Tog Rating for duvets?

[Minnie_the_Minx]

well that's a whole other story - different places describe these things differently.. king size/super king size/queen size... someone just told me there's another size too...emperor or supreme commander or some such. It's a minefield I tell you. I'm tempted just to get the sleeping bags out.

just remembered... Caesar size! 8ft x 7ft 3in apparently (C+P)

There's Emperor size on here and it's 9ft 6inches

http://www.duvetandpillowwarehouse.co.uk/product/Duvets/Range/Ultimate-Hungarian/Size/Emperor

 

[gaijingirl]

 

[Miss Caphat]

I just did a search and someone said that http://www.pillowmakers.com/index.cfm are the company 5 star hotels use for their duvets/pillows etc.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

well i've just bought superking bedding so yes... i want superking. Definitely not spending £400 though... we've been given a £200-£300 budget.

Well there's duck down at under £200

http://www.johnlewis.com/119157/Product.aspx

 

[gaijingirl]

So that Amazon one - I just checked the website of the company selling it and it's LOADS cheaper on their own website and in super-king... £169.95

http://www.viceroybedding.co.uk/pro...an-goose-down-duvet/pure-hungarian-goose-down

and even getting the Siberian goose down is cheaper.. £179.95

it's all so confusing!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

So that Amazon one - I just checked the website of the company selling it and it's LOADS cheaper on their own website and in super-king... £169.95

http://www.viceroybedding.co.uk/pro...an-goose-down-duvet/pure-hungarian-goose-down

and even getting the Siberian goose down is cheaper.. £179.95

it's all so confusing!

It's more expensive on ebay, but there's better pictures (ie. you can see jacquard cotton cover etc.). The fill power is listed as 600 there

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-PURE-...n_Bedroom_Bedding_PP&var=&hash=item99ab67dbb3


BTW: Hungarian Goose Down is superior to Siberian apparently

My pillow's Hungarian goose down. It's lovely, but maybe not filled enough as I need another pillow under it, but I have so much trouble sleeping without it's soft fluffiness

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

i got hungarian down for the duvet but went for siberian for the pillow.

the pillow is very nice

if hungarian is superior why is siberian more expensive?

 

[gaijingirl]

I suppose for that price we could get some pillows as well...

 

[gaijingirl]

I just did a search and someone said that http://www.pillowmakers.com/index.cfm are the company 5 star hotels use for their duvets/pillows etc.

right will check this out next..

 

[gaijingirl]

right will check this out next..

ah.... wrong continent...

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I suppose for that price we could get some pillows as well...

You need to consider first if you like firm pillows or layng-your-head-on-a-cloud-with-little-support-underneath type pillows

Also, a lot that claim to be 100% whatever, actually have a patial filling of something else (ie. goose or duck feathers), which in some cases is good, as it gives some firmness

 

[Miss Caphat]

ah.... wrong continent...

yeah, I am never sure if there's going to be a UK branch as well. sorry.

 

[gaijingirl]

I like a firm pillow underneath and a scrunchy one on top - which comes from my childhood habit of sucking my thumb and scrunching the (top) pillow - it's a comfort thing. See... told you I'm not adult enough for this...

 

[Miss Caphat]

ok, here you go...this is another brand that is supposed to be very luxurious/high quality
http://www.cuddledown.co.uk/

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I like a firm pillow underneath and a scrunchy one on top - which comes from my childhood habit of sucking my thumb and scrunching the (top) pillow - it's a comfort thing. See... told you I'm not adult enough for this...

I have a firm one underneath my goose down one but normally end up shoving it aside and doubling my goose down one over The firm one on its own is also goose down but with a feather core, but I find it too stiff

You could always go into a shop and lay down on some pillows

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

ok, here you go...this is another brand that is supposed to be very luxurious/high quality
http://www.cuddledown.co.uk/

All duvet/pillow manufacturers claim the same thing

 

[gaijingirl]

All duvet/pillow manufacturers claim the same thing

it's like new build flats..

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

synthetic fill pillows really collapse after a while. i have two that i got at the same time but one of them looks like a different pillow now. though part of this could be down to the length and settling.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Here's another goosedown one, just over £300, but it's 10% feather filling

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002OLXAU0/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&psc=1

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

synthetic fill pillows really collapse after a while. i have two that i got at the same time but one of them looks like a different pillow now. though part of this could be down to the length and settling.

Definitely. They go flat as a pancake, especially the ones that claim to bounce back. Not worth wasting your money on

 

[peterkro]

The super King size is £200 at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Viceroybedd...r_1_5?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1332796096&sr=1-5

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Here's another goosedown one, just over £300, but it's 10% feather filling

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002OLXAU0/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&psc=1

A couple of bad reviews though, but I think that's more to do with D&PW delivery service

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The super King size is £200 at Amazon.

which duvet are you talking about?

 

[weltweit]

I have two summer strengh king size duvets. At the moment one is on top of the other on the bed but come summer time that one will go back into the cupboard.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Definitely. They go flat as a pancake, especially the ones that claim to bounce back. Not worth wasting your money on

unfortunately it was my only option for this size of pillow.

though i'm probably going to try doing my own with some old pillows

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

These look ok, but I've never heard of the company and can't find any reviews

http://www.duvetsonline.co.uk/allseasonshungarianduvet13.5tog.htm

 

[Miss Caphat]

All duvet/pillow manufacturers claim the same thing

I meant by customer ratings. I can't figure out if they're the same company as Cuddledown US, which I've heard wonderful things about though so never mind

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I meant by customer ratings. I can't figure out if they're the same company as Cuddledown US, which I've heard wonderful things about though so never mind

The name reminds me of Snuggledown of Norway

You look at Argos and all the different brand names there and I bet most of them claim to be the best

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Brows...895|Duvets|14417914/r_001/5|Size|Double|1.htm

Lack of ratings can just mean people prefer names they recognise rather than buying a name they don't know

 

[Miss Caphat]

The name reminds me of Snuggledown of Norway

You look at Argos and all the different brand names there and I bet most of them claim to be the best

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID72/14417914/c_1/1|category_root|Home and furniture|14417894/c_2/2|14417894|Bedding and electric blankets|14417895/c_3/3|cat_14417895|Duvets|14417914/r_001/5|Size|Double|1.htm

Lack of ratings can just mean people prefer names they recognise rather than buying a name they don't know

I know what you mean, but in this case I think it's different. Similar to L.L.Bean, which is known all over for excellent quality products and customer service (I think all their products have a lifetime guarantee) U.S.'s Cuddledown (it's Cuddledown of Maine) is the kind of product people seem to go out of their way to recommend and rave about to anyone who will listen.

 

[gaijingirl]

so I've narrowed it down to either this one (trusted name but inc feathers):

http://www.johnlewis.com/203527/Product.aspx

or this one (suspiciously cheap?) and get some pillows too - although I can't see, with the all seasons what the split is?:

http://www.viceroybedding.co.uk/pro...ian-goose-down-duvet/pure-siberian-goose-down