i need help with bed sheets!

[battricia]

We bought a new mattress a few weeks ago and as it turns out, my sheets don't fit on it. i think it's almost 2x as thick as our old mattress. where can i get reasonably priced sheets (preferably only the fitted sheets), and what should I be looking for to make sure they actually fit on our mattress?

thanks!

 

[MomtoGKC]

Look at places liek Home Goods & TJ Maxx. We got a king size bed that is super thick and I ended up getting a set at Macy's when they were having one of their pretty big sales. Most king sets were going for minimum $50-70 but I got a basic set for I think $30.

You need to make sure it says something like "deep pocket sheets" I think they say for mattresses 15 inches or larger? Now a days it seems like most are for the larger size mattresses - every set I checked had that on it. Yep - I just went to Macy's website and they have a section you can go to under sheets that says "Extra Deep."

 

[DSNY4ever]

We got some bedding stuff this year at Kohls when they were having a sale. They also seem to be sending us coupons lately- or try Bed Bath and beyond, they are always sending out 20% off coupons or $5 off 15 or more etc. (we tried that first and the Kohls sale ended up being cheaper). Enjoy your new mattress!

 

[Nette]

I love Target's Shabby Chic line... they're not terribly expensive (like $40 a set for king) and they are so crisp. Better than the Potterybarn ones IMHO (and I've owned several sets of those as well)

 

[Justsyd2]

Burlington Coat Factory and Ross have great prices.

 

[Mad4Mickey]

if you dont get the deep pockets it will not stretch over , th ebest ones I found were the ones that had the elastic along th elong sides of the bed if that makes sense . These were bought at Nordstroms during a sale , they do come in lots of different thread count 's. If you can do it give the 1000 coutn a shot it is like sleeping on a cloud! We put them on our Sleep Number bed and we are heaven

 

[SandrA9810]

Well if you don't have a lot of money, wouldn't those clip straps work for now?? And every so often you can buy just a set once they go on sale. Or wait till after the holidays, target always has those jersey sets with solid colors and holiday wrapping, so they go for 50% off after christmas. Jersey and flannel are our favorite to use and they stretch really well with deep pockets.

 

[ajpa]

Martha Stewart is switching from KMart to Macy's, so you can probably find MS sheets on clearance at KMart right now. She has some pretty good sheets.

 

[NVDisMom]

This happened to us a few years back when we bought a new mattress. We are kind of picky about our thread count...I know spoiled! We seem to always wear out our fitted sheets first so I had a few extra top sheets that I just couldn't get rid of. I used those as our bottom sheets like hotels do using a hospital corner on all four corners. I found they stayed in place better than the fitted anyway. I still do this as we wear out bottom fitted sheets.

As for where to purchase, I like TJMaxx and Macy's white sales.

 

[scrapquitler]

The ones I bought about two years ago from IKEA are the deep pocket kind (I don't know how they were labeled, if I knew that they were that kind I would not have purchased them). The side pockets are so deep they cover my mattress (an older thin one) AND the boxspring.

 

[Best Aunt]

I have found that if I buy a sheet set, the fitted sheet usually will fit the mattress, but the flat sheet will not be wide enough to tuck in. Frustrating. I try to buy them separately, and I go up one size for the flat sheet.

 

[NotUrsula]

Tuesday Morning, if you have one locally. Best deal on hi-count sheets, hands down.

 

[Brer Shay]

I've had good luck at Big Lots for our king sheets. I got a new set in August that were 600 TC for $50. There were other sets ranging from 250-500TC that were less too - I think down to $25. They've washed well and are quite comfy. I've gotten queen sets from Ollie's for my daughter that were also quite inexpensive, but still quality.

 

[schewy]

Our bed needs 18" pockets. They are hard to find. Khol's has sheets for 18" pockets. We have found sheets at Macy's also.