# XL Twin Flat Sheets without Fitted Sheets **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416 "2014-06-09T16:53:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nolonger\_lurking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/41988e/32.png) [@nolonger\_lurking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nolonger_lurking)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/1 "2014-06-09T16:53:07Z")
So, my wife and I have discovered that we sleep best in our king bed with separate sheets. This was almost a life-changing discovery, and has greatly increased our quality of sleep. Right now, we have queen-sized sheets that just hang off either side. What I would really like is to be able to buy XL Twin flat sheets. Unfortunately, I can only find sheet sets that include a worthless-to-me fitted sheet. I have found a few places offering plain white flat sheets by the dozen, but nothing like the variety available in sheet sets. Flat sheets appear to be offered separately in every other size; can a kind doper point me to a purveyor of separate sheets in XL Twin? ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/2 "2014-06-09T17:32:55Z")
I’ve looked all over the place but the only store I can find that sells sheets separately is WalMart. I have the same problem with my blanket-stealing hubby. Our bed is a double but I use a King flat sheet. Like you, I have no use for a sheet set in the wrong size. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/3 "2014-06-09T17:38:51Z")
[Bed Bath & Beyond](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/199128-wamsutta-cool-touch-percale-flat-sheets.html) ---
**Author:** ![nolonger\_lurking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/41988e/32.png) [@nolonger\_lurking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nolonger_lurking)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/4 "2014-06-09T18:14:40Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > I’ve looked all over the place but the only store I can find that sells sheets separately is WalMart. [walmart.com](http://walmart.com) has no separate XL Twin sheets, but I may stop by my local store to investigate their stock. > [@ZipperJJ](#): > > [Bed Bath & Beyond](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/199128-wamsutta-cool-touch-percale-flat-sheets.html) I was ready to sing your praises, but alas, the only XL Twin flat sheet listed is out of stock online and unavailable in local stores. ---
**Author:** ![PurpleClogs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/5 "2014-06-09T18:15:23Z")
If either of you sews, a flat sheet would be a breeze to make, and you could pick any color! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/6 "2014-06-09T18:43:11Z")
Drat. You can very easily sell the un-used fitted sheets on eBay I bet. Especially if you can carefully grab the flat sheets out of the package without disturbing the fitted, so people can tell it’s un-used. Just of course make sure the listing describes the situation fully 🙂 And maybe wait until August when college starts up. ---
**Author:** ![cococ173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@cococ173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cococ173)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/7 "2014-06-09T18:43:26Z")
Ebay has a few under xl twin flat sheet ---
**Author:** ![Inter\_Alia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@Inter\_Alia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inter_Alia)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/8 "2014-06-09T22:12:29Z")
Try [The Company Store](http://www.thecompanystore.com/sheets/twin-xl-sheets/). I’ve liked everything I’ve bought from them. Here’s what they say about their twin flat sheets: > [@](#): > > …we don’t offer a separate twin xl flat sheet because you don’t need one! Our regular twin flat sheets are generously sized to fit both twin and twin xl mattresses. ---
**Author:** ![GythaOgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@GythaOgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GythaOgg)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/9 "2014-06-10T13:22:33Z")
> [@nolonger\_lurking](#): > > [walmart.com](http://walmart.com) has no separate XL Twin sheets, but I may stop by my local store to investigate their stock. > > I was ready to sing your praises, but alas, the only XL Twin flat sheet listed is out of stock online and unavailable in local stores. Try Bed Bath etc again around August when they start their ‘back to college/equip your dorm room’ sales. For some reason they consider twin XL sheets to be a ‘dorm’ item. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/10 "2014-06-10T15:04:07Z")
> [@GythaOgg](#): > > Try Bed Bath etc again around August when they start their ‘back to college/equip your dorm room’ sales. For some reason they consider twin XL sheets to be a ‘dorm’ item. Well it’s cuz for some reason dorm twin beds are longer than residential twin beds. For big tall college kids, I guess. Twin XL sheets (fitted) are at the top of every college freshman’s must-have list, before shower shoes even. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/11 "2014-06-10T16:33:27Z")
> [@Inter\_Alia](#): > > Try [The Company Store](http://www.thecompanystore.com/sheets/twin-xl-sheets/). I’ve liked everything I’ve bought from them. Agree. I just bought some [vegetable sheets](http://www.thecompanystore.com/farmers%27-market-percale-bedding/e6n5-ps-c14.html) which are both hideously ugly and charming at the same time. Also on sale! ---
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/12 "2014-06-10T18:44:56Z")
Even if it’s an XL sheet set, the top sheet might not really be XL. Watch out for that. Found on Amazon [http://www.amazon.com/400TC-SHEET-EGYPTIAN-COTTON-WHITE/dp/B00ERX5FG0](http://www.amazon.com/400TC-SHEET-EGYPTIAN-COTTON-WHITE/dp/B00ERX5FG0) ---
**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:** [June 10, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xl-twin-flat-sheets-without-fitted-sheets/690416/13 "2014-06-10T19:41:34Z")
Check stores and catalogs starting in July - I’d bet the selection will improve a lot as kid get ready to go off to college.