HOW MUCH for a duvet?!!

[BruceAndNosh]

https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-the-ultimate-collection-made-to-order-icelandic-eiderdown-winter-weight-duvet/p111153356?size=superking&s_ppc=2dx_mixed_home_BAU&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20151162171&gbraid=0AAAAAD2el1z5KojK5sx0KBBS-oWBPpENt&gclid=CjwKCAiAnoXNBhAZEiwAnItcGw_EhYsj29dVk7ZMejLrr8MSMAjFYlXkHT4GYvlwsJUSzua2REf7axoCaIgQAvD_BwE

My husband would spill a mug of tea on it within a week

No, not harmed or restricted, they voluntarily come because the farmers create ideal nesting sites for them and keep away predators, especially invasive non-native species like rats. There’s an article here if you’re interested.

icelandicdown.com/blog/2021/04/03/eiderdown-cultivation-icelands-1000-year-old-tradition/?srsltid=AfmBOorD-pyzSN6A3b1b1j-X4nlW-ojZZolEULyOH5YQ0nxS-xKLLDl3

Like a PP, my Finnish grandparents had two eiderdowns, which they got when they got married and which my parents have now. I've honestly never slept under anything quite like it. They're a whole different experience. I know my mum had the fabric casings re-done at some point and apparently they inspect the feathers and tell you if they're still good or not and these were still going strong at 70 years.

I have a Hungarian goose down from JL, cost about £600 and it is absolutely wonderful.

Did the privileged wealthy-Western dilemma of veganism vs plastics feature in your duvet decisions? Surely hand harvested discarded down is far more ethical and sustainable than your cheap ebay find and subsequent purchases?

Unbelievable...my mind is blown! 😲

Ridiculous. I prefer wool anyway!

The Eider ducks are free range and their down is only collected by the farmers once they have hatched their eggs and fled the nest.

as others have already noted: The animal welfare standards seem to be truly superior.

That would be reason enough to buy this for myself, family and all my friends if I could afford to…

(I do however feel like it really wouldn’t be a good fit in our current house. It’s so well insulated that we can’t get the bedroom temps below 21. Even with temperatures on the lowest setting….)

Yeah. Tea. Of all the stuff that might get spilled on it, tea was the first one I thought of.

That is really interesting

Now applying for saturday jobs in waitrose so I can eat and sleep like a king 😂

Certainly is, DS worked there for about 4 or 5 years and I was the second card holder, I was very sad when he left.

No they aren't killed for their feathers and the eider ducks are wild birds, they are not farmed. The ducks use the soft down from their own breast feathers to line their nests. Eiderdown is like fluff, and incredibly soft and warm. Once the ducklings have fledged, people go and collect the down from the nests, and actually go out of their way during the nesting season to protect the birds and their nesting areas.

When it comes to ordinary (much cheaper) feather pillows and duvets, I guess the feathers used in those are a by-product of the poultry industry.

I feel a lot better about spending over £200 on a goose down duvet now!

I would love a coat with that. Bet it’s nice and warm.

and then you could buy the Emperor @BruceAndNosh 😀

JFC! There’s nothing about a duvet that could convince me there’s anything that could justify that price!
I’d love to try it out though….

Blimey, that's almost a whole year's pension!
Might save a couple of quid on.the heating, I suppose..

Thank you so much for explaining it to me, I just realised I could have looked it up but I'm a wet lettuce when it comes to animal welfare and didn't want to risk it in the middle of the night when I read your post!

Does it come with a new Bed and a holiday to Iceland 😳still wouldn’t buy it !!
That’s crazy 😱

Read James Rebanks wonderful book "The place of tides" and you'll understand why down from eider ducks is so expensive. The book is factual, not a novel, and tells a wonderful story.

It’s 100% by hand but it ca be bought for as low as £5k avoiding John Lewis.

I love the James Rebanks book (I love all of his books actually) and it explains why eiderdown products are so expensive.

I am happy with our M&S polyester duvet though.

Anyone than can drop £10k on a quilt is going to have their heating running loads.

Rendering the gorgeous duvet redundant.

Actually I bet the opposite, I'd think lots of them will live in old draughty houses with rubbish insulation that are almost impossible to heat. Hence the justification for £10k quilts.

We have wool and cashmere duvets, which I love, and which, even sleeping with the bedroom window open, is perfect for the climate here in London in a well-insulated house.

The eiderdown is a completely different experience, particularly in a cold bedroom. It's not like an ordinary down duvet, it's literally is like sleeping under a cloud of perfection. My mum has offered us one of the two she inherited, but it would be wasted here.