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To feel yuk about this duvet with no cover?

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PrincessOlga · 09/01/2025 17:28

I wanted to buy a Japanese futon set for my futon-style bed (see link below). But why do the photos show someone sleeping on the bare mattress and just under the duvet? No covers? How is that supposed to work when/if you get the mattress or duvet dirty?

I would want to buy a duvet cover, but does that defeat the whole purpose of the Japanese thing? Any Japanese people or former inhabitants around??

https://www.amazon.co.uk/EMOOR-Compact-Sized-Japanese-Futon-Size/dp/B00BLCRWYI/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.06Yt1oPVMm0zSpjMpaOGYNS2kqRGhFlTVqjnzF60xhOUXCXiTrFvxaUVthqUl-IGMmrE9VMyFHLcCeocBVyxOlrBReTUszAcLDOtWyfWKXBZZENpUFPkZsV_4kbHiuOuO6StKjpznW_bMMTon6hUUdL4Bgq9DP_K4slYRkkBiV1kE6vZEVjOwhwedE_sRuDTo0_QZcMNzvbK6QKGFYMa54YNh6TrweWXn4ylG7OqV6k.qMCBGc4DJ40tuhoVmawfCd7yeK728m4Ix2hdO0rWaC8&dib_tag=se&keywords=EMOOR%2BJapanese%2BFoldable%2BFuton%2BMattress%2BSet&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1736443519&sr=8-6&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f&th=1

EMOOR Space-Saving Japanese Futon Set (Futon Mattress, Comforter & Pillow) Compact-Single Made in Japan White Foldable Floor Sleeping Mattress Shikibuton Tatami Mat Camp Guest-Use : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

EMOOR Space-Saving Japanese Futon Set (Futon Mattress, Comforter & Pillow) Compact-Single Made in Japan White Foldable Floor Sleeping Mattress Shikibuton Tatami Mat Camp Guest-Use: EMOOR Space-Saving Japanese Futon Set (Futon Mattress, Comforter & Pill...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/EMOOR-Compact-Sized-Japanese-Futon-Size/dp/B00BLCRWYI/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.06Yt1oPVMm0zSpjMpaOGYNS2kqRGhFlTVqjnzF60xhOUXCXiTrFvxaUVthqUl-IGMmrE9VMyFHLcCeocBVyxOlrBReTUszAcLDOtWyfWKXBZZENpUFPkZsV_4kbHiuOuO6StKjpznW_bMMTon6hUUdL4Bgq9DP_K4slYRkkBiV1kE6vZEVjOwhwedE_sRuDTo0_QZcMNzvbK6QKGFYMa54YNh6TrweWXn4ylG7OqV6k.qMCBGc4DJ40tuhoVmawfCd7yeK728m4Ix2hdO0rWaC8&dib_tag=se&keywords=EMOOR%2BJapanese%2BFoldable%2BFuton%2BMattress%2BSet&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1736443519&sr=8-6&th=1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-am-i-being-unreasonable-5248654-to-feel-yuk-about-this-duvet-with-no-cover

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TriesNotToBeCynical · 11/01/2025 14:51

I believe you can get duvets which are easily washable and intended for use without a cover ( thought this is not one of them), so the OP was asking a perfectly reasonable question.

TunipTheVegimal24 · 11/01/2025 13:10

It is gross OP - Bedsheets all the way!!

Christmassoxs · 11/01/2025 11:51

There are some very bitchy comments on here. OP was asking about something she wasn't aware of and the superior knowledge brigade pile on as if she is stupid.
I expect there are many of you who have asked things on threads that others find silly, I doubt you are all perfect so take a look at yourselves first.

Peaceandquietandacuppa · 11/01/2025 06:08

MaggieBsBoat · 09/01/2025 18:49

I think people are being snide and unfair to OP. How would she know if she’s never used a futon?

I’ve lived across the world and I can bet every single one of you would not know something about various things that you would like to use in the UK.

OP as above just use the standard sheets/bedding you would normally use in the UK. And ignore pompous know it alls.

Has op never bought a duvet?? Also depicted without covers…

To feel yuk about this duvet with no cover?
Itsanewnameeveryday · 11/01/2025 01:05

I just spent an extended period in a traditional house in Japan. The futon, quilt and pillow were stacked in the corner on the reed mats each morning. The was also a modern Japanese product of high density foam which folded out to go under the futon.
The homeowner had an artful mix of drill covers for the futons, thick cotton covers for the quilts and soft linen covers for the pillows.
I think most of the covers were from Muji.
You’d be probably better off buying a quality futon, a quilt and a comfortable pillow rather than a set - I didn’t see anyone using sets like these and the pillow looks a bit hard to me.

HPandthelastwish · 10/01/2025 22:34

It says under product specification

Product Care Instructions

Not washable (dry in the sun frequently). Recommend to use covers.

3luckystars · 10/01/2025 22:26

I thought it was one of those futon/sofas was wondering if she meant: do you leave the covers on during the day when it is being used as a sofa or do you have to dress the bed every single night or do you just sleep on it like your man in the ad.

But it’s just a soft foldy mattress is it?

Pinetreethree · 10/01/2025 19:37

If they pictured it with covers to show how it would look, they'd no doubt be inundated with complaints from people raging that the covers didn't arrive with it!

BilboBlaggin · 10/01/2025 19:17

It's not marketed as a duvet, it's described as a comforter, which is more like a bedspread. Nothing stopping you putting a cover on it though if that's your preference,

juldan · 10/01/2025 19:12

Meowfoy · 09/01/2025 22:49

It's not being a 'pompous know it all' (how thoroughly nasty to even say that @MaggieBsBoat ) to call someone out on their assumption that other cultures are sooo alien they wouldn't just use sheets and pillowcases - the subconscious assumption comes across loud and clear that who the hell knows what those weird and probably dirty foreigners do.

Go look up the term 'othering'. And give your head a wobble.

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What a rubbish statement. Different cultures do things differently. Doesn’t mean that they are dirty. One of the items in that listing is called a comforter so somebody might assume that it is used without a cover, as American comforters for example are used without covers. It doesn’t mean Americans are dirty, they just shove their comforters in the mahoosive washing machines.

DiscoBeat · 10/01/2025 13:44

To be fair to the OP they obviously want to use a cover with it and maybe it was clumsily worded but maybe someone helpful who uses covers can advise the best ones to fit.

denhaag · 10/01/2025 13:40

Maybe OP works for the company and wants lots of clicks.

Or maybe there really are people who really do need to see 'serving suggestion' on a pack of frozen peas which shoes peas next to a steak.

MaggieBsBoat · 10/01/2025 05:59

Meowfoy · 09/01/2025 22:49

It's not being a 'pompous know it all' (how thoroughly nasty to even say that @MaggieBsBoat ) to call someone out on their assumption that other cultures are sooo alien they wouldn't just use sheets and pillowcases - the subconscious assumption comes across loud and clear that who the hell knows what those weird and probably dirty foreigners do.

Go look up the term 'othering'. And give your head a wobble.

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That’s some ridiculousness right there. What a reach. Othering? Not at all. And some cultures actually don’t. I’ve lived in like 8 different countries and all do some things which in the UK would be considered odd or questionable. Acknowledging different social norms and asking about them is not in the least othering. It is simply asking. I suggest you also look up othering, work out where you see it and do whatever that wobbling thing is you are talking about. What is that again? Am I othering you by not getting it? SMH.

oakleaffy · 09/01/2025 23:06

ErinAoife · 09/01/2025 19:01

HOW TO CARE

The futon mattress is not washable. Use with a futon mattress cover, and wash the cover to keep your sleeping environment clean.

It is written on the description that you need a cover.

One really wonders about standards of comprehension in U.K. these days.

oakleaffy · 09/01/2025 23:04

Surely, SURELY people cannot be so silly!

Just staggering how bad basic lack of common sense is.

Of course futons have mattress protectors sheets, just as duvets and pillows have washable covers .

Meowfoy · 09/01/2025 22:49

MaggieBsBoat · 09/01/2025 18:49

I think people are being snide and unfair to OP. How would she know if she’s never used a futon?

I’ve lived across the world and I can bet every single one of you would not know something about various things that you would like to use in the UK.

OP as above just use the standard sheets/bedding you would normally use in the UK. And ignore pompous know it alls.

It's not being a 'pompous know it all' (how thoroughly nasty to even say that @MaggieBsBoat ) to call someone out on their assumption that other cultures are sooo alien they wouldn't just use sheets and pillowcases - the subconscious assumption comes across loud and clear that who the hell knows what those weird and probably dirty foreigners do.

Go look up the term 'othering'. And give your head a wobble.

ChaChaChaChanges · 09/01/2025 22:09

Christ alive.

SoNiceToComeHomeTo · 09/01/2025 22:06

They want to show you what the futon and duvet look like when in use, so they can't put covers on for the photos.

FabuIous · 09/01/2025 20:09

See this duvet here - also no cover on it

amzn.to/4hawVga

lurchermummy · 09/01/2025 20:03

Not at all relevant but my parents bought me a futon when I was about 18 because they were trendy then and it was the most comfortable bed I have ever slept on.

Bumcake · 09/01/2025 19:37

They won’t come round and strip your bed if you put sheets on.

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 09/01/2025 19:26

@PrincessOlga the same can also be said for vendors of mattresses and pillows! they never have sheets or pillow cases on them! horrible

CrashThere · 09/01/2025 19:17

If you look on bed sites, when they show mattresses, the photos don't show sheets.

CrashThere · 09/01/2025 19:08

I have one and I use a duvet cover.