Egyptian cotton bedding - is it worth the money?

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Doing up our bedroom and plan on treating ourselves to nicer bedding.

Can anyone recommend shops/websites, thread counts etc and help me avoid expensive mistakes?

Thanks oh stylish ladies

Go for something with as high a thead count as possible. I seem to be quite lucky when I go in TKMaxx - I got a 700thread count 6piece duvet set (king size) for £80 - total bargain.

Egyptian cotton can make a difference but ime thread count is much more important.

Company called thebestbedlinenintheworld

They supply luxury hotels etc. The cotton is fantastically soft and washes really well. Highly recommended

I went to a linen shop at Clarks Village in Street and got a high thread count Egyptian cotton king duvet and pillowcases for £49 I think. My Christmas present to myself. It's absolutely divine.

Really good quality & value at www.duvetandpillowwarehouse.co.uk/ Duvet & Pillow Warehouse]]

Link fail Duvet & Pillow Warehouse

I have DAWP and it's awful, creases terribly. Maybe just got unlucky with my set. Linea is really good, decent sales too at House of Fraser.

I would also recommend duvet and pillow warehouse.

... but yes, I need to iron their duvet covers.

TK MAXX

Yes, we have thousand thread count and even my husband thinks it feels amazing.

(This is a man for whom clothes/towels/linens don't even cross his radar.)

What is classed as a high thread count?

I think most count 350 plus as higher grade - all of mine is between 500-700 and I haven't stayed in a hotel yet where the sheets feel better (though have never gone 5* in Mauritius)

I have a 1000tc from here, really nice
www.kingofcotton.co.uk/

You can't beat John Lewis own. Thread count from 200 to 1000. We have 400 and 200 and both are lovely.

Keep any eye out on The White Company too- theirs is nice but more pricey- cheaper in their sales.

yowza - at £196 for a 6 piece set (and that doesn't include vat) it wants to be really nice!!! yikes!

I love Eygptian cotton bedding and have some from approx 15 years ago which is still like new. Sadly, we bought a bigger bed and it doesn't fit ours so guests get it .

Even sadder, I have a little savings pot which is dedicated to me getting king size Eygptian cotton bedding. Well, it will make me happy for years and years...

just bought a new duvet cover from king of cotton - very nice 400 thread - 80 pounds including 2 pillow cases

Thanks all, I'm only looking for sheets and pillowcases just now and probably go for 400 or 500. Fitted, flat and two h/wife, already bought a nice new duvet set to compliment new curtains but not egyptian.
DH is terribly accident prone and almost every sheet I have has had blood on it at some point, from one gash or other. If I went for something much dearer and he ruined it I'd not be a happy bunny.
I'll check out all the recommendations. Budget around a £100 so I should get something decent for that by the sounds of it.