Wednesday conversations

[tkford216]

Dec 14, 2016 22:37:43 GMT -5 chocolate said:

Also, I had told H that I wanted a new down comforter and duvet for Christmas. I even picked them out and sent him the link. He told me he had another idea for me instead. I talked him into buying it for me anyway, so that was exciting. Except he ordered the comforter and not the duvet. And now the duvet I want is not available in the size we need. Bummed. I'm not crazy about the others available but feel like I need to settle on one just to get one for now.

Maybe I should be embarrassed to admit this, but I don't think I know what a duvet is. I thought that was the same as a comforter. What's the difference?

[chocolate]

Dec 15, 2016 1:45:52 GMT -5 tkford216 said:

Dec 14, 2016 22:37:43 GMT -5 chocolate said:

Also, I had told H that I wanted a new down comforter and duvet for Christmas. I even picked them out and sent him the link. He told me he had another idea for me instead. I talked him into buying it for me anyway, so that was exciting. Except he ordered the comforter and not the duvet. And now the duvet I want is not available in the size we need. Bummed. I'm not crazy about the others available but feel like I need to settle on one just to get one for now.

Maybe I should be embarrassed to admit this, but I don't think I know what a duvet is. I thought that was the same as a comforter. What's the difference?

Duvet cover, it's a protective/decorative piece that your down comforter slips into.

[trtlcrzy]

Dec 15, 2016 1:45:52 GMT -5 tkford216 said:

Dec 14, 2016 22:37:43 GMT -5 chocolate said:

Also, I had told H that I wanted a new down comforter and duvet for Christmas. I even picked them out and sent him the link. He told me he had another idea for me instead. I talked him into buying it for me anyway, so that was exciting. Except he ordered the comforter and not the duvet. And now the duvet I want is not available in the size we need. Bummed. I'm not crazy about the others available but feel like I need to settle on one just to get one for now.

Maybe I should be embarrassed to admit this, but I don't think I know what a duvet is. I thought that was the same as a comforter. What's the difference?

It's like a pillowcase for your comforter

[rivers and roads]

Dec 15, 2016 8:52:18 GMT -5 trtlcrzy said:

Dec 15, 2016 1:45:52 GMT -5 tkford216 said:

Maybe I should be embarrassed to admit this, but I don't think I know what a duvet is. I thought that was the same as a comforter. What's the difference?

It's like a pillowcase for your comforter

But more of a PITA to wash and change.

[musicalsilver]

Dec 15, 2016 9:28:01 GMT -5 rivers and roads said:

Dec 15, 2016 8:52:18 GMT -5 trtlcrzy said:

It's like a pillowcase for your comforter

But more of a PITA to wash and change.

Change, yes, but so much easier to wash than having to wash a whole comforter!

[rivers and roads]

Dec 15, 2016 9:56:48 GMT -5 musicalsilver said:

Dec 15, 2016 9:28:01 GMT -5 rivers and roads said:

But more of a PITA to wash and change.

Change, yes, but so much easier to wash than having to wash a whole comforter!

True! Maybe it's my washer, but if I wash it with anything else, they always end up as wet balls stuck in the corners.

[chocolate]

Dec 15, 2016 9:56:48 GMT -5 musicalsilver said:

Dec 15, 2016 9:28:01 GMT -5 rivers and roads said:

But more of a PITA to wash and change.

Change, yes, but so much easier to wash than having to wash a whole comforter!

Yes, this!

[trtlcrzy]

Apparently the $$$$ pottery barn ones have buttons that attach it to the comforter to make it stay in place better

[chocolate]

Dec 15, 2016 15:08:58 GMT -5 trtlcrzy said:

Apparently the $$$$ pottery barn ones have buttons that attach it to the comforter to make it stay in place better

This is why we got a new one. I'm so tired of ours sliding around (H makes a mess out of it) and it's extremely old anyway. Like H had it before we got together, which was over 8 years ago.

We got ours from The Company Store and it has loops in the corners to keep it in place. Also, the down comforter is dual weight, basically half and half his and hers. One side is a heavier weight, because that's also an issue for us.

I'll have to look at the comforter and see if it would be compatible with the PB duvets, if the loop or whatever is the same. I have just been looking at the Company Store only and anything I like is out in queen size. I imagine they will get some new product soon but I want something now so we can start using our comforter.

[swivelchair5]

Dec 15, 2016 15:52:40 GMT -5 chocolate said:

Dec 15, 2016 15:08:58 GMT -5 trtlcrzy said:

Apparently the $$$$ pottery barn ones have buttons that attach it to the comforter to make it stay in place better

This is why we got a new one. I'm so tired of ours sliding around (H makes a mess out of it) and it's extremely old anyway. Like H had it before we got together, which was over 8 years ago.

We got ours from The Company Store and it has loops in the corners to keep it in place. Also, the down comforter is dual weight, basically half and half his and hers. One side is a heavier weight, because that's also an issue for us.

I'll have to look at the comforter and see if it would be compatible with the PB duvets, if the loop or whatever is the same. I have just been looking at the Company Store only and anything I like is out in queen size. I imagine they will get some new product soon but I want something now so we can start using our comforter.

DH and I sleep with separate blankets. It's almost as important to our marriage as separate bathrooms.

[tkford216]

Hm. Yea we don't do that. Nor do I wash the comforter unless really needed. Is this not the normal adult way to keep a bed? Lol.

[trtlcrzy]

Dec 15, 2016 16:29:06 GMT -5 tkford216 said:

Hm. Yea we don't do that. Nor do I wash the comforter unless really needed. Is this not the normal adult way to keep a bed? Lol.

I don't wash my comforter very often. Duvets are only needed if you have a down comforter. It's to make it look pretty. And they are a pain in the ass.