@Edmackdaddy, well, I’m not cause it’s Summer Time weather here [almost,…it’s running kinda late]!! What they may wanna stock up on are FANS, LAWN CHAIRS, OR RIDING, AND WALKING MOWERS & WEED- EATERS, HEDGE CLIPPERS, ETC, ETC, ETC!!
@Edmackdaddy@Trinityscrew, Yeah, you are so right. Sometimes, late at night, or in the wee hours of the morning, like 1-3 AM & I takes me muscle relaxers for cramps, or spasms & take me analgesic pain meds, I get a bit euphoric, and thus don’t much know what the hell I’m talking [posting] about. My Bad!!
@yakkoTDI, ha, ha, ha,… yakko, ya don’t have to kill a goose to relieve them of their feathers, any more than killin a goat, or sheep for their fur’s necessary. JSYK, Buddy & yes, I realize you didn’t ask.
@1DisabledWarVet@yakkoTDI maybe…but they absolutely die when relieved of their down. So while that’s a great thought, these are stuffed with the feathers and down of geese that were given no choice but to die solely for the purpose of stuffing blankets.
@1DisabledWarVet@yakkoTDI Wait, wait! Please fill me in on alternative methods for collecting the fur from my sheep - I’ve been using the traditional technique of skinning, drying, and then vigorously shaking the hides.
If there’s a better way, then maybe I can make some money off this damn business.
@mattig88@yakkoTDI, okay, that I didn’t know, plus I also stupidly stated that goats & sheep had ‘Fur’, so I was a bit more stoned than I thought!! I think sheep have wool, and a goat has cashmere, which may also be a wool fabric. I also thought one shears the fleece from sheep to harvest the wool for the wool’s value & so the sheep’s wool does Not overgrow, which could kill the poor sheep!! Anyway, so much about this & again, My Bad for rambling on. Maybe, I need my sleep!!🥱 So, To All, A Good Nite!
@roninido@yakkoTDI, Nah, I did saw da movie, but just missed da joke. My Bad, My Bad,…& My Bad!! Shame on me & so Sorry, about that Tom!! I"m not the genius I used to be!
Did a bit of research: Apparently in the world of down, you definitely want goose instead of duck (which this has - so that’s good.) Ideally you want as close to 100% down as possible (it’s tough to get exactly 100%, as there will always be some feathers) but more down content and less feathers = more expensive. That said, all-down and no-feather blankets start at $150 for the cheapest no-name made-in-China blankets and the price only goes up from there, so that’s a totally different market.
So, if you do want a feather+down blanket, this seems like a decent deal. Seems like comparable no-name Amazon blankets (aka 90% feather, 10% down) are $10-20 more expensive for the same sizes, and this is a name brand.
The hotel what?
“Stationary is an adjective described to use a person, object or situation that isn’t moving or changing, while stationery is a noun used to describe a collection of office items such as envelopes, papers and cards.”
@mehvid1 There, there, reminding Meh that they’re using the wrong homophone in their description isn’t nice. You should rein in your judgment; just because they don’t have full reign over the language, doesn’t mean you should rain on their parade
It occurs to me that here we’re told that a lightweight blanket is good, and tomorrow we will get a weighted blanket because, of course, that is better.
If I put a weighted blanket over a lightweight blanket, do I just get « blanket? » or may no blanket at all, but a large amount of energy (blanket/anti-blanket reaction).
@Pufferfishy Well plagiarized from the internet the difference is (I was curious too): “For the law label, “Down” is defined as the whole, unbroken down cluster. For products that are filled with only down & no feather, “Fiber”, which is not specifically named on the law label, refers to pieces of damaged or broken down cluster or feather that is mixed in with the whole unbroken down clusters.”
@Kidsandliz@Pufferfishy This could actually be a good thing. One my peeves about down pillows is the feather shaft inevitably ends up poking out and stabbing you while you sleep.
@kalma@Pufferfishy yeah, I’m with you. I think the high quality, full down doesn’t poke out as much. My couch, which came from Crate and Barrel and cost way too much, constantly pokes me with feather shafts. I hate it.
@Kidsandliz yes I was trying to figure out a way to work “pink slime” into the comment but just seemed too gross. But yeah, basically the “fiber” is whatever external parts of bird they don’t find useful for anything else.
@werekong Actually, I think it IS a Twin XL, because the length is the same as the listing for Queen and King: Twin measures 66" x 90’’ with 20 oz fill
Full/Queen measures 90" x 90’’ with 27 oz fill
King measures 108" x 90’’ with 33 oz fill
US standard Queen, King are 80" long so a 90" blanket makes sense.
The original U.S. “Twin” is shorter, same length as a Full, 72". So based on the 90" blanket spec, I believe this would be fine for Twin XL.
@dvermilion@Kidsandliz When I set up Animal Crossing (the Switch game from last year), I said I was in Southern Hemisphere because I wanted to have the snow while I was actually in HOT Northern Hemisphere Summer.
Got mine yesterday and it seems decent. It’s not a huge puffy down comforter, but we didn’t expect that. It was just as described, fairly lightweight and 90% feather/10% down. It says Made in China but apparently there is a certification on the quality of the Down/Feather.
I only ordered the Twin because I wanted to use it in an RV for one person, even though the bed was technically a “queen” there was no width for a normal Queen cover which would hang over the sides (which you can’t do because there are storage cabinets there). Plus the Twin is smaller and easier to fold up and store when not needed. It is 90" long (same as the larger sizes) meaning it is basically TwinXL size. (A twin XL is same length as Queen/King – a standard “twin” is shorter and not good for taller people.)
Specs
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$65.99 - $86.99 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Jun 14 - Wednesday, Jun 16
How depressing. A deal that makes you feel down.
I think I’m down with this offer.
@Edmackdaddy, well, I’m not cause it’s Summer Time weather here [almost,…it’s running kinda late]!!
What they may wanna stock up on are FANS, LAWN CHAIRS, OR RIDING, AND WALKING MOWERS & WEED- EATERS, HEDGE CLIPPERS, ETC, ETC, ETC!!
@1DisabledWarVet @Edmackdaddy You know how this site works, right? There’s typically nothing “timely” about anything they sell.
@Edmackdaddy @Trinityscrew, Yeah, you are so right. Sometimes, late at night, or in the wee hours of the morning, like 1-3 AM & I takes me muscle relaxers for cramps, or spasms & take me analgesic pain meds, I get a bit euphoric, and thus don’t much know what the hell I’m talking [posting] about. My Bad!!
Trying to kill me!?! I am allergic to down you non gender specific offspring of bitches!!!
Goose down!!
RIP Goose. Maverick will miss you.
@yakkoTDI, ha, ha, ha,… yakko, ya don’t have to kill a goose to relieve them of their feathers, any more than killin a goat, or sheep for their fur’s necessary. JSYK, Buddy & yes, I realize you didn’t ask.
@1DisabledWarVet @yakkoTDI maybe…but they absolutely die when relieved of their down. So while that’s a great thought, these are stuffed with the feathers and down of geese that were given no choice but to die solely for the purpose of stuffing blankets.
@1DisabledWarVet @yakkoTDI I think you missed the joke. Guessing you never saw the Tom-Cruise-movie-whose-sequel-is-being-released-35-years-later?
@1DisabledWarVet @yakkoTDI Wait, wait! Please fill me in on alternative methods for collecting the fur from my sheep - I’ve been using the traditional technique of skinning, drying, and then vigorously shaking the hides.
If there’s a better way, then maybe I can make some money off this damn business.
@1DisabledWarVet @rpstrong @yakkoTDI goats and sheep don’t have fur
@mattig88 @yakkoTDI, okay, that I didn’t know, plus I also stupidly stated that goats & sheep had ‘Fur’, so I was a bit more stoned than I thought!! I think sheep have wool, and a goat has cashmere, which may also be a wool fabric. I also thought one shears the fleece from sheep to harvest the wool for the wool’s value & so the sheep’s wool does Not overgrow, which could kill the poor sheep!! Anyway, so much about this & again, My Bad for rambling on. Maybe, I need my sleep!!🥱
So, To All, A Good Nite!
@roninido @yakkoTDI, Nah, I did saw da movie, but just missed da joke. My Bad, My Bad,…& My Bad!!
Shame on me & so Sorry, about that Tom!! 
I"m not the genius I used to be!
But White? Yikes…
@Mandamm yeah, Black Is Beautiful!!
Meh; it’s been a while since I’ve been goosed.
You guys shouldn’t make blanket statements like that! It’s a downer in fact.
Is it a blanket or a comforter?
@hchavers I’m drawing a blank. Whatever gives you comfort to go down with, I guess.
@hchavers It’s … a blankforter!
@hchavers, it’s a Comfort-able Blanket!
@awk @hchavers I was thinking blankforter, too. Which reminded me of frankfurter. And now I’m hungry.
@awk @hchavers Isn’t blankforting how blankets reproduce?
@awk @hchavers @rpstrong And then under that
blankfort they would be blankfucking@awk @hchavers @Kidsandliz @rpstrong
Blankfucking is how they don’t reproduce.
Is this a comforter or a midget parachute? Because I’m a midget and need a new parachute but I also need a comforter. Hmmm. I’m in
@bugger that’s not politically correct. They prefer to be called “blankets”.
@dam091 I understand more now. Thank you and I apologize for not being more sensitive to the situation
Down fiber? How will I access the internet?
I think the puns have pretty much been covered. Just down side from here on.
I’m just glad to get a Ghastly Comfort update. I was beginning to get worried about Ms. Prillchisky.
@stolicat Truly my favorite running storyline.
Did a bit of research: Apparently in the world of down, you definitely want goose instead of duck (which this has - so that’s good.) Ideally you want as close to 100% down as possible (it’s tough to get exactly 100%, as there will always be some feathers) but more down content and less feathers = more expensive. That said, all-down and no-feather blankets start at $150 for the cheapest no-name made-in-China blankets and the price only goes up from there, so that’s a totally different market.
So, if you do want a feather+down blanket, this seems like a decent deal. Seems like comparable no-name Amazon blankets (aka 90% feather, 10% down) are $10-20 more expensive for the same sizes, and this is a name brand.
The hotel what?
“Stationary is an adjective described to use a person, object or situation that isn’t moving or changing, while stationery is a noun used to describe a collection of office items such as envelopes, papers and cards.”
@mehvid1 There, there, reminding Meh that they’re using the wrong homophone in their description isn’t nice. You should rein in your judgment; just because they don’t have full reign over the language, doesn’t mean you should rain on their parade
@roninido Nice audition for the writing gig! And… point well taken. Esp. during Pride Month, I wouldn’t want to rain on anyone’s parade.
i hope the order name is not a sign of things to come.
/giphy foul-putrid-trouble
it should have at least been fowl-
“Filled with 90% white goose feather fiber and 10% white goose down fiber”
Translation: This is not down.
@blaineg but it’s high-fiber!
It occurs to me that here we’re told that a lightweight blanket is good, and tomorrow we will get a weighted blanket because, of course, that is better.
If I put a weighted blanket over a lightweight blanket, do I just get « blanket? » or may no blanket at all, but a large amount of energy (blanket/anti-blanket reaction).
Spread the love to all those Goose-Pluckers out there…
I just want to say that this comment thread is hilarious. Y’all on point today. Carry on.
@marylynne7 we do what we can.
“feather fiber”? “down fiber”?? WTF is this??? (aside from “no sale”)
@Pufferfishy Well plagiarized from the internet the difference is (I was curious too): “For the law label, “Down” is defined as the whole, unbroken down cluster. For products that are filled with only down & no feather, “Fiber”, which is not specifically named on the law label, refers to pieces of damaged or broken down cluster or feather that is mixed in with the whole unbroken down clusters.”
@Kidsandliz @Pufferfishy This could actually be a good thing. One my peeves about down pillows is the feather shaft inevitably ends up poking out and stabbing you while you sleep.
@kalma No, I think it actually means “Get ready for feather shafts to poke out and stab you while you sleep”
@kalma @Pufferfishy yeah, I’m with you. I think the high quality, full down doesn’t poke out as much. My couch, which came from Crate and Barrel and cost way too much, constantly pokes me with feather shafts. I hate it.
I guess “feather fiber” is like the equivalent of ground beef.
@pmarin You mean ground beef with that pink stuff mixed in?
@Kidsandliz yes I was trying to figure out a way to work “pink slime” into the comment but just seemed too gross. But yeah, basically the “fiber” is whatever external parts of bird they don’t find useful for anything else.
Do you think this would be usable with a duvet cover?
@wendyvoe Yes
@wendyvoe Anything wide and flat enough is suitable for a duvet.
No twin XL? If I were to buy, would the twin size be the recommended size that would be best?
@werekong Actually, I think it IS a Twin XL, because the length is the same as the listing for Queen and King:
Twin measures 66" x 90’’ with 20 oz fill
Full/Queen measures 90" x 90’’ with 27 oz fill
King measures 108" x 90’’ with 33 oz fill
US standard Queen, King are 80" long so a 90" blanket makes sense.
The original U.S. “Twin” is shorter, same length as a Full, 72". So based on the 90" blanket spec, I believe this would be fine for Twin XL.
Just in time for summer!
@dvermilion Suggestion: after you get it in the mail fly to the southern hemisphere and you will have it just in time for winter
@dvermilion @Kidsandliz When I set up Animal Crossing (the Switch game from last year), I said I was in Southern Hemisphere because I wanted to have the snow while I was actually in HOT Northern Hemisphere Summer.
/giphy big-angry-tortilla
Got mine yesterday and it seems decent. It’s not a huge puffy down comforter, but we didn’t expect that. It was just as described, fairly lightweight and 90% feather/10% down. It says Made in China but apparently there is a certification on the quality of the Down/Feather.
I only ordered the Twin because I wanted to use it in an RV for one person, even though the bed was technically a “queen” there was no width for a normal Queen cover which would hang over the sides (which you can’t do because there are storage cabinets there). Plus the Twin is smaller and easier to fold up and store when not needed. It is 90" long (same as the larger sizes) meaning it is basically TwinXL size. (A twin XL is same length as Queen/King – a standard “twin” is shorter and not good for taller people.)