The first pair of sheets I bought was queen size for our guest bedroom. The second time I put the sheets on that bed, for a guest, I noticed these odd little 1-2" tears. My boys had just had a sleepover with a friend and used the guest room. And, sadly, I assumed that my boys had cut the sheets. They promised me they did not. But nothing else made sense to me. I was pretty mad at my sons. At the time, my twin boys were eleven. They, quite simply, knew better.
Fast forward about nine months and I bought two sets of twin sized sheets for my boys' beds. After the second wash they alerted me to the fact that their sheets now had tears in them. I was livid. They swore every which way that they did not cut their sheets. But nothing else made sense. I promised them I would never replace their sheets if they were going to so belligerently disregard my efforts to buy them nice but simultaneously affordable things.
Fast forward six months. I bought my first pair of king sized sheets for my bed. My husband and I were impressed. Soft, breathable, quality. We used to buy really expensive sheets from a department store. They ran $600 for a complete set, when all was said and done. About four years before all this with the Member's Mark sheets, we bought a replacement pair. The replacement pair was replacing sheets that were over 12 years old. The elasticity was gone in the fitted sheet and the idea of a fitted sheet staying on the mattress had flown out the window. The replacement pair was NOTHING like the original pair we were replacing. They were awful, in comparison. And absolutely NOT worth the price.
So, here we are with our Member's Mark sheets. Right out of the wash they were amazing. Just like our original over-priced amazing sheets. But for a fraction of the cost. Thread count is a funny thing. Because over a certain number, thread count means nothing. In fact, over a certain number, thread count may very well mean awful sheets. And what that "certain number" is is different for everyone. For my husband and I, anything over 700 equates to bad sheets. These sheets were perfect. Not too hot. Soft, silky, amazing.
Until the second wash. And I had slits at the foot of the bed. On my "husband's side". What was he doing to these sheets? Why would he cut them? Does he need a pedicure that bad that he tore the sheets with his "rough feet"? I was mad.
I got a second set for our king bed. Yep. Second wash. Here we are again with 1-2" tears. This time it was on "my side" of the bed. I know I hadn't been playing with scissors in bed. I know my feet are soft and not eagerly awaiting the next pedicure (except, they always are).
Well, we've had these sheets for a few years now. And the tears keep happening. I have apologized profusely for condemning my sons. And replaced theirs. More tears. It is so annoying.
We won't be buying anymore. And now I'm trying to figure out a replacement. But it sure won't be anything Member's Mark.
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