I just wanted to share with you my thoughts as a bitch on a budget. I cannot afford frette, matouk, sferra so I am testing out budget options.

Budget sheet show down

Target performance fitted sheet $34.00 for a king; 400tc cotton sateen: returned. Sheet ripped while i washed it. I followed care label instructions and laundered it alone. Would not repurchase for myself. I did buy my son a bsck up fitted sheet and it did not rip during laundering. I havent slept on them so I cant speak to how comfortable they are.

Target Opalhouse designed by Jungalow printed sheet set: $60.00 for a king set; 220 tc cotton percale; Would repurchase; i got the floral design. Very cute. Nice deep pickets with double elastic at the corners. Soft and laundered well. It doesnt feel as cooling as other percales. It is a really nice budget option.

JC Penney Wrinkeguard 400tc cotton sateen wrinkle resistant king sheet set ; would repurchase if at a discount; i had discounts that made the cost $55.00 for the set; i dont love that there is a wrinkle resistant chemical finish to it but I still wanted to try it. I think they are soft and look nice with a slight sheen. Very breathable and airy; i think it is a nice budget sateen option if you do not mind the wrinkle resistant chemical finish.

LL Bean 280 tc Pima Cotton percale sheet set; $189.00 for a king set; would repurchase; cool, light, breathable. My favorite sheets do far. Ive gotten stains on them and they washed out beautifully. When you put the flat sheet on it fluffs up from the air if that makes sense. Just soft and breathable. I dislike getting king pillowcases and wish there was an option to choose standard pillowcases. These sheets hardly hsve a wrinkle if you get them fresh from the dryer.. even less wrinkly than the wrinkle resistant JC Penney. They are pricey but i think they are worth a splurge and feel infinitley softer and lighter than the Target Opalhouse sheets.

Kirkland 680tc Pima Cotton sateen; 89.99 for a king set at Costco. Would repurchase; i like that it had 4 pillowcases but they were king size and way too big for my pillows. These are SOFT. Even my husband noticed how soft they were. They do not feel hesvy or thick which i did not expect given the 680 tc. They come in limited colors. They laundered nicely. They wrinkle more than the JC Penney sateen but if you catch it rightafter drying its not too bad. I think these are my favorite budget sheet. I dislike you cant just buy an extra fitted or flat sheet but at the price for the set being so low its not a big deal.

Thomas Lee- i ordered a swatch of their 500tc cotton percale sheets.... the swatch is so unbelievably soft. I think i would like this more than LL Bean... thinking of buying a fitted sheet to try out. Cost of one Thomas Lee fitted sheet is $146 which is more pricey than I would usually pay.

I have ordered Quince European Linen sheet 199 for a king set to try Linen next. I also ordered the Eiropean linen and cotton stitch quilt $170 . I will update when I try it out.

TLDR: Kirkland is the best sateen ive tried; LL bean is the best percale; Target opalhouse printed sheets are a good budget buy. JC Penney wrinkleguard is fine but Kirkland is better.

New member here. I was skeptical on the JC Penny sateen sheets. Normally I go LL Bean percale / flannel depending on the season.

I saw JC Penny was wirecutter recommended, finally gave it a shot. Had no idea they'd be that high quality at that price. What else am I missing, frens?