Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

**update** It’s been one full. Still adore these sheets! They’ve been in my weekly sheet rotation since I bought them, and washed sooo many times, and they still look brand new. And still feel amazing. No pilling; no signs of wear; not even the elastic on the fitted sheet has wavered. These are good quality! **original review** Okay, y’all, I’m a sheet snob. I prefer the super-snappy, thousand (or higher)-thread-count, long staple cotton, creme de la creme of sheets. These sheets do not meet *ALL* of those elements, but they come pretty darn close; they meet the best/most important of them. They *ARE* very snappy; they *ARE* 100% cotton; and they *ARE* long-staple cotton. But of course they are only 400 threadcount. But, to me, if they meet the first two elements, the third is not a deal-breaker! As someone who worked in textiles for quite a while, let me tell y’all this: if I had to choose between a high thread count and natural/quality material, I choose MATERIAL, hands down! Natural material (i.e., cotton) equals quality. It’s better for your skin, it makes you sweat less, and if it’s truly high-quality, it only gets better with age (like your favorite worn-out sweatshirt). Here’s the thing: what I’ve found lately is that most retailers (even the so-called “high end” ones) do not carry high quality sheets anymore. Most of them nowadays are labeled “cotton rich,” which is a sneaky way of saying, “made with cotton and other [synthetic] materials.” The product could be only half cotton, but they still get away with calling it “cotton rich.” Very misleading! A lot of people are duped by this; they only pay attention to the high thread count, so they believe they’re paying more for the sheet set because it’s a higher quality product. NOT SO! Let’s face it: it doesn’t matter how high the thread count is if you can’t stand what those threads are made of! And speaking of the thread count, I have bad news: often, you’re actually only getting half of whatever thread count it says you’re getting. Look closely at those expensive “high thread count” sheets you find at Macy’s and Dillard’s, for example. They often say in the fine print something like, “Woven with two ply yarn to achieve total thread count.” That basically means they connect two pieces of yarn to achieve “one thread.” So an 800 thread count sheet set is really only 400 thread count (and probably half—or more—of those threads are synthetic!). That means you’re basically getting half (or less?) of the quality for twice the price. Lucky you, huh? *eye roll* It’s actually very difficult to find 100% cotton sheets anymore, let alone cotton sheets that are high thread count. It seems that you can have one or the other, but not both. Oddly enough, the only place I’ve been able to find high thread count sheets that are 100% cotton is Walmart! Anyway, I can tell by touching a fabric whether it’s synthetic or not, and these sheets, my friends, are the real deal. They ARE 100% cotton. I was actually skeptical at first because of how smooth they were (as most cotton sheets will be rough when they’re brand new, and sometimes even wrinkled right out of the box). These sheets felt amazing right out of the box, which made me examine them very closely; turns out, they’re just combed really well. They’re awesome. They did wrinkle a bit after washing/drying them, which is a good sign. I actually can’t believe they’re not more expensive (if the company is reading this, don’t raise the price, please!). That brings me to my next point: those of you griping about wrinkles in your reviews . . . REALLY!? Have you ever had ANYTHING cotton?! My guess is no (a sad sign of the generation, honestly). Because if you’d had any experience with REAL cotton (or any natural fabric, really), you’d know that IT WRINKLES! In fact, for me, a good sign of a high quality product is that it wrinkles! If the sheet is super smooth right out of the package; and after washing and drying it, it still remains smooth, then there is something else—something wrinkle-resistant—besides cotton in the material of the sheet (this is what I was talking about above with people being duped into paying more for lesser quality). THE ONLY COMPLAINT I have about these sheets is that they might not really be “deep pocket.” For me, that’s not a problem because my mattress isn’t that tall, even with the memory foam topper on it. But even with a relatively thin mattress, the sheets are rather taut. I would not recommend these sheets for anyone who has a super thick mattress or pillow top! Overall, I totally recommend these sheets (with the above-mentioned exception). I fell in love with them the first night I slept on them. I’ll be buying more for sure!