New Sheets

[mysid]

I'm somewhat frugal by nature. I gladly accept hand-me-downs for my kids, I use coupons when it isn't too much bother, and the idea of spending a fortune on expensive designer shoes or a handbag just makes me laugh.

As for sheets--I knew that the higher thread counts were supposed to feel much smoother and softer. Test touches in the store confirmed this. But the prices! I just couldn't justify spending $100 or more on sheets. (And that's when they are on sale.) I mean, come on, sheets are those things we regularly spill various bodily fluids upon. I want something cheap for that.

But then I was on vacation, and the sheets on the bed felt amazing. They were the kind that say, "Come on, go to bed naked. You know you want to." (Didn't. Kids sleeping in the same room.)

A few months after I returned home from vacation, our bed's bottom sheet tore. I needed to buy new sheets, a local store happened to be having a white sale, and--after a bit of inner debate--I bought some 800 thread count sheets. Oh--amazing. They stay so crisp and smooth. Night after night, they say, "Freshly made bed." Buy some; you'll be glad you did.

Thus ends my foolish babbling for the day. (I hope.)

Comments

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

I have fantastically soft bedsheets I bought on clearance, and they're so wonderful! Between that and the memory foam pad, it's hard to get out of bed. I love my giant silky marshmallow! I understand completely--but of course, I regularly fondle microfiber yarn. I mean crochet, not fondle. :D

[mysid.livejournal.com]

Thank you for understanding! Fondle--um, crochet all you wish.

[cac2372.livejournal.com]

I love high thread count sheets. I try to get the highest count I can afford (which usually isn't much). My husband never quite got the threadcount thing. He always had "Tee Sheets". Cheap sheets in a bag from Target.

Then, my maid of honor gave us 700 thread count sheets for our wedding. Now, we use those sheets, put on some other sheets (~250 count) for a couple days until the good sheets finally get washed, then put them back on. He was converted. I don't know what we'll do if they ever wear out or rip :]

[mysid.livejournal.com]

I bought t-shirt sheets once. I figured, "T-shirts are very comfy, so t-shirt sheets will be comfy too." What I didn't realize was that the same qualities that make a thin cotton knit comfortable in a shirt (stretchy, moves with you, etc.) aren't what one wants in a sheet. Too clingy!

[cac2372.livejournal.com]

I really hate the t-sheets. They were really warm, they stuck to my pjs so they got all twisted around, and they stretched like mad! I still have the pillow cases which I use for my body pillow (one on each end), since they are stretchy and sorta fit. But they ride up and bunch. grrr. too poor to buy a real pillow case :(

[westwardlee.livejournal.com]

High thread counts are one of those things that you swear you don't need until you try them.

We should all indulge in high threat count sheets!

[mysid.livejournal.com]

"one of those things that you swear you don't need until you try them."

Yes, exactly!