Bedding!

anotheruser

I've been looking at some online shops, which sell sheets for £40 a pop!
I did buy some new towels and pillows from Soak & Sleep but sent the pillows back as they weren't quite right for me.

I am just surprised in this day and age that people use sheets worth £40...

I have had our £6 for nearly 10 years but noticed how thin they are now so was looking for some replacements.

Anyone care to share any advice?

Racky_Roo

I've had my Dorma fitted sheets for at least 25 years and are still as good as when I bought them. I think it's worth paying a little bit more for quality but they aren't as much as £40 each thankfully

Eldi_Dos

Assuming eight hours use per night is over twenty nine thousand hours over ten years, don't grudge yourself a little luxury.

comeandgo

I always buy my sheets when on sale though the last sheet I bought from John Lewis lasted just over a year, I blame my husbands feet.  I give tkmax a look and see what they have.  

DullGreyGuy

anotheruser said:

I am just surprised in this day and age that people use sheets worth £40...

I have had our £6 for nearly 10 years but noticed how thin they are now so was looking for some replacements.

Anyone care to share any advice?

Then you must really question those spending £200+!!

As others have said, given you say you get 10 years out of them and lets assume you've 3 used in rotation that's still 2p per hour for a £200 sheet and most of us are willing to pay much higher hourly prices for things much less important than sleep.

Personally we really like bedding to be 100% linen and the options out there are limited and expensive by your terms however at the peak of this summers temps had no problems sleeping as linen is so breathable and wicks any sweat away better than cotton (an much better than synthetic options).

Gavin83

I don't really understand the logic of shrimping in this area either. Your bed is one of, if not the most important possession you own. It's worth spending a bit extra to get the best quality you can reasonably afford. If you sleep poorly it'll affect just about every aspect of your life so spend the extra and enjoy your waking hours.

greensalad

My bed sheets cost £150...

Not very money saving but they are John Lewis Temperature Controlling and they're great, my partner finds them very cool to sleep in.

I recently bought a set to go with our blow-up mattress, spare duvet and pillows (we have the guest room so this is sort of the "third" option room) and they were £25 and completely awful. So I'm glad I don't scrimp on sheets. I literally threw them away after the first wash and got a better set.

Maybe Dunelm will have some?

Grumpy_chap

anotheruser said:

I've been looking at some online shops, which sell sheets for £40 a pop!
I did buy some new towels and pillows from Soak & Sleep but sent the pillows back as they weren't quite right for me.

I am just surprised in this day and age that people use sheets worth £40...

I have had our £6 for nearly 10 years but noticed how thin they are now so was looking for some replacements.

Anyone care to share any advice?

We recently had to buy a new undersheet because I carelessly tore the old sheet while hanging out the washing.

A little visit to M&S later, they had all the sheets lined up from around £15 to £40 - we selected a middle one - then, on the end one sheet at £120.  In the setting that certainly seemed out of place.

rach_k

I don't mind paying more, but I've often found that I prefer the designs of the cheaper stuff and it is often easier to iron or doesn't need ironing at all.

It really surprised me but I tried some from Asda several years ago - because I loved a particular design - and the bedding was really nice quality even though it's cheap.  I've bought several more sets from there now and only one wasn't quite up to scratch.  

mark_cycling00

We probably all have/had grannies who had the same sheets and bedding that they received as wedding presents. Still in perfect shape and looking great.

Probably didn't cost the 1940s equivalent of £5 a pop.

In inflationary times it can be better to buy good quality now and avoid having to replace later at much higher prices.

DullGreyGuy

rach_k said:
I prefer the designs of the cheaper stuff and it is often easier to iron or doesn't need ironing at all.

The other advantage of 100% linen... after 3 minutes of laying on perfectly ironed sheets it looks like its never been ironed so no point in trying, you just need to argue the wrinkles are part of its rustic charm