Buying dorm bedding

[Anonymous]

Is this something I have to worry about now, that my kid is going to have bedding for “poors” while feeling bad because her roommate has $1000 bedding sets?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this something I have to worry about now, that my kid is going to have bedding for “poors” while feeling bad because her roommate has $1000 bedding sets?

No, you can go to IKEA and Target instead of PBK and your bill will be lower.

I like the feel of my son's cheap cotton sateen sheets from Target. I'm going to buy some for my bed.

[Anonymous]

Those comforters went in the trash after freshman year. Don't spend a lot. Buy the Twin XL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this something I have to worry about now, that my kid is going to have bedding for “poors” while feeling bad because her roommate has $1000 bedding sets?

Nope. Teach your daughter to seek out friends who like people for who they are on the inside and not how rich their parents are. I was taught to befriend people who were rich and pretty, and was miserable until I threw out my mother's "rules" and befriended people who fit MY criteria - kind, smart and funny.

[Anonymous]

I'm in my 40s and still have the bedding my parents bought for me in college

Congratulations! We will soon see you on an episode of Hoarders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you all for the recs! It adds up! We are going with the sleepyhead topper, a zippered mattress cover, 2 sets of sheets, a PBTeen comforter, pillows and pillow protectors, shams, decorative throw, an extra fleece blanket $775!

Not enough.

Try the Elysium Organic Mattress by Halcyon.

[Anonymous]

Is it only colleges that use the XL twin mattress? I've never seen this size anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

We purchased Parachute topper and cover. Brooklinen all season comforter and pillows. Bolls and Branch sheets. And a headboard from Pottery barn. A few sets of sheets from PB and Peacock Alley. Towels from PB as well.

Child won a full merit scholarship that covers everything. So splurging on room stuff didn’t feel a lot.

[Anonymous]

Maybe a practical choice is a sleeping bag. Use it a comforter. Easy to grab and go when you get sexiled. I you don't know that that word is, it's ok but your DC needs to know it happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it only colleges that use the XL twin mattress? I've never seen this size anywhere else.

Pretty much, yes.

It’s a better size for schools because a regular twin can be too short for very tall students, but it’s not like they can easily just give taller students different furniture. Twin XL for all solves the problem.

[Anonymous]

We bought bedding at Home Goods -- found an UGG comforter plus sham for about $80 total. DD picked it out and loved it. HG also has lots of Twin XL sheets this time of year.

[Anonymous]

Sleepyhead did not smell to me, and I have a pretty sensitive nose. We didn't unpack it until we got there because of space constraints, but if you have the space you could.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Sleepyhead did not smell to me, and I have a pretty sensitive nose. We didn't unpack it until we got there because of space constraints, but if you have the space you could.

that's one of the biggest benefits of sleepyhead - no off gassing. And it's nicely encased.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this something I have to worry about now, that my kid is going to have bedding for “poors” while feeling bad because her roommate has $1000 bedding sets?

hopefully your kid won't be bothered by what others choose to put on their beds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not look for “best.” Get whatever is cheapest on Amazon or Target. It is going to end up in the trash my next yr

Not every kid throws these out.

most kids do not stay in a twin bed for all four years.