<p>I’m trying to order through the Internet, through CampusLinens (<a href=“http://www.campuslinens.com)%5B/url%5D”>http://www.campuslinens.com)</a>. But when you add the item to the basket, there’s no way to access checkout!</p>
<p>Um, isn’t that the scam place where everything’s super cheap (quality wise) and falls apart?</p>
<p>No, because our University recommended it. =)</p>
<p>Best bet on sheets…auto ordering through TV shopping…get new sheets once every term…good to go until next shipment arrives. Throw away at end of semester and start again. Most reliable method.</p>
<p>Your university provided your name to campus linens but you don’t have to order from them. In the past there have been some threads where people weren’t happy with the quality.
You can order them from other places probably cheaper. Try JC Penney.</p>
<p>Target has them right now as well</p>
<p>Campus linens, my 11th grader got a mailing from them…I found their prices really high</p>
<p>Shop around</p>
<p>THere are a ton of less expensive places online as do many many stores</p>
<p>This could make a difference…I say buy 'em and trash 'em at the end. Less to pack/store/unpack next time. Girls may think differently on this. The changing of the sheets is not a big activity in places where I live…well not by guys anyway.</p>
<p>What items should I be buying for bedding purposes?</p>
<p>I threw out those giant CampusLinens envelopes. Better to buy it from a real store where you can feel the material.</p>
<p>must be in the air! A thread about linens… LOL. Seriously, I was about to start my own thread, “Help a dad with college bedding”. The Domestications catalog came in the mail today and I grabbed it up, found the page with all the mattress pads and foam rubber deals… ohhhhh which one to get??? :)</p>
<p>Campus Linens=watch out for poor quality
This always worked for D: Egg crate turned upside down so smooth part was on top,fairly thick quilted mattress pad with the stretchy sides
Jersey “T shirt” sheets, fit even in the regular size if you cant get the X long.
Remember the X Long mattress is longer,but narrower.
A regular size comforter works fine.
An extra fleece blanket for layering.The top flat sheet that comes with the fitted bottom sheet for an extra top layer when its too warm for the comforter
Some people llike a duvet cover over a blanket instead of a comforter for ease of laundering but D didnt…shifted around and “got lumpy” for her tastes…
One set of sheets for the bed, one extra.No need for more than that.</p>
<p>Andrew:</p>
<p>We also threw out the mailings from campus Linens. The quality is too poor and the price is not competitive. Katwkittens once mentioned ordering from JCPenney, especially their Wednesday specials.</p>
<p>For GTown, I would suggest 2 fitted sheets and two flat sheets, two pillowcases, one blanket (perhaps a fleece blanket). If you are the chilly type, get two. It can be quite warm in early fall and in Spring in DC. If you want an eggcrate mattress, wait until you get to DC or order online for delivery to your dorm.</p>
<p>You probably need extra long sheets - check with your school. A lot of dorm beds are XL.</p>
<p>I’d recommend checking TJ Maxx and/or Marshalls, if you have one near you. I found two sets of XL sheets for ~$20 a set. I already had a regular twin comforter and blanket, and I bought an egg crate thingy at Wal Mart for about $15.</p>
<p>i’m a fan of <a href=“http://www.overstock.com%5B/url%5D”>www.overstock.com</a></p>
<p>Marite is right…</p>
<p>jcpenney.com’s online outlet store has sheets, twin and XL. Also juba2jive is correct with TJ Maxx and Marshalls. Same company also owns Home Goods which has AISLES of sheets. Ross Dress for Less carries sheets, comforters, quilts, pillows and mattress covers. Ross is the cheapest price-wise, then TJ maxx/marshalls/home goods. High thread counts 350+ for 4.99-6.99 for flat or fitted.</p>
<p>Remember dorm mattresses are narrower and thinner, much thinner than a top-of-the-line pillow-top that the high end sheets were designed to fit. So we have found that the deep-pocket regular size twin sheets with the much higher thread counts fit the best. Hold up well with numerous washings through a bunch of kids.</p>
<p>Even my boys are picky about their sheets, pillowcases and duvets. But I keep what they need and use simple, so it allows for less clutter and makes it easier to keep their rooms clean.</p>
<p>(ok, I am going to brag here, so y’all have been fore-warned…DS#2 at his summer program this year along with his roomie received the “cleanest and coolest” room!!!, DD#1 in her vet school digs had the design school come and take pics of her new “room” for their design studio in the fall…they wanted to know what “studio” designed her room and furnishings… her reply was “mom and the thrift store!”)</p>
<p>DD#2 can’t wait to get her new room all set up…5 weeks and counting!!</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>Ditto Ross Dress for Less. I found a nice, soft, cotton Jersey TwinXL set for 9.99.</p>
<p>Bed, Bath & Beyond has lots of Twin XLs too.</p>
<p>SBmom- might just head on over to Ross today.</p>
<p>Can’t help but join in here…will the regular, deep pocket sheets fit on the narrow mattress EVEN with an egg crate and a cotton top, pretty good qualtiy mattress pad? Sheets are 200 and 270 thread count. One says 75" in length, the other 76" in length, both deep pockets.</p>
<p>Yes the regular sheets with the deep pockets will fit over the egg crate and a cotton mattress pad.</p>