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Stupid purchases just avoided

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Tizliz Sun 02-Jan-22 12:48:48

I have two.

We needed a new duvet and decided that though we only have a double bed a king size duvet would be a good buy as OH does like to wrap it round him. So new duvet chosen, two new king size covers and king sized sheets. I would have pressed buy if OH hadn’t looked over my shoulder and reminded me that the mattress was still a double

His error was nearly buying a new kitchen waste bin that opened when you got near it. I just wondered how long it would take our three dogs to work it out.

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Septimia Sun 02-Jan-22 14:09:18

I use king sized sheets and a king size duvet on a double bed - but they are flat sheets. I like plenty to tuck in as DH pulls fitted sheets off when he turns over. Clearly king size fitted sheets would be much too big!

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Visgir1 Sun 02-Jan-22 14:14:33

Always had King size on standard double, they are big bigger but fine.

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H1954 Sun 02-Jan-22 14:22:07

We bought a new KS bed with two single mattresses. I made the fitted sheets in KS with extra deep sides and enough to tuck underneath. We bought single duvets and single duvets covers - a duvet each, no tug of war in the night and so much easier to change the covers.

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silverlining48 Sun 02-Jan-22 14:30:51

Am with you H1954, very continental.

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greenlady102 Sun 02-Jan-22 14:37:11

why do you not have two singles? I understand that there was no such thing as a double duvet until they passed out of europe into other countries. I have stayed in german hotels a couple of times and there you got double beds with two single duvets. Much easier, no duvet fights.

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AGAA4 Sun 02-Jan-22 14:49:18

My DS bought what he thought was a soup ladle. When it arrived it was so tiny it would have taken hours to serve a bowlful.
I think it was a preserve spoon he had mistakenly ordered.

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PamelaJ1 Sun 02-Jan-22 16:19:31

greenlady not quite the same thing but we had eiderdowns.

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rubysong Sun 02-Jan-22 19:09:59

We have a double mattress and, in winter, a KS duvet. I like the extra width but don't like the extra length, which makes it heavy. I am seriously thinking of chopping a foot off the end of the duvet and cover. Has anyone done this?

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Tizliz Mon 03-Jan-22 11:24:46

greenlady102

why do you not have two singles? I understand that there was no such thing as a double duvet until they passed out of europe into other countries. I have stayed in german hotels a couple of times and there you got double beds with two single duvets. Much easier, no duvet fights.

A single duvet would not be enough for the fussy OH. He would wrap it round his head and his feet would stick out. Lucky for him I get hot in bed so am happy to let him have ⅔ of the duvet.

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H1954 Tue 04-Jan-22 08:48:34

rubysong

We have a double mattress and, in winter, a KS duvet. I like the extra width but don't like the extra length, which makes it heavy. I am seriously thinking of chopping a foot off the end of the duvet and cover. Has anyone done this?

Rubysong, I've sent you a PM ?

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