/10/2012 - 13:45

    Do they take your name so if you go early then come back later to change another pillow will they know?

    • INFIDEL on 04/10/2012 - 16:36
      +1

      No. Staff are rotated, so unlikely you would be spotted. Unless you come back with a stack of pillows!
      Of course you are just being thoughtful, getting another for your partner/ mother/ child/ pet…

  • lymon on 04/10/2012 - 15:40

    Picked mine up from Queen St just before. Gave them my email for some optional prize draw, but seems like you can exchange your pillow without filling anything out. Looked like they still have plenty left.

  • jm48 on 04/10/2012 - 17:46

    Anyone happen know exactly where in the Macquarie Centre at Ryde, the swap is ?
    Its just I get lost very easily in big places like that - seriously.

    • GerrardLFC on 04/10/2012 - 19:12
      +1

      I saw on their facebook page that it will be opposite OPSM on bottom level.

      We will be in the centre court opposite Priceline and OPSM. Remember to bring your old pillow to swap it for a fresh new one, for free. It's limited to one pillow per person and while stock lasts, so come down early! Thanks.

      • jm48 on 04/10/2012 - 23:37

        Thanks for that Gerrard, much appreciated.

        • ralliart on 05/10/2012 - 00:53
          +1

          It is near target. Here is the map http://www.macquariecentre.com.au/getattachment/CentreDetail…

        • jm48 on 05/10/2012 - 08:49

          Thanks ralliart, I'm heading there soon

        • joannatan on 05/10/2012 - 10:49

          it is quite

        • jm48 on 05/10/2012 - 11:55
          +1

          Got 2 - went through twice - a bit naughty.
          First time no queue - immediate pickup.
          Second time an hour later and a bit of a wait.
          Great deal, thanks Tontine and Ozbargain OP.
          My old pillows were at least 10 years old and totally manky.

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