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PersonTrek 39
25/2/2016 at 9:29am
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Hi did anyone else see the programmes on BBC 3 What to buy and why
It was about a month ago on the great Egyptian Cotton very iffy thread count?
Certain stores are selling Egyptian Cotton as say for EG 1000 thread count when it is in fact when tested it was as low as 400
The reason they are getting away with it is because they are counting the strands / threads to make a yarn
So 4 strands wrapped round each other to make one Yarn (thread) hence the 1000 thread count and when tested it shown no difference in quality from an item that had a 400 thread count
I was going to buy some Egyptian Cotton items from dunelm but after watching the programme I will be going to Asda instead for the same items at half the price and the same quality.


PersonJo Parker
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I have bought many items from Asda and i have found them to be of good quality. Love their duvet covers and towels.


Personkimmie
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Bought some 200 count sheets at Dunelm. Very nice at a not too bad price. Got a deep mattress and Dunelm were the only place I could get the right colour in the size I needed.


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Personfranbee
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I think you have to feel the quality of bedding. Dunelm usually have a sample you can feel and look at, but this is not always possible elsewhere.


Personjackie cassell
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My hubby buys our towels and flannels on line from Richard Howorth you get what you pay for I have never used a flannel so soft in my life and there made from Eygptian cotton


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PersonBramston
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I believe that Milo put Egyptian cotton on the menu after selling all the real food to the enemy. (read Catch 22)

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Thread count and quality don't always equal the same thing.

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28/2/2016 at 12:02am
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Re the OP.....I saw that prog and many suppliers were quite evasive with their reply stating "We comply with the law on thread count" even though they were using the twisted thread method.
As stated get the shop to open the bags or wrapping and have a god fettle with it before you buy

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PersonTrek 39
28/2/2016 at 9:10am
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I have had Asda Bedding before and it is really nice.
Not sure about Dunelm and at double the price of Asda


PersonFiona W
29/2/2016 at 3:37pm
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We had an Asda 180 TC cotton sheet & pillow cases, I put them to the charity shop as they were very scratchy and not pleasant to sleep on. Can't remember if they were Egyptian Cotton or not, I suspect not - TC is not the only pointer to quality, but my Sainsbury 400 TC sheets & pillow cases, bought in a sale, are silky smooth. We don't have Dunelm in these parts.

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