I’m in the market to buy a goose down filled duvet. There are two statastics that vary from each one. The thread count and something, I think it’s the number of feathers per square inch or something like that. What sort of combination should I be looking at?
I felt some with a low thread count and I could really feel the pointy bits of the feathers, so I could do without that…
Any advice?
Thanks…
I would recommend going to the stores and feeling them for yourself. Granted, the most expensive ones are probably the best, but you might think you can live with something a little cheaper.
And just for the record, you’re talking about a down comforter, not a duvet. The duvet is a cover you put on the comforter. See Bed Bath and Beyond for more information.
I just got back from 3 shops checking them out… but I didn’t realize until I got to the 3rd one that there was a second number (the cubic inch thingy)… I had previously just been checking the thread count… I had my eyes on one and it’s on sale that ends today unfortunately… back to the mall I go 
As for the name, I didn’t realize there was a difference until you mentioned it, but in Canada (and the UK) it’s called a duvet… the cover is called a duvet cover oddly enough 
Thanks…
How odd. Here in the UK where they have replaced blankets for about 25 years, a Duvet is the bit with the filling while the cover is a Duvet Cover. My French co-worker agrees and informs me that duvet is the French word for down.
Hmm… you wacky Europeon type people always have to be different, don’t you? 
Fair enough.
And just so I can feel like I really was of some assistance, here’s BB&B’s guide to selecting a down comforter/duvet.
Canadians too! I am the proud owner of both a duvet AND a duvet cover, and am therefore elegant and refined.