I purchased this pillow to replace a set of feather pillows that had lost too many feathers and was too flat. This lead me to know that I wanted a higher thread count on the pillow cover which this one has. I also knew that I wanted a nice soft feather pillow. This one, for me, is a little too soft, and I must use another pillow with it. Therefore, I only gave it an average rating. It does recover nicely to its fluffy state though.