I've been putting it off for much too long. I actually like online shopping - for the fun things, but, BUT, I hate shopping online or in a store for household items. I can't believe the prices, I feel like Rip Van Winkle. Today, I had to force myself to let my fingers do the shopping for some necessary sheets - I had put my foot through the bottom sheet.
Have any of you priced sheets lately? If not, hang onto something when you do. You know, it's only about a year ago when we bought my bed, I remember looking at sheets at the time and decided I would make do with what I had. How wrong can a person be? The prices are noticeably more now. (I'm understanding now, why DH bought skeleton sheets for his big bed)
I shopped until my back and delicate parts ached so bad, I ended up getting 2 cheap sets of questionable fiber content. At least my foot won't get hung up and I didn't have to pay $40 for clearance kiddie sheets. Sigh ...
I will say one thing about shopping at Amazon - their gadget for narrowing down your preferences simply doesn't work for spit! I type in cotton full-sized sheet set and it shows up nearly any size or fiber content. It takes a long time to wade through all that stuff.
I'm doing some better, I have no idea how long it takes these things to feel normal again. Have a good day, night, or whatever and ... take care!
Aldi have a sale on sheets once a year. So I wait until then
ReplyDeleteI got two full sets this year. Flat and fitted sheet set and full Doona sets. I put one whole set on my bed and
I put one away
I know some people say you pay for quality but the set I had on my bed from last year, washed and then put back on, still looks great after a year of wear and tear. And it never needs ironing
I've never seen Aldi have sheets. I check their ad from time to time and DH shops there. We have gotten some cool things there. What is a Doona set?
DeleteWhat time of year do they have their sale?
A Doona is also called a Duvet or here in Australia we call it a quilt most of the time. A bedcover filled with feathers or wool or an artificial filling. A Doona Set is a removable, washable cover for the quilt(doona/duvet)with matching pillowcases.
DeleteI understand now, thanks for the clarification! :-)
DeleteI know the price for everything for the household is so much higher then it was a few years ago. It's been a couple of years ago since I shopped for sheets. Hope your hurt gets better soon.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why the price jumped up so high on certain things. Towels used to be reasonable, now, not so much. A person has to watch that they are getting something that will actually dry you off.
DeleteYeah, but new sheets are the best!
ReplyDeleteNew, cotton, percale sheets, dried in the sun on a windy day - heavenly!
DeleteI've noticed prices are going up in the UK, and there's a reason for it. However we have a discount store with a good reputation and their sheets are good quality and still cheap. I know 'cause I bought some the other day. Glad you are feeling a little better.
ReplyDeleteLucky you! I hope you stocked up. ;-)
DeleteI love Amazon shopping, too, but for sheets and towels I like Mayfair better. They have a far larger selection and they always have a lot of things on sale. If you use their filter and set it from 'low to high' you'll find several pages of sets for under $25.00. But you're right about the prices of bedding going sky high recent years.
ReplyDeleteMayfair was one place I didn't know about. Well, hopefully, I'll be good until -
DeleteI sooooooo agree, about being like Rip Van Winkle, when it comes to prices. To _all_ prices! -sigh-
ReplyDeleteAnd I also hate store shopping, so appreciate on-line shopping. Although it isn't nice, for my local stores. -sigh-
Gentle Spring hugs,
Luna Crone
:-)
DeleteSheets are EXPENSIVE!
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DeleteI can't believe the price of a lot of things from silk flowers to picture frames. But yes, I bought sheets recently and they are expensive. Hope you are feeling better from your wall. Just be careful.
ReplyDeleteBetter, yes, not 100%, but better, thank you.
DeleteI bought some cheap sheets once at a dollar store. They were awful! Never ever again.
ReplyDeleteI made the same mistake years ago. You could read the paper through them. Totally worthless, I am with you as far as 'Never ever again.'
DeleteNarrowing down preferences doesn't work on any site I've ever been to. Recently I searched a book site for a particular author and got shown hundreds of books that weren't even close, as well as the author I was looking for, but they didn't have the book I wanted. I clicked on "notify me" so they will let me know when it is available.
ReplyDeleteI always shop instore for things like homewares and haberdashery, I like to see and feel the product.
I paid more than I ever did before the last time I bought new sheets. They were on sale for $42.50 EACH! so I bought two fitted and two flat, plus four pillowcases. They're close to two years old now, or maybe a bit older, and have been worth every cent. At each wash they still look and feel like new.
You really got what you paid for! They should last 10 years! But it did seem a bit exorbitant at the time, didn't it?
DeleteI hope they last ten years. It will take me that long to save up for the next two sets :)
DeleteLOL!
DeleteGroceries is another thing that cost seems to keep steadily rising on.
ReplyDeleteI have said of late that looking at the meat counter was like shopping Tiffany's.
DeleteI have to buy a new mattress and I am dreading it. For goodness sake, how much difference can there be in mattresses? I shall probably opt for the medium softness and medium price one - so that narrows my choice down to 300.
ReplyDeleteThere are many thicknesses in mattresses ... My mattress was custom made for my antique 3/4 size bed and is about 8.5 inches thick. The mattress for my daybed was 6". I hope you find a comfortable one for your bed!
DeleteI agree that Amazon and other web sites often have less than adequate search tools. As far as Amazon goes it seems to be hit or miss depending on the product.
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