The first thing I did when I got these sheets was put them in the wash so by the time they were on my bed there was no foul plastic odor. The sheets came out of the dryer generally wrinkle free, and when pulled tight on the bed no wrinkles were noticeable. I ordered the teal sheets and love the deep blue color, it reminds me of the 'sky blue'crayola crayon. I'm also a fan of the checkerboard pattern, its different without being too busy to sleep on. I have a standard queen size bed with a pillow top and the sheets fit beautifully
Even though the bar code said Cocoa on the first set I purchased and returned at a different web site, I bought this set a few months later from Amazon to see if I had just gotten a bad color batch, but it was the exact same olive-drab green sheets while the manufacturer packaging said Cocoa.
Since I love the Dobby Check pattern, I ended up washing and keeping the second set. The fitted sheet of my Queen size set fits by 15 inch depth mattress very well, but on this deep of a mattress, the flat sheet is not wide enough, it barely reaches both bottom-sides of the mattress and can't be tucked in under the mattress. Most mattresses aren't 15" thick, so you can gauge how much length you'll have to tuck the flat sheet under the mattress by how many inches thinner your mattress is from 15". For the length of the bed, the Queen flat sheet also barely reaches to tuck under, but gets held in place by my top blanket.
The sheets feel nice, but I previously had 250-300 thread count and was expecting more from 500 thread count, I wonder if they'll soften up a bit after a few more washings.For the price these sheets are fine, but nothing special. I would buy again for everyday use. Some users said they pilled. I have had mine for 6 months now and they haven't.I purchased these sheets 15 months ago. Rather than writing a review immediately, I held off so I could see how they performed over time.
I hadn't purchased sheets in several years, and the first thing I found was that the percale sheets I had all my life no longer existed. Reading the reviews for all the new sateen sheets didn't help eithereveryone else lamented, as I did, the loss of the beloved percale, and wondered how long these new sateen sheets would last. I took a chance and purchased this set thinking they would give me a good idea of what I was dealing with in this new world of bedding, figuring I'd get about 6 months use from them and they'd be rags.
As soon as I received them, I washed these sheets according to the manufacturers instructions and put them on the bed. I didn't find myself overwhelmed with any smells when I opened the package, but I didn't exactly sniff them either. When they came out of the dryer, they smelled like my fabric softener, so if there was an off smell, it was gone in one wash. The sheets fit my pillow top mattress perfectly; no tugging at the edges, no elastic around your toes in the middle of the night. They are soft to the touch, and breathe well. My husband tends to get hot during the night, then ends up throwing off the sheet to cool off. Not so with these! Bonus: they are warm in winter as well. I've washed these sheets at least 30 times now, with no shrinkage or pilling. They have not faded, they have not become threadbare in places; most notably on the bottom sheet. The only thing that has changed is they get softer with each wash. They are going strong and not ready for the rag bag any time soon!
I have also found that if I fold my sheets right out of the dryer, there's no need to iron at all. If they get dumped in a basket and left for days before they get folded, yes, they will be a wrinkly mess, but so will anything else that gets dumped in a basket and left for days.
Yes, the days of percale are gone. I won't lament now though; these particular sateen sheets are worth what you pay for them, and more comfortable than percale ever was!
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