Where to buy bedding?

[nick h.]

Need the lot - duvet, cover, sheet, pillows. Somewhere near Brixton or Central London. Any recommendations? Have I missed all the sale bargains? Is Argos the answer? (It so often is.)

 

[Belushi]

Morleys would be worth a go.

 

[colacubes]

Morleys would be worth a go.

Yep. Or Argos or the market if you're on a budget but Morleys sales is worth a butchers.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Morleys. Argos stuff is generally tat.

Could get a bus/tube to Victoria and go to House of Fraser, or just go into the West End

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yep. Or Argos or the market if you're on a budget but Morleys sales is worth a butchers.

Not Blue Cross at the moment. I went in myself yesterday and had to tear myself away from buying more bedding and towels

 

[story]

Morley's, of course.

 

[netbob]

Morley's or John's bedding stall on Electric Avenue.

 

[miss minnie]

I was shopping for a duvet cover last year in the sales and the one I wanted was a full £20 cheaper in House of Fraser than in Morleys.

Do some price comparison shopping online first, imo.

 

[nick h.]

John Lewis sale looks interesting - double duvet, 10.5 tog, duck feather and down, 36 quid. Is that good? How many togs do I need?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I was shopping for a duvet cover last year in the sales and the one I wanted was a full £20 cheaper in House of Fraser than in Morleys.

Do some price comparison shopping online first, imo.

That's why I said try House of Fraser. Morleys sales aren't that great. I remember nearly buying some Christys (sp?) towels once and remembering I'd seen them in House of Fraser cheaper (and this was with Morleys having a Blue Cross Sale). Looked them up and they were even cheaper on the Christys website

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

I got some nice oriental pillows from morleys' sales, half price and very comfy. They had those tempura pillows for £29 and I'm sorely tempted to go back and get one... Or two...

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

John Lewis sale looks interesting - double duvet, 10.5 tog, duck feather and down, 36 quid. Is that good? How many togs do I need?

Depends how cold you get

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I got some nice oriental pillows from morleys' sales, half price and very comfy. They had those tempura pillows for £29 and I'm sorely tempted to go back and get one... Or two...

Were they battered looking?

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

hungry now...

 

[nick h.]

Tell me about the Hollowfibre vs. feathers argument. M&S has King Size 10.5 tog hollowfibre for 25 quid

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Tell me about the Hollowfibre vs. feathers argument. M&S has King Size 10.5 tog hollowfibre for 25 quid

Feather is nicer if you want to feel the weight of the duvet drop around you in the winter. Hollowfibre tend to sort of... keep you warm, but because there's no weight in them, they don't fall into place IYSWIM, ie. you have to pull them into all around you to stop any draughts... sort of

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

*wonders where pogofish is*

 

[Looby]

I'm not allowed a feather duvet when we replace ours because I pick the feathers out.

Feather/down is nicer but you can machine wash hollow fibre duvets.

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

They are harder to clean and are not good for allergy sufferers but they are warm and snuggly

 

[Looby]

Oh and we got a kingsize duvet set in BHS for 12 quid at the weekend.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Then there are people that have allergies etc. who may go for hollow fibre

Hollow fibre are also often lightweight enough to go in washing machine and dry quicker and will have less clumping (unless you buy a really good duvet with the right amount of baffle (I think that's the word))

 

[pogofish]

*wonders where pogofish is*

Looking on aghast!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Pogo said he's busy so could I do the necessary

There's dozens of threads on duvets, but I picked a couple where people were specifically asking for help

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/threads/277432-the-price-of-duvets?highlight=duvet

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/threads/334310-Which-duvet-should-I-get?highlight=duvet

 

[quimcunx]

John Lewis sale looks interesting - double duvet, 10.5 tog, duck feather and down, 36 quid. Is that good? How many togs do I need?

That's usually sufficient for a centrally heated flat in london in winter and maybe a little warm for the summer.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That's usually sufficient for a centrally heated flat in london in winter and maybe a little warm for the summer.

the sensible thing though would be to fork out the extra and get an all seasons one

 

[quimcunx]

I have a summer one and a winter one which I swap round twixt mine and the spare bed.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I have a summer one and a winter one which I swap round twixt mine and the spare bed.

Yes, well most sensible non-Scottish people would join them together in the winter.

I bet you've got your windows open haven't you?

 

[quimcunx]

I will open it when I go to bed. I quite forgot to open it or the living room one when I came in this evening. It's all that holiday. Gets one out of one's routine.