# Waterbed Sheets

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterbed-sheets/57444>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 10, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterbed-sheets/57444 "2001-03-10T15:44:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![stkelly52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@stkelly52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stkelly52)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterbed-sheets/57444/1 "2001-03-10T15:44:35Z")

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I recently bought a water bed and all of the waterbed sheets that I have seen for sale have to cover sheet sewn to the fitted sheet. As a person who doesn’t like my sheets tucked in I have to wonder, why in the worl would they do this?

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**Author:** ![Ned](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/848f3c/32.png) [@Ned](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ned)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterbed-sheets/57444/2 "2001-03-10T15:55:54Z")

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Possibly because your tastes are unique? I rarely use a top sheet myself but when I do I never tuck it in the sides either. I do tuck it in the bottom because it keeps the sheet from bunching up and makes it easier to make the bed without producing the confined feel that I dislike about sheets that are tucked in.

I do have a suggestion though. Buy a set of waterbed sheet holders and use flat sheets instead. They work like large versions of women’s garter belts and are far superior to waterbed sheets anyway.