I’m still waiting for my 2008 jocks to disintegrate. Hardy little buggers.
My trouble is pre-COVID I was a comfortable 32 and now I’m about 33.5 and the 32s are simply uncomfortable. I’ve only got a couple 34s but probably need to accept reality…
Am work from home but answer wouldn’t have changed based on your ranges.
Perhaps $400/year, if we amortize the pricier purchases over a few years. Some years maybe $750, some more like $75 if I only buy a couple things that year.
Working from home, probably more like $150/year.
I need to buy sheets for a twin-size bed in a guest room. The old ones are 29 years old and literally falling apart.
I don’t want to buy crap, but I’m not looking to spend a fortune either. I have the perception that Polyester microfiber isn’t great, but maybe that’s an irrational prejudice against Polyester in general.
I hear bamboo is sustainable but the sheets take forever to dry in the dryer, which sounds obnoxious. Although the wash cycle takes so much longer than the dry cycle that it might not be too bad as long as I remember to change the dryer settings and they can dry within 60 minutes. Anyone with experience?
What about linen? Eucalyptus? Or is good old fashioned cotton the way to go?
Thoughts on both type of sheets to buy and where to buy them?
I’ve looked at Costco, Target, and Bed Bath & Beyond and been underwhelmed. Thinking I’ll hit Macy’s next, but open to other suggestions.
I would’ve thought now would be a good time for twin sheet purchases with colleges starting up soon, but of course the stuff aimed at college kids is mostly extra-long twin and mostly Polyester microfiber.
Wait a month. The college sales are in July. I haven’t found sheets I absolutely love. I usually buy some of the higher end sheets that Kohls carries, but only on sale and preferably with an extra % off coupon. Kohls list prices are ridiculous.
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After several years of being a happy Costco customer, I just make the assumption that all the stuff they sell has quality at a fair price. If I don’t like something, the return policy is the best there is. I’m rarely disappointed.
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I’d suggest going for something with at least a 500 thread count. Avoid “designer” brand-name stuff.
Depending on where you live, I’d say consider two sets: one cotton (for hot weather) and one “flannel” (for cold weather).
I’d say avoid the polyester stuff . . . it feels nice and is inexpensive, but it doesn’t “breathe” and doesn’t hold heat all that well; so it’s really only good for those times of the year when the weather is “temperate.”
Yes. ITA.
I bought a clothes dryer online this morning. I’ve had enough problems with the electronic control panel on the current one that I’m ditching it altogether and going back to the manual knob and button. I’m guessing i’m not the only one: that model had 3x the # of reviews that the next-most-reviewed model had.
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I have the Wal-Mart equivalent Sams Club - anyone have the same attitude as Costco?
Yeah, same. But they had precisely zero twin sheets in the warehouse when I looked. They do have one set online that’s not Polyester, so I’m thinking about it.
If you can feel it before you buy, do that. I’ve had good sheets with lower thread counts, and sheets I didn’t love with higher ones. But I generally do look for at least 400.
I vote cotton. And if you plan to leave the bed made, two sets are nice, as you can make the bed as soon as you strip off the dirty sheets, and run the wash cycle when it’s convenient.
I don’t like flannel, because I wear pajamas to bed, often flannel PJs in the winter, and flannel sticks to flannel. It’s like being on a felt board. Don’t do that to your guests.
And I agree with what VA says about polyester. Buy cotton, or another mostly-cellulose fiber, like bamboo or linen or rayon.
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Yeah, I probably won’t buy flannel since the bed is rarely slept in and I’d like to be able to use the same sheets year-round. I might make the bed in August and not use it again until March. Will definitely buy two sets.
I do like flannel sheets for my own bed in winter though. Haven’t noticed the sticking issue you mentioned. 
Reminds me of a song we used to sing in Scouts:
Don't Look!
I wear my pink pajamas in the summer when it’s hot
I wear my flannel nightie in the winter when it’s not
But sometimes in the springtime and sometimes in the fall
I jump between the cover sheets with nothing on at all!
Glory, glory hallejlujah!
Glory, glory hallelujah!
Balmy breezes blowin’ through ya
With nothing on at all!
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I kinda like non flannel even in the winter. They’re slower to warm up but I think they’re comfier once warmed up.
I sleep hot so warm sheets are some of the worst things ever. My preferred nighttime house temperature is 60-65 degrees.
I’m thinking about a Ninja Creami. {yes that is all spelled correctly}
It’s a different take on an ice cream maker. You just freeze all the ingredients into a solid block in special pint sized jars overnight. The Ninja Creami then uses a blade to churn that hardened ice block of ingredients into creamy smooth ice cream or sorbet.
Did you look at the Cuisinart machines? They are, I think, a bit more money. But they have a compressor, so you just throw the ingredients in, turn it on, and 30 minutes later you have ice cream.
We got a compressor machine two years ago and love it.
Now that you mention it, I looked on Amazon and found the Cuisinart compressor ICM for only $219 for a 1.5qt model, which is half of what I would have expected - and about the same as the Ninja Creami
Decisions decisions
I only have ever had the “freeze the bowl” type machines. Decades ago, my grandmother had a ice & salt, bucket style machine that was motorized, not hand cranked.
I grew up with the ‘rock salt’ models, and we bought one when our son was young, it’s all I ever knew. I wasn’t even aware of compressor machines until ~2.5 years ago.
Oh, I have a hand crank model. I got it a couple years ago at a flea market and it’s just decor.