Mar 31 2009
The Princess and the pea!
Have you ever noticed how frustrating it is to find the perfect comforter. I must look at over a 400 comforters before I even find the right one. I once found the right one 100 percent cotton inside and out by Nautica called “Havana nights.” You would think 100 percent cotton would be inexpensive but it usually starts between 200-500, if you will not settle for lines or circles. Often the majority of comforters have some blend of cotton and polyester. I can not do polyester for the bed, it is simply to itchy and even worse it always has to be dry cleaned. The worse is when you do find that perfect comforter but it is not available in your size of bed. I come across this problem more and more often.
I remember when I even tried silk even that was a horrible mistake, it seems nothing is as comfortable as 100 percent cotton. So Now my poor comforter by Nautica has come to an end. It has been over-washed and not with enough tennis balls and now has clumped up everywhere. I have refused to get rid of this beloved comforter so i have hung onto it with clumps everywhere. Often my feet get no heat because all the clumps are on the side of my hip or on my tummy. Than the dilemma occured. I went out and bought a gorgeous dark cherry wood bed for my husband so when he comes home from Iraq he feels like a King in his throne. I put my comforter on it but now it looks like a rag on this magnificent bed. My beloved comforter must be removed from this bed but how? I have searched at Walmart, Fred Meyers, Sears, JcPenney, Overstock.com, Amazon and the list goes on and on. I am unable to find a comforter that is 100 percent cotton that will do my majestic bed justice.
I recall The first time my husband went out to buy a comforter set he came home excited about his purchase but ashamed of how much he spent. To my amazement he spent a little over 800.00. I told him if it made him happy it was fine but the next day I discovered, he had buyers remorse and returned everything.
I was shocked he returned it but more shocked he hadn’t bought a replacement. So I went out bought the first bed in a bag i could find. That comforter was 100 percent polyester and my husband and I bared with it. It mysteriously developed a hole that grew and grew until all the filling fell out. I discovered my husband hated polyester only after 2 weeks I had bought it but to stab and de-gut the comforter was a little more than an accident wouldn’t you say.