I avoid buying gadgets from Amazon, but other than that... ::shrug:: They've got it nailed. Worlds better than brick and mortar for non-boutique goods.
Then I went on amazon - the only sheets that were on prime with a good rating were $60 sets of... dubious quality, and half the ratings seemed like they were fake (almost all "recent" reviews were 1 stars). I ended up finding a (much more expensive) specialized sheet co, but am waiting 2 weeks for the delivery (4 day delivery cost $30!!).
It really kind of sucks, because I used to rely on Amazon for this sort of stuff - I WANT to buy stuff on Prime but I might as well be shopping at a street market half the time.
Ended up getting them in a really weird B&M place. I'd never buy sheets on Amazon.
Also, I'll probably never get another calking sized bed.
My wife is obsessed with nice sheets, but feels like what we got from Amazon isn't what they said it was. I didn't even realize until now, how that might be true. So I'd like to buy some nice sheets from a reputable source. I don't mind waiting for shipping.
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In addition to used stuff, you can get some new things because the casinos buy so much extra and hold it in a warehouse for when it's needed.
When the casinos redecorate or rebrand, the old furnishings, etc... go to the liquidator. They don't sell old sheets or mattresses, because that's illegal.
I also landed a (used) desk from some suite at Caesars Palace that looks like it's straight out of a 1960's Elizabeth Taylor movie, with lions on it and everything. I feel like a king at my computer. Also, a bunch of those folding wooden luggage racks for a buck a piece. Very useful.
* Winter - flannel from Land's End. Super thick, warm, and comfortable. They feel like felt. $100-$150.
* Summer - linen (flax) from Linoto. These sheets are possibly the second thing I would grab in a housefire, after the baby. It takes a little getting used to sleeping on linen but they somehow are always perfectly warm or perfectly cool no matter what the temperature. $400, which sounds crazy for bedsheets but they are worth every single penny. We bought a second set from West Elm for half that but it was a mistake; the difference in thickness and quality is dramatic.
Thread count isn’t everything. These use a percale weave so the individual threads are larger so it feels much higher quality. I highly recommend them. Especially at the price.
The thread count looks low, but it’s percale so it’s actually a better woven fabric overall (from what I’ve read).
The entire segment is rife with sellers using blackhat techniques. It goes way beyond faking reviews and lying about thread counts.
It's interesting how they reinvented the Walmart model of selling low quality knock offs of 'name brand' items. The difference is Walmart gets company's to sell lower quality goods through them where Amazon get's third parties to fill their sales channels with counterfeit goods.
It feels like Amazon is missing the boat by not using their market position to institute some sort of manufacturer's vouching system, where sellers could try to achieve some verified status (for a specific item), and that could be used to good effect.
Reply-All just did another podcast on Amazon weirdness[1], where listing hijacking was explained. In short, since Amazon will collapse identical items into a group, and within that group show in some order (maybe by price), people can get knockoff items identified as real items (even if it's just one guy selling his own stuff he manufacturers), and their knockoffs will affect the impression people have of the product and be listed higher if it's cheaper.
I dont care if Amazon sells Folex watches, but it's fraud to say they are Rolexes and charge Rolex prices.
Walmart items may not be the best quality, but what you see is what you get.
I may just intuit what to do and what to buy. That can happen. :)
If it was Home Depot, he'd probably wander around for 45 minutes trying to find someone who works there.
It doesn't matter when I go there - mid-day, mid-week; or prime time, weekend. There's virtually no employees.
I usually end up going to the Customer Service desk and waiting 10 minutes while they summon someone on the radio/phone thingy.
Once the only person in the entire store was the lady at the self check-out aisles. And she couldn't help me because she wasn't allowed to leave her station because she was the only person in the store.
Try a different location if it's not much further away.