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Holy Crap ... in every sense of the word! I opened the package and the odor hit me ... smelled similar to cow manure! Whatever. I threw the sheets into the washer ... twice, cold wash, dry low heat. Then tried to put on the bed. The Amazon page says the California King fitted sheet is an 18" pocket. The packaging says it's 17" pocket. My mattress is 12". The pocket of the new sheet is 12", not 17 or 18. I tried to put the fitted sheet on the mattress and although the width of the sheet is barely wide enough, the length is 2" too short to fit the mattress, and add to that the elastics will not tuck under the mattress because it won't fit a 12" mattress. See attached photo of pocket. The flat sheet: Amazon page says it 108 x 112, the packaging says it 112 x 114, real life and in person it's 96 x 101. They're supposed to be 1000 thread. I can't prove or disprove, but it doesn't feel like the quality of 1000 thread I've found in other products. I've already washed them, so Amazon won't take them back. So, I got burned. Hmm, nTrue Luxury 100% Egyptian Cotton - Genuine 1000 Thread Count 4 Piece Sheet Set- Color Burgundy, Size California King - Fits Mattress Upto 18'' Deep Pocketot a bad idea. I think I'll burn the sheets. What's $99?