@*tippy*toes* wrote:
Zanadoo, I wrote this in another thread earlier in the week, but decided to copy and paste here....
I bought 2 new sets of King size sheets for $39ea last year, down from $189, for 1000 thread count. I was skeptical, but they are lovely. I've bought "expensive" before, only to be disappointed where they were full of pilling after a few washes (800 thread count from a reputable homewares store, for nearly $200). So much so, they got sent to the shed for rags in under 6 months.
One set of these sheets has been flogged to death, in that they have had regular washes, left out to the elements (rain, snow, frost) and they are still as good as they day I bought them, if not better. They are so soft to sleep on. You crawl into bed and go "oooohhhhhh yeeeaaahhhh, that feels nice!". I never thought I'd be buying sheets from Spotlight, but these sheets are so nice. I would gladly buy that brand again. Not at full price, but certainly when they come on special like they did last year.
The flat sheet is big enough where you get a good drop over both sides of the bed. Other brands give a not bad drop, but you still find yourselves fighting for the sheet. If you wanted to tuck them in, you'd have more than enough, even if you have a thick pillow top mattress. I reckon they come close to super king size.
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I was talking to my step daughter last night. We bought her some of the same sheets for Christmas last year. Hers were Queen size. She absolutely loves them and said the drop at the sides made her wonder if the top sheet was king size. She said they don't fight over the top sheet when those are on the bed. She also commented how soft they were. Her comment was almost identical to might "oooohhhhh, they feel so nice! So soft!". Her little one keeps rubbing her face on them! I know what to get her for Christmas this year if they come back on special again!
I love these sheets way more than Sheridan. In fact, I don't like Sheridan sheets at all. I find them too course and they pill really quickly. I love their towels, but not the sheets.
Sheridan sheets are definitely not what they used to be. Back in the late 70s / early 80s the designs were fabulous and so was the quality. Now they look and feel like rubbish. Their current designs are so insipid. Mind you, at the time I bought mine the range of colours and designs were not confined to white, dark blue, grey and maybe black and pale pink. 🙂
I only needed to buy fitted sheets as the rest of my old sheets are definitely good for another 20 years. Aside from the fading and thinning of a few old fitted sheets, I have downsized from a queen bed to a double so I wanted to get double fitted sheets as the old queen ones, being too big would end up with creases which was very uncomfortable. All the flat sheets and doona covers are queen which will do fine on a double bed.
