Having my duvet laundered

I'm with Lazigirl. We had our first duvet nearly 50 years ago - I have just bought our 3rd one. Makes much more sense IMO.

Go on to YouTube and search -putting on a duvet cover.
Should make your life easier Willow 500.

I have bought my most recent duvets at Tesco. There is no need to buy expensive ones, unless you want down and feathers. My duvet is lovely and warm. I got rid of my feather and down duvet years ago as all the feathers migrated to the bottom and had to be shaken up every day to redistribute them. With arthritic shoulders, I couldn't do that now.
A hotel local to me has a laundrette, they charge £4 per wash. The dryers are a bit small, so I bring my duvet home and DH puts it over the washing line to dry.

Me too Willow500, I think this sums it up

Quality down/feather duvets are warmer and I would never pay as little as £11 for a duvet. It’s like buying cheap clothing. You know what they say buy cheap buy twice.

With washing machines now getting bigger, surely it's no problem to wash them yourself these days. I've always done it, then draped them over the clothes dryer by the fire to dry.

If you don't have a new-fangled washing machine with a big drum, maybe one of your friends or neighbours does, and you can borrow theirs for the price of a bunch of flowers or bottle of wine.

I too have often wondered why it's cheaper to buy a new duvet than have the current one cleaned. My nearest launderette has now closed, so will have to take duvet to supermarket cleaners, where it costs more to have it laundered than to buy a new one. I hate the thought of duvets going to the tip, so it will either be the night-shelter or the cleaners.

I have enough problems getting them in the covers - I don't think I could get them over the washing line to air them weekly!

Does no one air them regularly on the line or out of the window?
Plenty of hot sunny days, or crisp, sunny winter days to keep them fresh.
I do it weekly weather permitting.
Wash once a season.

Our laundrette will do a service wash for a king sized, feather and down duvet for £12.

I had the same problem a few years ago and at that time there was a night hostel for homeless people in a nearby town. Our duvets were in very good condition but just needed freshening up and the hostel was very happy to take them as they had a large capacity machine they would wash them in. It was a win, win situation as it was cheaper for me to replace them than have them laundered and the hostel benefited too. I have since found a launderette with a very large capacity machine and am happy to pay £6 or £7 per duvet to wash and dry them. Hate the idea of just chucking them when they only need freshening up, but I'm sure that's what happens to a lot of them.

My new duvet cost £55!

Sign of the throw away society i am afraid.