Bedding, duvet and pillows

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Got a new bed today and badly need new pillows etc. DH says we should spend more money on getting a more expensive duvet and bedding etc, me on the other hand thinks as I replace duvet and pillows every few months it would be unreasonable to spend a lot of money. Aibu? And any recommendations of where I can get reasonably priced Egyptian cotton bedding? Pillows and a duvet

You buy a new duvet and pillows every few months? That's madness.

You replace them every few months??

Sorry, you replace your duvet? Frequently? It's not a mop head or a toothbrush.

You replace them every few months? Seriously? Unless they cost a couple of quid that’s insane, and if that’s why they need replacing so often you need more expensive ones.

Why on earth do you replace them every few months?!

I am gobsmacked at the idea of replacing duvets and pillows every few months!

What a waste! We've had ours for years.

Whaaattt?!! I'm using my grandmother's duvet. She died 20 years ago and had probably had it at least 10 years. It's still as good as new. WHY are you replacing it every few months? That's so wasteful!

Every few months?
You can get ones specifically designed to be washed frequently it’s either snuggledown or slumberdown do a washable feather duvet and there are plenty of washable man made duvets. Either wash at home in a large washer or take to the cleaners. Pillows just go in the washer. Always use a pillow protector and two pillow cases then the pillow is kept clean.

We've had this before - there's another weirdo on here like that, replacing duvets and pillows every few months

My duvet is 25 years old, as are my pillows. I wash them 3 times a year. They will last FOREVER.

What??????
Wash your bedding (as in covers) every few weeks - OK
Replace duvet & pillows every few months? There are no words!!!

I spent a lot of money (from wedding presents) on a duvet and pillows 15+ years ago and they're still fine - they do get dry cleaned every so often, but not replaced!

Is this a wind up?

Environmentally shit of you. Every few months is not the norm, I’m pretty sure.

Omg OP please please please stop the utter waste of replacing every few months?!

I've had the same duvet for 5 years. The one before that I had at least 10. You can wash and dry them.

Buy the best you can afford and they will last forever.

from the responses, I guess yes you a being unreasonable... buy a decent duvet and stop adding to landfill unnecessarily.

Pillows need to be bought new every few months as my DH suffers from bad nose bleeds and when I wash the cheap pillows they eventually lose shape! By saying I get a new duvet every few months I just meant I switch from summer to winter duvet, so in 6 months or so I will buy a winter duvet and put the summer one in the cupboard. Sorry I should have been more clear in my op

Musbury fabrics do reasonably priced Egyptian cotton bedding plus duvets and pillows. We ordered the super soft towels and they’re amazing. We’ll order bedding from them when we need it.

I'm relieved to see this isn't a thing!

I have had my duvet for about a decade. I'm fairly sure my grandma had had it for about a decade or more before that.

Buy nicer bedding. Buy pillow protectors and a mattress protector if you feel strongly about pillows being unhygienic somehow.

Then don't replace them every few months and the problem is resolved.

I buy new pillows annually in the Sales. Old ones get moved onto guest beds and so on. It’s not a huge expense, but I wouldn’t be replacing them every few months. They get washed every month.

Duvets do get replaced but not quite so frequently, and again, if there are sales or special offers. We have three for our bed, with differing togs, so they don’t get used every day.
Much of the summer we don’t bother with a duvet at all.

25 years is a bit extreme!

You can get your duvet and pillows dry cleaned. Get good pillows like dunlopillo. They last a lot longer than a few months

You replace them every few months? Whaaaaaat. That's insane. What a waste of resources.
I've had my duvet 10+ years. I just wash it every so often. It was a cheapish feather one from Argos.

Or get a waterproof pillow cover?

Can't you get waterproof covers for your pillows?