Bedding, duvet and pillows

[StormsDontLastForever]

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

How does throwing away a feather duvet that you already have help the birds who's feathers it contains?

because they end up with sweat, urine, blood, bodily fluids, vomit, dead dust mites and their faeces soaking in and building up inside of them

WTF is going on in your house for your bedding to end up in that state after 4 months?

Here we foster rescue kittens and have had elderly cats over the years and inevitably they sometimes have accidents on the bedding and when this happens, I just shove the whole lot in the washing machine and it all comes out like new both in cleanliness and shape etc

because they end up with sweat, urine, blood, bodily fluids, vomit, dead dust mites and their faeces soaking in and building up inside of them

WTF is going on in your house for your bedding to end up in that state after 4 months?

And why do I never get invited to parties like that?

Some goods points raised, but some people still might not feel happy about using a feather duvet, after they found out about the cruelty, ( Pp, who mentioned it won't change anything but don't buy more). After all to have a good night sleep the last thing you want is to sleep with something that's bothering you. The last time I had a feather duvet was about 30 years ago and I didn't think too much about it, maybe because I was brought up using a feather quilt which I think was my nans. I now use synthetic, which I find a bit sweaty, so I might switch to a wool. The other thing is would a king sized duvet fit in even a large machine? Maybe if it's thin I suppose. They probably not as thick as a comparative synthetic tog rating.

So bad for the environment.

I keep my duvets for years. Washed and changed Summer/Winter

Pillows feather laundered then fine.

Synthetic do go lumpy. Hate putting them in landfill

Took old non Feather duvet to dog shelter

@Mairie of course you can wash them and reuse. Are you not worried about the environment?

Haha this place gets crazier every day. New duvets and pillows every 4 months- we've had ours years and so far no ill effects from all the sweat and body fluids

Those of you who send duvets to the cleaners, what do you sleep under while they're being cleaned? I asked at the dry cleaners, and they take 7-10 days to do them. And it's £25!

We haven't got a tumble drier, no launderette within approx 15 miles, and I found that after washing the duvet a couple of times it went really thin and flat and needed replacing anyway. I have a dust/dust mite allergy, so really need to wash them at 40 degrees.

When I replaced the last one, I reluctantly bought a cheap one from Aldi (which is surprisingly good) on the basis that I'd just get a new one instead of washing it, but I'm not really comfortable with that.

I'd like a greener way of having a clean duvet and no nasal problems!

We got a microfibre one from Soak and Sleep. Can't remember how much it cost, but it's been washed several times and fits easily in our 8 kilo washing machine. It also just fit in our old 6 kilo one. Dries in no time at all on the washing line and still as fluffy as it's always been.

It is only a 4.5 tog but it's very cosy and more than enough warm enough for all but the coldest winters and that's with the heating off overnight.

@LakieLady most people have 2 duvets either as a summer/winter or a spare so you'd wash after removing for the season or use the spare/guest duvet. We have a spare for camping so I use that as have a 13.5 tog all year. I'm too cold for separate summer duvets

@midnightstar66. Thanks.

We use a 4-season duvet, so don't have actual separate summer and winter ones. I wash each bit separately and the whole thing wouldn't fit in my machine.

Maybe I'll do both on the same day this year, and do the 25 mile round trip to the launderette to dry it.

because they end up with sweat, urine, blood, bodily fluids, vomit, dead dust mites and their faeces soaking in and building up inside of them

I think it is a Doctor you need Mairay, that really, genuinely does not happen for the normal population.

hollow fibre pillows - washable and plump up like new.

yabvu to buy new so often, such a waste.

Oh my bloody god 😱. My goose down duvet and pillows cost me a fucking FORTUNE!! I simply cannot imagine replacing them...like...EVER 😱😱

This www.finebedding.co.uk/products/spundown-duvet?variant=19613238100030 duvet fits in any washing machine, I have the all seasons one and love it.

Glad I RTFT before commenting as clearly only a nutter buys a new duvet every few months.

You need waterproof pillow protectors as has been said.

The best duvet covers, in my experience, are both Habitat and the more pricey cotton Ikea ones. Smooth and soft, wash brilliantly and any stains come out (seem to soak in indelibly on polycotton for some reason1) and last forever, to the point that I've sold 20-year-old Habitat ones on Ebay for more than they originally cost!

because they end up with sweat, urine, blood, bodily fluids, vomit, dead dust mites and their faeces soaking in and building up inside of them

WTF is going on in your house for your bedding to end up in that state after 4 months?

My duvet from Next is still fine after about 10 years! I keep pillows for a couple of years before replacing.

Still don’t understand why you get summer duvet from your cupboard but then throw away your winter duvet?

I never have any problem washing my feather pillows either

They tumble dry really well with a couple of tennis balls in the drum

I actually have my feather pillow from my childhood and it wasn't new then - I'm 51

I don't use protectors (maybe I I should as it has a tea stain on it )

Ooh

We splashes our on fine bedding quilt for us and the kids

Best purchase eve!!! Oh. It's not that horrid cheap really hot stuff

It's beautiful. Want when it's cold. Cool when it's hot.

Honestly the BEST thing we've ever brought.

Oh and a tempur mattress!

And replacing a duvet is just wasteful

That's awful. Think of the planet!!

I bought a new duvet after 5 years and thought I was being extravagant

Mine aren't feathered

That's cruel in my eyes.

@ACertainSupermarket

That's what we fitted everyone out with!

Bliss!