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Cospa Quality?
Made of 100-percent polyester inside and out, this lovely long pillow body is the perfect size to fill a 50 x 150cm pillowcase! Cospa quality!
This Image and item descrition are taken directly from the corresponding Item page on HLJ and this sounds like a good way to fill up your empty dakimakuras right? No,its not…Wonder why? Answers directly after the jump!
Cospa is one of those anime merchandise brands that has myriads of products ranging from keyholders over mugs to tshirts.Compared to their competitors they have a reputation to deliver top quality goods which is clearly resembled in the steep price of their products.So far I havent heard a single complaint about the so called Cospa quality and decided to snatch myself a Cospa Dakimakura Body when the opportunity arrives.Said Opportunity was taken during HLJs free EMS Shipping Offer and I instantly added a Cospa Dakimakura Body to my cart.A few weeks later,thanks to slow german customs,it finally arrived at my doorstep.I was planning to do a review of the body and documented the unpacking of the pillow.This turned out to be a very lucky turn of events for me since it all went downhill from there…
The Pillow arrived deflated and vacuum sealed as expected
Genuine Cospa Product
I opened the packaging and the pillow deflated with a satisfying sound.This was when I was getting the first doubts since the pillow was as limp as a hotdog on a hot day.My first idea was that the pillow and its filling need a proper time to deflate and I gave the whole thing another 3 days to accomodate to its surrounding.Those 3 days didnt change a thing though and it remained in its hotdog state.
After unpacking
After 3 days…
My next thought was that something with the filling of the pillow couldnt be right because it felt like if its filled with cotton.The polyester hull of the pillow allows some semi-translucency when held against light and I was quite shocked when I saw what the pillows innards looked like.
Oh really?
This is where I panicked and mailed several other bloggers and asked them how their cospa dakimakuras felt and looked like.Ive got the same response from everybody: a strong,thick pillow that could never be bent in way like mine is able to.My Kudos go out to LightningSabre and Smithy who really,really helped me out there.
This dakimakura is clearly flawed and I am amazed that this actually made it through Cospas Quality Check.Where is that famed Cospa Quality?This couldnt have happened during shipping since it was still sealed so it had to be flawed when it left the factory!
This is where I emailed HLJs Customer service and after a few days I got the following reply:
Hi
Thanks for writing.
We’re very sorry to hear about this problem. Please ship the pillow back to us here at HobbyLink Japan as follows:
*Package the item up very well in a good box, especially if our shipping box was damaged.
*Enclose a copy of this correspondence in the package.
*Mark this on the outside of the box: “CONTENTS MADE IN JAPAN.”
*Ship the item back to us via the post office, and send it by REGISTERED SMALL PACKET AIR MAIL.
*Send the package to this address:
HobbyLink Japan
Sano-shi, Kurohakama-cho 162-1
Tochigi 327-0813 JAPAN
When your item arrives back here in Japan, we will send it to Cospa for replacement or refund. We will also refund the cost of return shipping.
Again, please accept our apologies for the problem and the inconvenience this has caused you.
Thank you very much for shopping with HobbyLink Japan.
I am happy that HLJ accepted to replace/refund the dakimakura body without a complaint but its still a bummer I have to send the body back.The Pillow is huge and I knew that this is going to cost me quite a sum,to be precise it costed me 62€ to send the body back.Yes,I paid 62 € to send a 38€ Item back to HLJ 
HLJ told me that theyll refund the shipping costs and I hope that theyll keep their word since 62€ are quite a sum.
I wonder how long this whole process will take since HLJ forwards the body and I hope Cospa admits that they are at fault and dont try to act like I was treating it wrong or something the like.
How about you guys?Have you experienced any problems with Cospa Products so far or are you happy with what you got?I admit that faults do happen when you are manufacturing goods but to let those faulty goods with obvious flaws slip through Quality Control and to ship it to customers is a veeeeeery big fauxpax.
Cospa Quality? Non-existent for me.
My 10€ Discounter Side Sleeper Pillow is of better quality than this…True,it might not be the right size but atleast you can use it as a pillow!
In case anyone wonders how the body looked with Dakimakura
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Yikes. At least you’re getting a replacement. That just looked like a half filled sack of cotton balls.
super rats´s last blog ..Yagyu Jubei
Posted on November 10th, 2009 at 17:02
Yikes, that’s one deflated pillow. I got a pillow like that from Cospa too, and it wasn’t like that at all. Surprised also it slipped by their quality check.
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Posted on November 10th, 2009 at 17:02
That is wacky. I’ve got a couple of dakimakura covers from Cospa but I bought the body pillow locally at a home furnishings store. Kanu definitely deserves to be stuffed with something much more firm and robust than that limp thing.
Tier´s last blog ..Yagyu Jubei from Hyakka Ryoran
Posted on November 10th, 2009 at 17:26
Still surprised this happened to you with a Cospa product, I have several of their shirts and know people who’ve had some hugging pillow bodies for years now and the quality is really superb.
As I said earlier when I saw the photo where the inside stuffing can be seen, something clearly happened to this pillow during storage or manufacture. Decent qc should have picked up on fabrication flaws so I’m thinking something bad happened to the stuffing foam in storage.
Cospa needs to provide you a new one, clearly, no doubts there.
I am actually looking to get a pillow body but a little hesitant to order a Cospa one…
Hope you get a replacement soon.
Smithy´s last blog ..Candy☆Boy Kanade and Yukino figure review
Posted on November 10th, 2009 at 18:01
I have a mug and a T-Shirt (Requiem for the Phantom) from them…and they are stisfying to the boot 0o
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Posted on November 10th, 2009 at 20:39
I really hope, that I doesn´t have the same problem, when I am ordering a Dakimakura Body^^”
Hmm… I am not really sure but the Bodys form Kuros, Nee-chans and Melonpans Dakimakuras should be from Cospa but there where absolutly no problems.
The exception proves the rule? xD
Posted on November 10th, 2009 at 22:04
Umm I have a cospa body but I am stuffing it inside a smaller than usual pillow cover, may be I need to check mine too. It’s a bummer that you got a lemon, hope you get replacement soon.
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Posted on November 11th, 2009 at 02:09
After seeing what is on the pillow , i only have to use one word : ECHIIIII !
Glad that you’ll get a replacement , because it looks not so good for now :p
James´s last blog ..Yagyu Jubei 1/8 (Alter) review
Posted on November 11th, 2009 at 03:24
Such a very quality product, I see. I’d rather walk into Target and grab a pillow for a decent price. Save a couple bucks for a shipping cost.
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Posted on November 11th, 2009 at 05:12
Ouch… 62 € for shipping? >_< Well at least HLJ did promise to pay back the shipping. Hopefully it won't be any more of a hassle for you here. It's really surprising when I saw what you got. I really wonder how this would happen though. The vacuum seal must've vacuumed more than it's should have =/
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Posted on November 11th, 2009 at 09:41
You don’t have any luck.
Fortunately,HLJ agrees to exchange the pillow defective. I hope they will take their word for the reimbursement of your expenses.
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Posted on November 11th, 2009 at 10:52
Good luck with getting a new one.
Besides, quality doesn’t mean 100% perfect, you can’t assure that, it means they try…
Also, HLJ customer support is pretty good, once Good Smile Company sends me (directly) the Saber Lily Nendoroid rod replacement and I write her review, I’ll talk on the issue, or when I make a post about them.
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Posted on November 11th, 2009 at 20:03
That’s quite unfortunate… I guess these things happen. I hope you get it back soon though.
Yi´s last blog ..In Love With Hatsune Miku and Vocaloid
Posted on November 11th, 2009 at 22:29
@superrats
Yeah,you can probably imagine the look on my face when I unboxed the pillow ^^;;
@Kiyoura
Yeah,I saw yours and yours looks alot fluffier.The Gintoki cover is pretty rad
@Tier
The problem is we only have pillows that are like 10 cm short in length and 5 cm in width.That doesnt sound that bad but actually looks pretty crappy.Like I said I do own a cheap one thats a bit too short on both ends^^
@Smithy
I can totally understand that you are now hestitant since its quite a hassle to return a product and get it replaced.Thats quite some money thats involved in the shipping process.
@JefLebowski
Seems like I am the only one with a bad cospa experience
@JimmPantsu
I thought you made your own?
I asked MP in my Panic aswell and he said the same.
Im just one unlucky dude recently ^^
@Wolfheinrich
Im pretty sure that you must have gotten a good one.I mean theyre reputation cant come from nothing right?Id like to hear about your pillow though
@James
I didnt choose such an ecchi dakimakura cover! It simply came with a Dengeki Fetsival Edition I ordered blindfolded. Well, I am ecchi nevertheless
Good to see you back on the scene! ^_^
@Ryobase
I would do so aswell but we dont have matching sizes over here.The only resaon I ordered it back thenw as because it was free shipping.And now im having all that hassle
@lightningsabre
Id like to hear what happened with it too.There cant be that many reasons why a pillow ends up like that
@lyli
yup I have no luck recently
@Guy
Of course you can never assure a 100% quality product but this is far from beeing acceptable isnt it?I mean I could understand if there was a small hole or they didnt sew something right.Those faults can be easily overseen but something as obvious as this shouldnt leave the factory.
Had some replacements by HLJ aswell but I never had to send the Item back so far.Thats why its quite a hassle
@Yi
Yeah,lets hope that they dont take months until they deliver ^^
Posted on November 12th, 2009 at 16:17
Yeah, I made one myself but it isn´t perfect. Especially, when you want to take a walk with the dakimakura in a City xD
Posted on November 12th, 2009 at 21:56
Did you thought in refill it by yourself?? I know how ordering something in the cloud doesnt turn out as expected. I hope you get the refund
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Posted on November 12th, 2009 at 22:15
I’ve only had experience with a Cospa figure (Horo), mugs, and Cospa shirts. The figure was good quality and I must say I LOVE Cospa shirts, they’re VERY comfortable. I’ve put them through the wash several times now and the image on the shirt has yet to start cracking. Their mugs go through the dishwasher fine, I haven’t noticed any issues.
lovelyduckie´s last blog ..Last Month’s Haul
Posted on November 12th, 2009 at 22:28
Ouch…that’s pretty tough. Cospa is usually pretty good, so it’s disappointing to see them make a mistake like this.
ETERNAL´s last blog ..For Great Justice – A Commentary on the Otaku Revolution
Posted on November 13th, 2009 at 00:26
Doooooooooooood there are easier way to get dakimakura! Ebay! Cheaper too. And mine rocks. Nothing like that fail-of-a-pillow. Will get the linky. *scuttles off*
This is my exact one. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5FT-PREGNANCY-MATERNITY-SUPPORT-BODY-PILLOW-CUSHION_W0QQitemZ170268641913QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Baby_Maternity_Pregnancy_MJ?hash=item27a4cd4a79
You can buy it with a cover from the same seller if you want one too, but I didn’t lol.
Very reasonable price AND 150×50cm. So fits perfectly. And they ship worldwide.
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Posted on November 14th, 2009 at 02:48
Wow… That sucks. And the cost to ship back your defect pillow back to Japan is more than the price of the pillow itself. o_o;;
I do not have anything from Cospa so I can’t say much about it. That’s pretty bad luck I have to say, but let’s hope that that you will get a better one and/or refund. Must have been a mistake and quality check problem from them.
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Posted on November 14th, 2009 at 20:43
I haven’t bought any Dakimakura, or cospa products for that matter, but it must be a bummer when you opened that package. I hope you’ll get a new one free of charge, and have your shipping refunded to you.
Speaking of Dakimakuras, they seem to be reading my mind. First they announced Golden Darkness…then they announced Airi…now they have an Asuka up for pre-order…I’ll eventually end up with one, I think.
Tommy´s last blog ..Kotobukiya Taiga Aisaka Zekkyou Design Swimsuit Ver.
Posted on November 15th, 2009 at 08:49
Yeah, I only needed the joint on Saber Lily nendo sent, which only cost GSC 110 yen in postage
I received it, so will try to finish the photo-shoot of her this week.
Guy´s last blog ..[TIL] Claymore. An Uknown Fondness.
Posted on November 15th, 2009 at 20:35
Never bought a pillow before, so I don’t know much about quality in those regards. I’m sure they’d be better than my home made one though XD I feel like getting another dakimakura soon for some reason. Hopefully you receive your refund, I know I’d be pretty upset if something like this happened to me.
Persocom´s last blog ..Flandre Scarlet 1/8 PVC coming late February!
Posted on November 17th, 2009 at 03:46
@Jimm
I dont plan on taking walks with my dakimakura so Id probably be happy with your version.HLJ is once again having a free shipping deal.Nows youre chance to grab one
@phossil
Yeah,I did and wanted to do it of they wouldnt refund/replace it
@lovelyduckie
It seems that theres a reason why Cospa is praised for its quality and that I am the only one in the world that has got a lemon
@Eternal
I was sooooo sure that I wouldnt encounter any problems with the pillow and I was taught the opposite.Im soo annoyed about this whole thing and wish I didnt order that stupid pillow at all
@meimi
Dang! Seriously…I searched Ebay before and the only fitting pillows i found were from the US with horrid shipping costs.Looks like my Ebay Searcg Skills are shit XD
Thanks for the link
@Q
That the Shipping is costing me more than the pillow is worth is one of the main things bugging me.I could really use the money spent on shipping aswell since Im jobless at the moment but noooo I must be unlucky
@Tommy
Ohhhhh Im really excited to see who youll choose as your humping bride ^^
Yeah,it was a real bummer when I opened it.I immediately knew that Ill have to pay for reshipping >.< @Guy
Im looking forward to it
@persocom
Oh so you already own one? You probably already mentioned it before but who was it again?
Posted on November 17th, 2009 at 13:24
Seriously, that’s a very bad experience. However, I believe that HLJ will refund you that shipping and return you a good pillow. ^^
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 at 13:49
STARE~~~~~~~~~
Do like that dakimakura you have!!!
In any case, that must suck having to refund/ replace you dakimakura.
I haven’t opened mine since I got back from Japan…
I really should open it…but the problem is which dakimakura to use…
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Posted on November 27th, 2009 at 11:24
@Blowfish Then we’ll have to see who goes on sale first!!
Tommy´s last blog ..MegaHouse Brilliant Stage Taiga Aisaka
Posted on November 28th, 2009 at 05:45
2 Cospa shirts and a Cospa VC cup without any problems. So far so good but in ur case Cospa has definitely failed u.
I’m guessing this is all sorted now since this issue was a month ago? Did HLJ sent u out a new pillow or they gave u a refund or u requested a refund?
Looking at the bright side other than the Cospa quality, at least u still have the 10€ Discounter Side Sleeper Pillow in use and Kanu is NOT tight.
Optic´s last blog ..An Unexpected Encounter with Danny Choo
Posted on December 10th, 2009 at 01:00
@chappy
They just shipped it back to Cospa a few days ago.They said theyll refund the sjipping charge when hey know if they can replace the dakimakura or refund the money.
Hope this is over soon >.< @Rin
Im so jealous that you even have to decide which one you wanna use
@Tommy
Ill be eagerly watching from the distance ^^
@Optic
Haha guiess what?
Nope,I didmt get a refund or a replacement yet...Truth be told is that HLJ lost the package internally because a dude in the warehouse signed the envoice but didnt bring the package to the higher ups.They found out about it about a month later >.>
They have sent it back to Cospa a few days ago and then ill have to wait once again.
You are making a raunchy joke? XD
Posted on December 25th, 2009 at 16:21
Did everything work out?
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Posted on January 13th, 2010 at 17:19
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