Last year I bought an outdoor furniture set. It had a couch, two chairs and a table. I really liked the way it looked but it was not very comfortable and it snagged your clothes. I decided I would buy some outdoor pillows to put on them to make them more comfortable. I was skeptical at first, because they actually just felt like a heavy duty cloth and I hated to spend money on something that might fall apart in the weather. But, I left them out in the rain and heat of summer and then I just left them out through winter. Believe it or not they still look great. These outdoor pillows really can stand up to the weather.