After a day with the Mueller report, my head isn’t wholly into this, but…for the life of me, I don’t know which pattern and color apply to which comforter. This is so cheap I might be inclined to buy one, but damned if I know how to tell Abigail Blue from Iconic Blue. But maybe I’ve reached the point of being too dumb for Meh.
@cinoclav@gertiestn yes, it shows in the cart, but very small image. What ever happened to linking to each photo in the full specs? Those were helpful to know which color you were looking at.
@gertiestn@medz Guess that depends on what device you’re using to view it. It’s certainly big enough on a computer monitor. But I agree, the photos on this particular page were often helpful.
I could actually use a summer weight comforter, but these suckers have got to be the fugliest things I’ve seen in ages. Maybe if they had ties so they could be hidden in a duvet cover, but otherwise, those patterns would just disrupt my sleep…
@laurelnev my current comforter doesn’t have ties in the corner, but my duvet cover does. I just wrap the ties around the corner of the comforter, and it works fine.
@RiotDemon My current comforter got dumped in the cover b/c it was wearing…and had a few small holes…but I wouldn’t buy something brand new just to gerrymander it
These lightweight comforters (at least the ones I’ve gotten) work wonderfully, and are a great antidote for people who can’t STAND weighted blankets. But if you have a queen bed, you want a king comforter, so it drapes like in the photo, and king isn’t available. Unless you have a twin or full bed and can get the queen, take a pass until Meh offers a king.
And those patterns!? ZOMG! Has Ella Jayne never heard of good taste?
@JT954 My father was in the hospital recently and they had a forced-air cooling blanket on him. Basically a perforated bladder that they stuck a (pretty noisy) air pump the size of a tissue box into. I was amazed by the simplicity and have been meaning to google it.
Get a largish spray bottle that does a fine mist and get a decent box fan or similar.
Set the fan on a chair or something to make it the right height to point at a sleeping person, and point the fan at the bed.
Fill the spray bottle with water and then use bottle to mist up your sheets right before you get in bed. As much or little as you wish.
Instant cooling.
When you wake up hot again, just re-mist the sheets and go back to sleep.
This method was commonly used in the 1920s-1950s (by many of my older relatives who are now gone), before people had a/c; and it works fine with or without a/c. Works in both humid and dry climates.
Or … Get a largish dishtowel or small towel.
Soak in cool water and then wring it out as thoroughly as you can. Then wrap it around your neck or head (like someone coming off a tennis or basketball court would) and point a fan at yourself and go to sleep. You will sleep much cooler. If you wake up hot, re-wet the item, wring it again, wipe your face with it, wrap it around head or neck again, go back to sleep.
Evaporative cooling isn’t like modern a/c, but it works.
Alternative.
Get an (old-style if need be) uninsulated waterbed. Use no sheets at all, or only lightweight ones. Sleep on it.
You will likely get too cold quite quickly. It usually takes some experimentation to find the right level of sheets/otherstuff to put between your body and the waterbed so that you don’t get uncomfortably cold.
I used this while sleeping in a (mosquito-proof) screened (zero a/c obviously) open air sleeping porch in S Florida in summer. (July/August).
I also used a fan pointed at the bed, set on low, to help be comfortable with the heaviness of the very humid air.
It took some tries with v light bed coverings to get things right so that I was not too cold.
Another way to deal with this is to use usual bedding on the waterbed but leave the waterbed partially uncovered by bedding. Stick an arm or leg into the uncovered part of the waterbed while going to sleep. This will help you keep cool in an adjustable way without cooling your entire body to an uncomfortable level.
The pictures are deceiving (and ugly). The bad: they will not hang down the side of the bed that far. (Twin: 12.5", Full: 17", Queen: 14") The good: you won’t trip on the corners that would be on the floor like this one.
What is with the ‘creepy-broken doll’ on the last picture? (where the lamp is situated in all the other pictures). It certainly turned me off when I considered this purchase.
here representing team cotton. hate u polyester!
@alphabetress Go team cotton!
My grandma would have loved this in 1950.
@mellowirishgent in 1950 your grandma would’ve made her own.
@katbyter LoL not quite but close could not afford one is more like it
@mellowirishgent I loved your grandma in 1990
the word “fugly” springs to mind.
@alacrity alarmingly fugly
@ticklescratch this is the kind of thing you’d gift to a blind cousin you didn’t like very much
The shell is microfiber which is fancy-speak for polyester. Can’t say I am surprised at this price point.
After a day with the Mueller report, my head isn’t wholly into this, but…for the life of me, I don’t know which pattern and color apply to which comforter. This is so cheap I might be inclined to buy one, but damned if I know how to tell Abigail Blue from Iconic Blue. But maybe I’ve reached the point of being too dumb for Meh.
@gertiestn Choose your color on the purchase page and it will show you the specific comforter.
@cinoclav @gertiestn yes, it shows in the cart, but very small image. What ever happened to linking to each photo in the full specs? Those were helpful to know which color you were looking at.
@gertiestn @medz Guess that depends on what device you’re using to view it. It’s certainly big enough on a computer monitor. But I agree, the photos on this particular page were often helpful.
It may be ugly, but it would be covered in cat fur rather quickly. Everything looks better in cat fur. Too bad no kings.
@Vrysen NO KINGS? I’m out.
It’s like they had a contest to see who could design the ugliest comforter and everybody won.
I plan on using this as a parachute. It’s a great idea, I promise.
@conspiracy_anna And you even have some padding for the landing.
@conspiracy_anna @Kidsandliz For added excitement, try using the weighted blanket as a parachute…!
My mom needed a new comforter and these ugly things are right up her alley. Mother’s day is soon.
/image official bendy tortellini
/giphy official bendy tortellini
I actually need this. My heavy bedspread thingie is way too hot for this time of year, so I’m up for some boisterous-impervious-amusement
I could actually use a summer weight comforter, but these suckers have got to be the fugliest things I’ve seen in ages. Maybe if they had ties so they could be hidden in a duvet cover, but otherwise, those patterns would just disrupt my sleep…
@laurelnev my current comforter doesn’t have ties in the corner, but my duvet cover does. I just wrap the ties around the corner of the comforter, and it works fine.
@RiotDemon My current comforter got dumped in the cover b/c it was wearing…and had a few small holes…but I wouldn’t buy something brand new just to gerrymander it
Them are some 20 footers for sure. Look OK from 20 foot away, but up close, hell naw.
Whatever.
/giphy pumped-bickering-kiss
poly fiber fill is not a down alternative, i.m.o.
These lightweight comforters (at least the ones I’ve gotten) work wonderfully, and are a great antidote for people who can’t STAND weighted blankets. But if you have a queen bed, you want a king comforter, so it drapes like in the photo, and king isn’t available. Unless you have a twin or full bed and can get the queen, take a pass until Meh offers a king.
And those patterns!? ZOMG! Has Ella Jayne never heard of good taste?
Sure why not? Moms birthday present is done!
/giphy cogent-caring-pegasus
love love these, nice weight, lovely patterns. thanks meh!!!
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Comforter
Price Comparison
$24.38 - $28.33 at Walmart
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
yawn I think I’ll go to bed now.
@jsh139 hey, i know where you can get a mediocre comforter
Just how light is lightweight?
Single sheet-er here. It’s too damn hot in Florida to enjoy a comforter that doesn’t lead to excessive sweating.
Sell a cooling comforter and you’ll have my attention.
@JT954 My father was in the hospital recently and they had a forced-air cooling blanket on him. Basically a perforated bladder that they stuck a (pretty noisy) air pump the size of a tissue box into. I was amazed by the simplicity and have been meaning to google it.
@JT954 https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Bair-Hugger-Warming-Units/?N=5002385+3293316253&preselect=8707795+8707798+8711100+8711119&rt=rud
@JT954
Lower tech non-medical solutions:
Get a largish spray bottle that does a fine mist and get a decent box fan or similar.
Set the fan on a chair or something to make it the right height to point at a sleeping person, and point the fan at the bed.
Fill the spray bottle with water and then use bottle to mist up your sheets right before you get in bed. As much or little as you wish.
Instant cooling.
When you wake up hot again, just re-mist the sheets and go back to sleep.
This method was commonly used in the 1920s-1950s (by many of my older relatives who are now gone), before people had a/c; and it works fine with or without a/c. Works in both humid and dry climates.
Or … Get a largish dishtowel or small towel.
Soak in cool water and then wring it out as thoroughly as you can. Then wrap it around your neck or head (like someone coming off a tennis or basketball court would) and point a fan at yourself and go to sleep. You will sleep much cooler. If you wake up hot, re-wet the item, wring it again, wipe your face with it, wrap it around head or neck again, go back to sleep.
Evaporative cooling isn’t like modern a/c, but it works.
Alternative.
Get an (old-style if need be) uninsulated waterbed. Use no sheets at all, or only lightweight ones. Sleep on it.
You will likely get too cold quite quickly. It usually takes some experimentation to find the right level of sheets/otherstuff to put between your body and the waterbed so that you don’t get uncomfortably cold.
I used this while sleeping in a (mosquito-proof) screened (zero a/c obviously) open air sleeping porch in S Florida in summer. (July/August).
I also used a fan pointed at the bed, set on low, to help be comfortable with the heaviness of the very humid air.
It took some tries with v light bed coverings to get things right so that I was not too cold.
Another way to deal with this is to use usual bedding on the waterbed but leave the waterbed partially uncovered by bedding. Stick an arm or leg into the uncovered part of the waterbed while going to sleep. This will help you keep cool in an adjustable way without cooling your entire body to an uncomfortable level.
Looks like ass, Smells like a very bad idea.
The pictures are deceiving (and ugly). The bad: they will not hang down the side of the bed that far. (Twin: 12.5", Full: 17", Queen: 14") The good: you won’t trip on the corners that would be on the floor like this one.
@callow that’s why people suggest buying a size bigger than your bed.
I’m gonna test one as a dog bed cover.
/giphy godlike-pathetic-dragon
Oh hooray, a plastic blanket. That won’t be sweaty and gross at all.
@whogots use sheets
@DonberKon the sheets here are plastic too.
What is with the ‘creepy-broken doll’ on the last picture? (where the lamp is situated in all the other pictures). It certainly turned me off when I considered this purchase.
@acy1974 it means you’ve been selected for a meh-haunting where mildly evil spirits replace your dimmer switches with ones that buzz faintly.
My wife saw it…
/giphy rad-terminal-person
I really want to be comfortable with this deak, but it is just not warming my heart.
@hchavers I too prefer only the most heart warmingest deaks.
Which one is the 2nd color? (Name)
@gabysa10 To find the color you want match it to the Walmart page.
@gabysa10 Choose your color on the purchase page and it will show you the specific comforter.
WOW… comforter in the beginning of the hot season. Seems like I am deep enough in HELL without buying this damn thing.
/image pungent-tricky-meat
/giphy pungent-tricky-meat
Rejects from a very cheap motel…
How the hell do I know which color is which?
@Noon when you pick a choice in the selection screen, it will show a picture of the color. You’ve got 15 minutes left, quick!
So. Bad.
Scratchy and plasticky. Sweat inducing even in cooler temps (68F indoors).
Mine is falling apart. I otherwise like it: it’s thinner than the quilt or comforter I already had which works for me as we transition to summer.