Today we’d like to introduce you to Merrimac Dillon.
Merrimac, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
The brand was founded 14 years ago out of a personal necessity and a gap to be filled in the sleep industry. When I was on the hunt for the best pillow for my husband, who had just undergone major spinal surgery, I knew that I needed to find the best supportive sleep comforts to aid in his recovery. I researched and read and talked to every doctor I could and no one had a recommendation for the “best” pillow.
So I took it upon myself to order every pillow I could and test them all. None of them seemed right. My curiosity of ‘what makes a good pillow’ moved me to cut open the pillows to see the truth of what lied inside – and what I found wasn’t pretty. That’s when I decided to create a new pillow, made of clean and non-toxic ingredients, to give customers the transparency to sleep better knowing what they’re sleeping on. I decided to take it even further by creating in-house, patented machines manufactured from the ground up to fill each pillow with either pure down or down alternative to each customer’s exact specifications – thereby making pillows tailored to the person. From there, The Pillow Bar was born. Since our founding, we have expanded into other home items like sheet sets, lounge and sleepwear, bath towels, and more. We want to be the place people go for a great night’s sleep – from the towel you dry off with before bed to the pillow you lay your head on every night. I work with an incredible team of women who have helped me build The Pillow Bar into the nationally renowned brand it is today. I am thrilled to know that in The Pillow Bar’s next chapter, with Connie Kleinert Babikian as the new majority owner and president, there are only amazing things to come!
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
When you start a business, especially one that is centered around a physical product, there are always going to be bumps in the road. Whether it’s tinkering with a design until you get it just right or figuring out the best fill for someone based on their height and age – it all takes time. I started this business in the garage of my home and after trial and error and trial again, then two patents, seven trademarks, and a lot of test marketing later, we were ready to be in the pillow-making business! You will hit those bumps in the road as you go but it will only ever lead you to creating a better business for you and for your customer.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
At The Pillow Bar, we’re in the business of making sleep personal and inspiring your dreams™. We are known for our custom pillows that are made just for you. Depending on a customer’s age and height, we can better determine how firm their pillow needs to be in order to provide them with the most support for the best night’s sleep possible. We also make unique pillows based on a person’s sleep style – whether they’re a back, front, or side sleeper, we have a pillow just for them. We take our customization a step further by offering complimentary embroidery on almost our entire selection of products. What started as a way for people to tell their pillow apart from their partner’s is now a beautiful way to personalize your sleep. We are incredibly proud of the products we make at The Pillow Bar, especially because all of our custom pillows are hand-filled and embroidered at our studio right here in Dallas. We also take every opportunity we can to source locally, like with our Boyfriend Shirts which are made from 100% Texas cotton. We are profoundly proud to be a Dallas and Texas-based business!
So, before we go, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you? How can they support you?
The best way to connect with us is to either send us an email or engage with us on social media. We love to hear from our Instagram followers about what they’re currently loving or would love to see The Pillow Bar create next. Social media is such an incredible tool to collaborate with people but to really hear from our current and potential customers. We love their ideas and want to make sure we’re giving the people what they want! At the end of the day though, we are a product-based business and the best way to support a business like ours is to explore our products and find something that’s perfect for you or as a gift to a friend, spouse, or family member.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.ThePillowBar.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepillowbar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepillowbar
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The Pillow Bar
