I sold sheets for nearly a decade at a major department store. They gave us great training, and vendors frequently gave us products. Here's the deal for getting the best, softest sheets. They must be 100% cotton. That's the No. 1 most important thing. You'll never get heavenly soft sheets with polyester in them. You can't compromise on 100% cotton if you want the softest sheets. Full stop. Manufacturers swear that Egyptian and Pima cotton are the best. Maybe they are, but Egyptian cotton, I found, retains a lot of heat. Even though they're incredibly soft, I quit using mine because I was so hot under them that I always kicked them off. Pima cotton is fabulous, but I never found it made a big enough difference to be worth the upcharge. JMO. They really are super soft. Sateen finish is wonderful but not necessary for super soft sheets. I suspect you're mistaking sateen for jersey. Thread counts have gotten so high that imo they don't make as big a difference as they used to. As long as the thread count is 350 minimum and they're 100% cotton, you're going to have fabulous soft sheets. Don't use fabric softener on your sheets (or towels). It leaves a waxy coating on them that makes sheets less soft and towels less absorbent. Bleaching white sheets is fine. Anecdotally, I slept with someone (sorry if tmi) who had bamboo sheets, and they were so decadently soft that I had to get a set. I love them. They're super soft! But after about a year or two of use, they became discolored where my body had slept on them over time. Maybe from my sweat or body oils? So I'm sticking with cotton. Believe it or not, some of the best, softest, most awesome sheets I've found were at Costco - 100% cotton, high thread count, sateen, great quality. My personal favorite brand of sheets is Wamsutta. They're just soft, long-lasting, keep their color and shape, etc. I suspect the Costco sheets are Wamsutta sheets. Hope this helps! Good luck! Answer from MogenCiel on reddit.com
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r/Bedding on Reddit: Help Finding the Softest Sheets Ever?
November 4, 2024 -

Okay, I don't fully understand sheets, but I've tried and I need help. I keep buying "soft" sheets, and then when I use them, they're just...sheets.

But! There were some sheets I bought in person before Bed, Bath, & Beyond closed their brick and mortar stores that were just luxurious. I don't think they were jersey sheets, but I guess they might have been cause that's the only type of sheet that comes close. I can't remember anything else about them except they were so soft that I used to just climb into bed randomly to enjoy how soft they were. I'm an insomniac and these made laying in bed unable to sleep a delight. There's a poem by Danusha Lameris called Feeding the Worms (link to another Reddit post with the poem) and in those sheets, I felt like a worm described in that poem except with touch instead of taste. Seriously they just made me so happy to be alive and able to feel that kind of softeness around me. They inspired peace deep in my soul.

Maybe I'm just being cheap and I need to spend more than $60 on sheets to get that kind of softness in a non-jersey sheet, but within that price range I've tried Cosy House, Ugg, polyester, tencel, and random sets with high reviews and praise, and every set is just not what I'm looking for. I'm only avoiding jersey because I am not so heat tolerant these days, but if that's really the only way I'll get that softness, I'll accept it. I just need to know for sure that's the case from you, fine redditor sheet specialists.

If that's not the case though, I would love to know what I should buy for a softness that makes a person forget the human condition for a little while. I'm willing to go up to $100, but higher than that and my husband will probably protest.

Thank you for any help in advance!!

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I sold sheets for nearly a decade at a major department store. They gave us great training, and vendors frequently gave us products. Here's the deal for getting the best, softest sheets. They must be 100% cotton. That's the No. 1 most important thing. You'll never get heavenly soft sheets with polyester in them. You can't compromise on 100% cotton if you want the softest sheets. Full stop. Manufacturers swear that Egyptian and Pima cotton are the best. Maybe they are, but Egyptian cotton, I found, retains a lot of heat. Even though they're incredibly soft, I quit using mine because I was so hot under them that I always kicked them off. Pima cotton is fabulous, but I never found it made a big enough difference to be worth the upcharge. JMO. They really are super soft. Sateen finish is wonderful but not necessary for super soft sheets. I suspect you're mistaking sateen for jersey. Thread counts have gotten so high that imo they don't make as big a difference as they used to. As long as the thread count is 350 minimum and they're 100% cotton, you're going to have fabulous soft sheets. Don't use fabric softener on your sheets (or towels). It leaves a waxy coating on them that makes sheets less soft and towels less absorbent. Bleaching white sheets is fine. Anecdotally, I slept with someone (sorry if tmi) who had bamboo sheets, and they were so decadently soft that I had to get a set. I love them. They're super soft! But after about a year or two of use, they became discolored where my body had slept on them over time. Maybe from my sweat or body oils? So I'm sticking with cotton. Believe it or not, some of the best, softest, most awesome sheets I've found were at Costco - 100% cotton, high thread count, sateen, great quality. My personal favorite brand of sheets is Wamsutta. They're just soft, long-lasting, keep their color and shape, etc. I suspect the Costco sheets are Wamsutta sheets. Hope this helps! Good luck!
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Just know that making bamboo sheets is not environmentally friendly. A lot of bad chemicals are used to turn raw bamboo into a fabric.
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May 10, 2025 - Hotel Sheets Direct - Bamboo sheets.. find them on Amazon- here’s the copy and paste description-
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r/Bedding on Reddit: What’s the softest sheets you’ve ever owned?
June 29, 2025 -

I’m trying to upgrade my bedding and want something super soft and cozy. Any brands or materials you swear by?

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r/Bedding on Reddit: Softest sheets?!
September 8, 2025 -

Hello! I would love some recs on affordable/soft/durable bedding options. I have sensory issues and we have been buying new sheets every 6 months or so. My husband always manages to pill our cotton sheets on his side from sweating because he sleeps hot, and when we wash them and it gets flipped he’ll do the same to the other side and I can’t deal with the feel. The other issue is that the sheets won’t be soft enough for me and I have to wrap myself in our blankets so I don’t touch the sheets some nights (lol). For reference we have always bought random sheets from TJ Maxx. Recently I bought a Casaluna Rayon from Bamboo duvet cover and absolutely love the feel. I really really want a matching sheet set but I’m worried about the reviews. A lot of them say they don’t last and pill and that’s a huge issue for us. I have also been sweating a lot with this new Casaluna duvet cover but not sure if that’s because of the cover or other factors.

TLDR; Affordable + durable bamboo sheets?! Or super super soft cotton sheets? I’m willing to pay $120 ish max, maybe a bit more. We have a king size bed. Thank you!

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r/femalelivingspace on Reddit: Looking for butter soft sheets
November 8, 2019 -

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I can’t think of any other subreddit so...

I am extremely picky about.. well everything, but that includes sheets. I’ve never actually had sheets that I really like. I’ve gotten expensive sheets from bed bath and beyond but they weren’t quite soft enough for me. Cotton sheets are too rough for me. The closest I have found to perfect sheets are some brushed microfiber sheets I got from target a few years back, but they’re not great quality so they’re starting to pill.

Last year, I stayed in an airbnb that had the most perfect sheets. They were BUTTER SOFT. That’s the only way I can describe it. I still daydream about those sheets. I guess they were like a matte microfiber material but they didn’t have a tag on them so I have no idea what brand they were.

If anyone knows of the softest sheets known to man, please let me know.

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r/Bedding on Reddit: Affordable Cool AND Soft Sheets?
June 23, 2024 -

I'm struggling to find sheets that meet my needs:

  • Sub $70 (willing to go up higher if they have AMAZING reviews and meet all criteria)

  • Cool and breathable (I'm a sweaty sleeper)

  • Soft even after the first wash (I'm very touch-sensitive and the last few sheets I bought were too rough)

  • Low-maintenance

I live in a building with shared laundry facilities. It's time-consuming running up and down from the basement and the cost of using the machines adds up. They also don't have any fancy settings - just temperature. So I'm not looking for something that needs to be washed a special way a bunch of times before it's comfy.

I know this is a lot, but I'm hoping there's something out there like this? I used to have Target Threshold ones that were PERFECT, but they seem to have changed production as the new ones feel way too rough.

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r/Bedding on Reddit: Affordable, durable, soft sheet set for super hot sleepers?
November 12, 2024 -

I'm sure you've seen this kind of post a billion times but i kinda need help. I'm a human space heater. I mean it. I have to have the AC in my room turned down to 66F and thats sometimes not enough to combat my body heat.

There's the other problem with durability. I toss and turn and wiggle around a lot when getting to sleep. Its just what I do. I have had a few sheet sets that started pilling and pilling drives me absolutely nuts. I also for some reason have toenails of tungsten carbide because despite me keeping them cut as short as possible, they find a way to tear at my sheets every now and then. Wearing socks isn't really an option because i sleep far too hot for that.

I tried these the other day and it felt like sleeping in a burlap sack. I thought percale sheets were what I needed but these were so outrageously uncomfortable. I couldn't sleep at all. I have pretty sensitive skin, and textures are a bit thing for me.

These came with my mattress when i bought it a few years ago and I actually really liked them, but the second set i bought from them pilled immediately. They're also kinda pricey.

There are sheets that i've tried too that were kinda fuzzy and i'm not crazy into that either.

So i guess TDLR i'm looking for sheets that are: -durable (no pilling and tear resistant) -breathable (good for super hot sleepers that get kinda sweaty) -soft (Somewhere between burlap sack and silk. Just soft and smooth. Not fuzzy) -affordable (~50$ price range)

I'm just looking to see if anyone else has suffered my same plight and found a solution. I'd like sheets that i can buy a few sets of without destroying my tiny little wallet. Any information of any kind is helpful. Bous points if any reccomendations can be found on amazon.

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Maybe look into rayon/bamboo/lyocell sheets? They are much cooler than cotton imo. They are not crisp/cool like percale but drape more like silk. Personally I like the crispness of percale in the summer because I feel like it stays off my skin a bit. Silk, rayon and bamboo kind of drapes all around your body more throughly and is much softer. I have cheap IKEA bamboo sheets that are extremely soft. I like them any time of year in fact. But I don't know about durability. I've never had a pilling issue with any sheets. I'll drop the link after I post. ETA: I guess it's a blend. Sateen. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/nattjasmin-sheet-set-yellow-30577774/ I think when it comes to cotton percale, the most cooling, durable sheets are gonna be more expensive than the Malouf. I invested in Frette percale and they're the only sheets I sleep in in the summer. I love them so much. They definitely will not pill, but $$$$$.
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r/Bedding on Reddit: Looking for soft sheets
July 8, 2024 -

I’m looking for super soft sheets for my king size bed. I LOVE Jersey knit sheets but the ones I picked up from target are not as soft as I was expecting them to be. I really want them to be like buttery soft. I found a Calvin Klein jersey knit comforter from Marshall’s years ago and it is the thing that made me fall in love with jersey knit in the first place. So far nothing has come close to matching its softness. I used to get pure beech sheets from Bed bath and beyond before they closed all the stores but they don’t even sell them online now. Any suggestions?

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r/BuyItForLife on Reddit: Best Sheets Under $100 Dollars
November 22, 2024 -

That about sums it up! I love for them to be soft, breathable, and not wrinkle easily. I don't really care about thread count. I've had very expensive sheets and hated them and settled previously on my IKEA Natjjasmin Sheets for the last 5 years and just need to change them do to changing colors of the bedding. I want some bold colored sheets, emerald green, deep teal, deep gold, deep plum, etc. Let me know if you have any recommendations for some long lasting, comfortable, stylish, and affordable sheets.

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r/BuyItForLife on Reddit: Best bed sheets you’ve ever had
May 19, 2024 - Bedsure bamboo sheets on Amazon. Like $60 And are super comfortable and also keep you cool. Don't think I'd go back to any other sheet ... Quince bamboo sheets. ... I don't know the brand, but I bought some santeen sheets from Bed Bath and Beyond, ...
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r/Bedding on Reddit: Oh my gosh PLEASE help. I need soft sheets.
July 6, 2020 -

Okay. So I got a Kohl's card a few years ago, and they have a pretty generous discount on your first purchase with their card. I bought a comforter and these Chaps sheets. I cannot remember the TC, but they are Pima Cotton sateen weave. Please tell me, do sheets really get softer over time? Like a lot softer? Are these Chaps sheet just magical? They finally ripped after a few years, but they literally feel like silk almost. That smooth. I always knew they were, but now I am REALLY noticing it trying to find comparable replacements. Seriously though my life is becoming consumed by trying to find more that feel like this. I can't find the Chaps ones anywhere. Their website is just awful, and none of their partners they point you to have the sheet set I need. Did this company just somehow make a magical sheet? Because I can't find anything even close. And I have tried. I tried some out off Amazon. Someone told me bamboo maybe? I dropped what I thought was quite a bit on Vera Wang Egyptian cottons sheets. Nope. Not even close. I doubled down and went to Bed Bath and Beyond and bought the most expensive sheets, 1000 TC Wamsutta Pimacott or whatever. The sample they have hanging there felt the closest I've found so far, but after washing they feel like a burlap bag in comparison to the other ones. Am I overthinking it? Do nice sheets like this actually all turn as soft as the Chaps sheets? Here is the most important question—what are the softest sheets? I am a hot sleeper that likes that silky feel. I always thought a sateen weaved cotton was the best option. I'm about to just go straight silk sheets but they're so much and too hard to wash! I can't go back after sleeping on sheets like these I just can't. Help?

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r/Bedding on Reddit: Best/Softest bedsheets?
September 23, 2024 -

Hi there! I’m currently moving and I’m wanting to invest in softer, well-made bedsheets. I’m not exactly a hot sleeper, but I do run a bit warm a night. Does anyone have any recommendations for the softest bedsheets that remain soft after several washes?

I’ve heard and seen of The Company Store and Quince but I can’t decide! Any recommendations/reviews are appreciated! :)