Flat sheets or fitted ones?
By susieq223
@susieq223 (3742)
United States
May 10, 2007 10:08pm CST
I was wresting with changing the sheets on the bed today. I have fitted sheets for the bottom sheets and sometimes they seem really hard to get on, then they don't stay on. I know hotels use flat sheets for the bottom and just tuck them under. Which kind do you prefer?
9 responses
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
12 May 07
Fitted sheets drive me dingy and bats...they never seem to fit well either..sometimes too loose, sometimes too tight...but I think I prefer them than the idea of using flat sheets for the bottom sheet
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@rebelann (117211)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Apr 20
Fitted are better as long as they aren't way too big, I have a full size bed and have to rely on queen size and sometimes those are just too big.
@jessescottus (807)
• United States
12 May 07
Now,if you live in a 2 dimensional world you use flat sheets. And if you live in a 3-D world you use fitted sheets,right?
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@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
15 May 07
I like the fitted sheets best, but I have to buy the 'deep pocket' variety due to having a pilowtop mattress that is deeper than most. Being a nurse, I know how to make the bed with the flat sheets, but I find that they wrinkle too easily even when done correctly!
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@susieq223 (3742)
• United States
16 May 07
Your comment is interesting, since you do know the proper way to make a bed with flat sheets, but still prefer the fitted. That tells me a lot. I always thought the flat sheets wrinkled and came undone too easily, but I thought it was the way I was doing it!
@elisa812 (3026)
• United States
11 May 07
I always use fitted sheets on the bottom. I used to have major issues getting them to stay on my old mattress, but for some reason, after I got a different mattress, it stopped giving me problems. I don't know what it is about this one, but I've never had any trouble getting the sheets on or getting them to stay!
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@susieq223 (3742)
• United States
12 May 07
That's an interesting observation. Maybe a mattress does have a lot to do with it.
@RenaeT (681)
• United States
11 May 07
I have to have fitted. And, I buy those clips with the elastic to put on the corners. They are a pain in the rear to put on, but worth it. I always have my husband hold the mattress up while I clip them because it's a hard job. Fitted, no question about it.
@susieq223 (3742)
• United States
11 May 07
I tried those clips and threw them, the sheets and anything I could get ahold of, across the room!
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
11 May 07
I hate flat sheets. I only use the fitted ones. I make sure that they are deep fitting, so I don't wrestle with them trying to get them on.
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@susieq223 (3742)
• United States
11 May 07
Today I was wrestling with everything!
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
11 May 07
i prefer fitted sheets.they usually stay on a bit better though sometimes they shrink after awhile and one corner will pop off.
@susieq223 (3742)
• United States
12 May 07
I know what you mean. They do seem to get smaller after so many washes. Thanks for the reply.
