# High-Thread-Count Sheets **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 3, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057 "2011-09-03T14:44:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ecseas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ecseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecseas)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057/41 "2011-09-07T13:00:08Z")
Good god, 400 dollars on sheets? I use 20 dollar sheets. But then again, I do like hospital blankets… ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057/42 "2011-09-07T16:31:24Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > I’ve got a closet full of sheets, > > … > > I don’t understand the longevity thing either. I’ve got functional sheets that are 25+ years old and they aren’t the high threadcount kind. What are people doing to their sheets that they wouldn’t last that long?? Use them instead of keeping them in the closet? 😛 Seriously, I usually wash mine and put them right back on the bed. At most I alternate between two sets. So they see a lot of use. There might be some confirmation bias going on with regard to your 25 year old sheets too. I have some towels that are older than that and they look practically brand-new, but that doesn’t mean anything except that they’re weird mutant towels that don’t age. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057/43 "2011-09-07T19:29:14Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > Want soft? Try flannel or jersey knit sheets. I’ve bought them for the kids’ beds and hate them. Admittedly this might be because they weren’t high-end, but they shrank horribly. The top sheet barely fit after a washing. And I don’t like having something with that much of a friction component. Though I admit in a cold room, they might feel warmer than woven, that’s what heavy blankets (and husbands) are for. Smooth woven sheets for me! And this is timely - we need to get a new set. What _is_ the difference between Egyptian cotton and regular cotton? Can’t just be that it’s grown in Egypt, can it? ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057/44 "2011-09-07T19:41:50Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > I like lower thread-count percale. Like maybe 300, though you have to be careful, as some low-quality ones can be scratchy. > > I find high thread-count sateens feel sort of “slimy” to me or something. And I haven’t found that higher thread-counts necessarily last longer. > > It’s about quality, not thread count. And some sheets are just awesome for some unquantifiable reason. I like low thread count too. High thread count sheets, in my limited experience, feel slick to me, not soft. Cheap, worn cotton feels best to me. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057/45 "2011-09-07T19:57:34Z")
We inherited a set of sheets from my sister-in-law when they gave us their queen bed; at the time we just had a full and they were upgrading to a king. Those were the best sheets. They had, I don’t know, some weight to them, or something; when you laid in bed they draped themselves over you in kind of a soft, form-fitting way. I used to love walking into the bedroom when my wife was already in bed because I loved how they conformed to her body. Eventually they fell apart. We replaced them with 600tc sheets, thinking the higher tc the better- they sucked. They were stiff, almost like a big sheet of paper. I hated them. Now we’re just using some run-of-the-mill sheets, nothing special, but I’d love to find a pair like the ones we used to have. But now I’m thinking it’s not so much the thread count, but the finish or type of cotton. We have to do some experimentation. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057/46 "2011-09-07T20:19:19Z")
Count me in as someone who likes nice quality sheets, I couldn’t tell you the threadcount, but I know it when I feel it. You can often find nice quality sheets on [overstock.com](http://overstock.com), sometimes there is not a great selection of colors though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057.md?page=2)