Up until about 4 months ago, I never paid attention to thread counts on our bed sheets. I think I always knew the higher the count meant higher quality, but, I just took that to mean higher price. Heck, Alan and I were still using some of the same sheets we got when we first got married. They were 200 (maybe 250?) thread count, but hey, they had lasted 13 years. How much better quality can you get than that?
OMG....MUCH BETTER....let me tell you.
I splurged and bought some 400 thread count sheets. The morning after sleeping on them, I swore I'd never get out of bed again. They are so smooth and cool and soft. No thread bare spots. No little bumps. I was in heaven.
Since then, they get washed and go right back onto the bed the same day. If I can't get them washed and dried in the same day, then they don't get changed!
OK, so, I do have a point for telling you all this. It seems Will and Larissa aren't going to take 41 years to learn the importance of high thread count. They have quickly realized that mommy and daddy's sheets are much better than theirs. They want new sheets JUST LIKE OURS.
Looks like I'll be splurging again here soon. Let me know if you hear of any sales.
And tell me, wise readers, if 400 count feels that good, does 600 or 800 feel even better? Do people actually spend $160 on bed sheets?
