To expect a John Lewis sheet to last more than 3 years?

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It doesn't even get used lots as it's for the spare bed (double, ours is a king). 100% Egyptian cotton fitted sheet. I wash it regularly at 60, as per the label.

Bought in 2015. I expect expensive bedsheets to last more than 3 years - AIBU? It got so worn in one place that it tore as I was putting it back on. See photo. Not impressed!

I don’t think I would expect it to last any longer than a sheet from anywhere else. One of mine ripped recently, didn’t even think to wonder how long I had it.

I guess it depends on how much you're using it and how you're washing it? But yes I'd expect it to last longer than 3 years.

I have no idea how long we've had any of our sheets. Shit housekeeper reporting for duty. I don't really understand why it should make any difference where it was bought either.

I would expect more than three years if used infrequently.

However cotton sheets wear out much quicker than poly cotton n my experience. They always wear thin under the area where the hips rest, or in a duvet they give way at the top seam.

I wash it every time we have guests staying (not often!), at 60. I also have other sheets on rotation so it really doesn't get much use overall.

I only specified where I bought it from as it wasn't particularly cheap - at least £25 if I remember correctly. I would expect a, say, Primark £10 to do this after a couple of years.

Actually the Primark sheet would last forever, due to a hearty polyester content of 50%. However it might never quite cover the sides of your mattress and also make your hair go static when taking it out of the drier...

I'm using sheets my mother bought when I was a teenager. I'm in my 50s now. They are thin, but perfectly usable.

I don't wash anything at 60 though. That's very hot. 30/40 is fine unless you have poopy underwear or something.

I would have expected it to last a lot longer.

Our John Lewis fitted sheets from 13 years ago lasted 10 years (used at least 50% of the time - we only had 2 of them) before wearing out.

New ones have been going for 3 years and no signs of wear.

I wash at 60 as well (lower temperatures don't kill dust mites). But only wash them every fortnight or so

My JL bedding has gone into holes recently. It's six years old (wedding present). Not very impressed. My mother still has wedding present bedding 40+ years later.

I had an M&S (expensive) bedding set wear poorly, wouldn't buy again. Prefer Ikea pure cotton now, fairly cheap and don't mind replacing more often.

YANBU. That’s nothing for a bed sheet.

We still have John Lewis sheets we got as wedding presents 18 years ago.,

I wash my sheets at 60 due to allergies. This is the recommended temperature for killing off dust mite allergens. It's not 'too hot' for the cotton bedlinen. My sheets are from a mixture of places and they have lasted longer than three years. I change the sheets on my bed every week (due to allergies!) so a sheet on my bed is usually washed more than twenty times a year.

I did have one that went holey like that after a short period of time but of course I've thrown it out and can't recall where it came from.

I always wash bedding and towels (and particularly dirty toddler clothes) at 60, my mum taught me that's what you do - happy to be proven wrong though.

This is quite interesting (depending on your definition of ‘interesting’ ):

www.which.co.uk/reviews/washing-machines/article/washing-machine-temperature-guide

The hottest I wash sheets at is 40. And never had any wear like this. Expensive or otherwise.

I had exactly the same problem with The White Company sheets, threeish years old and put my foot through one. The best sheets I have were given to me by my DM which have the WW2 utility mark on them, so made in mid 1940s - still comfortable and going strong.

Could moth damage be a factor? Moths don't like synthetic fabrics and will happily burrow in dark warm cupboards - I'd be checking the rest of your stored bedding if I were you.

We had issues with John Lewis white Egyptian cotton bedding. Lasted two minutes & we’d spent £100s on it! Looked like grey rag within a couple of washes, despite my best efforts. Never again! I’ve had far cheaper bedding wash better...

Our sheets came from Next and the same thing happened but we didn't get anywhere close to three years out of it. Barely made one.

My husband doesn't have the softest of skin on his heels and he fidgets in his sleep so I blame him.

Speak to John Lewis about it...??

That doesn't look like normal wear at all. My mother is from the never throw anything away when it can be mended generation and so I am well accustomed to worn sheets that have been 'sides to middled' which is when you cut the sheet in half and sew the outside edges together. The worn bits are very soft and almost transparent, not ripped. The sheets my mother has done this to were mostly inherited from her mum so at least twenty years old and with a lifetime that included commercial boil washing.

Another one here with white JL Egyptian cotton bedding. Got two sets in 2010 when we got married, used each every other week and just recently one of the sheets pretty much fell apart. As PPs, DM has stuff that’s lasted 20+ years...