Mike Lindell's products are getting terrible reviews online.
The businessman and ally of former President Donald Trump is the founder and CEO of MyPillow, which sells bedding, towels, clothing and footwear.
The company enjoys broadly positive reviews on its own website, with one review describing men's slip-ons as "fantastic" and another describing men's moccasins as "very comfortable and durable."
But reviews on the website Trustpilot tell a different story, with people recently posting complaints about the quality of MyPillow products including slippers.
One review posted earlier this month said: "Your slippers started falling apart after just a couple of months. The rubber is brittle and the quality is crap. I would not recommend these slippers to anyone."
Another review from November said: "My husband purchased my slippers at Christmas 2022. Paid alot [sic] of money, less than one year later the rubber around the slipper is cracking and falling off. They are a very soft slipper, but the rubber is really bad. I would love to submit photos but I don't know where."
Meanwhile, a third described a pillow as a "lumpy bumpy cheap pillow."
Newsweek contacted Lindell by text message for comment.
It comes as Lindell faces financial problems due to his ongoing legal problems.
The MyPillow CEO is facing three defamation cases over his unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, from voting machine manufacturers Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, and by Eric Coomer, a former Dominion employee. The claimants say Lindell's comments damaged their reputation. Lindell has denied wrongdoing.
Since then, Lindell has complained about the cost of these cases. Dominion, which previously launched a lawsuit against Fox News that was settled last year for $787 million, is seeking $1.3 billion from Lindell. Claims of electoral fraud have been repeatedly rejected in court and by independent election experts.
He also recently told Lara Trump that his finances have taken a hit and that he has been forced to hire cheaper lawyers. "It's been very hard the last couple months, but we pray every day we get through it, and I'm never giving up," he told Donald Trump's daughter-in-law on her show The Right View
In response, MyPillow has launched a number of promotional activities to promote sales. In November, the company ran a Black Friday sale having also announced that his firm would be offering "free shipping on everything" ordered on MyPillow through November 28.
It has also announced a Christmas sale for the festive period.
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