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103 of 105 found the following review helpful:
 Great out of the package, but wrinkled out of the dryer.... Dec 31, 2008
By Pamela V
""MS V""
The Pinzon 400-Thread-Count 100% Egyptian Cotton Hemstitch Duvet Set feels like heaven just out of the package. It reminds me of the type you see at 5-star hotels, and the picture in the Amazon ad reinforces that layered design ideal.
But something changes when you launder this set. All of a sudden the softness is gone and the pieces become super wrinkled. This set needs to be ironed after being dried in an electric clothes dryer. (In the spring, when I resume drying bedding on my outside clothes line; perhaps this duvet set will be wrinkle free and will not need to be ironed.)
A bit of trivia: some folks call it a duvet, others call it a duvet cover. Even in this Amazon description, the terms are used interchangeably. Not everyone understands the terms. This set includes a duvet (duvet cover) and two shams. The duvet (or duvet cover) is a large two-sided piece that has no filling. You can slip it over any blanket or comforter you already own. One side of the duvet (or duvet cover) has buttons so you can close it all in. The two shams that come with the king set are also king-sized and generous. The sham works the same way a pillowcase does; you slip it over your pillows.
While most people reading this review know what they are looking at; not everyone will.
All in all, I don't think I can recommend this duvet set at the price listed. As another reviewer mentioned, it's too high maintenance. After being laundered, it's not nearly as soft as I wanted it to be, and the wrinkles are a major disappointment.
30 of 30 found the following review helpful:
Soft, supple, wrinkled and a tad on the small size Jan 01, 2009
By javajunki
"javajunki"
I ordered two of these...a king size and a queen/full set. Both sets contain the duvet cover and two shams. The king is a standard king set and didn't work well for my oversized comforters or spreads. The queen/full is also standard sizing and I found it a bit cumbersome to deal with the duvet related to extra large comforters like feather filled.
To be fair, this IS a full/queen set so the sizing is accurate and I did not notice shrikage when washed. However, if you have an overly thick comforter or spread like I do then it will fit the full size much better than queeen. Thinner queen spreads, quilts or comforters should be fine as it does run true to size - just not with a great deal of additional space for extra large comforters such as a feather filled one (which was my main interest in this product). Outside of the sizing issue, this is a well made product with a VERY nice color - I'm often hesitate to go with eggshell as it often has an ugly brownish tint to it...no such problem with this one. A true creamy color that is quite neutral and lovely. Nice attention to detail throughout- simple set includes the duvet cover and 2 matching sham's. Unfortunately, I must agree with other reviewers that this tends to wrinkle much more than expected washed. Since I ordered 2 (a king and queen size) then I found by putting it on a low heat tumble setting when drying it reduces the wrinkle problem - this is thin enough to do so without taking an excessive amount of time but a bit annoying to be required to separate when doing laundry. My main interest in a duvet cover/set is to have a durable covering able to be put into the laundry on a regular basis WITHOUT having to take any special precautions...otherwise, I'd simply toss the comforter or quilt in instead. Without the ease and convenience of washing, this becomes one additional laundry and dressing burden - rather than a solution. Still, it is a relatively soft set, pleasing color and appears well made.
23 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 not that happy Mar 03, 2009
By CP
What I was attracted to was the color and the photo of the product.
When I received my shipment I was excited to use my new sheets. I had also purchased in the same order the duvet and pillow covers.
I was disappointed when I washed them. I washed them in cold water with a mild detergent. Placed them in the dryer w/ fabric softening sheets.
When I went to remove them they were very wrinkled and had a very crunchy feel. I am not sure if htey are what they are advertised to be. I have other "high count" sheets and they never look like or feel this way.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Pretty design/color but high maintenance and not the cotton you expect. Dec 30, 2008
By City Of Rocks
Well, first of all, I positively LOVE Egyptian Cotton. So my expectations were lifted on this item.
This set has a lovely creamy color, and a delicate sheen when you open the package that is very elegant. The tiny eyelets are thoughtful and tastefully understated, suitable for both men and women.
This cotton doesn't meet expectations, however. To make a fair determination I washed and dried the set, and the original sheen from when I opened the package wasn't there and the pleasing hand became rather coarse. When people are looking for that characteristically baby-soft long staple Egyptian Cotton, they don't have to think twice when they have it. This doesn't feel like it. The impression I got was that the sateen was meant to in some way compensate for that-it doesn't. It's not as bad as some, but it isn't what you expect. Egyptian Cotton is supposed to be incredibly baby soft.
Upon washing and promptly removing from the dryer, the set is very, very wrinkly. This wouldn't be so much of a problem for sheets that are covered most of the time, but of course the duvet set is the outer covering. The eyelets do pucker a bit when dried on the lowest setting of my dryer. So use of this set will definitely require maintenance.
But if you don't really care if it's soft or not and you don't mind ironing, I do think this will be durable.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Great for the price. May 22, 2009
By BriteMove08
I had gone all over town to department and independent retail stores looking for a plain duvet cover. The closest I came was a damask stripe, which I don't care for, for about $90 without the matching pillowcases. I'm very happy I found this.
The smokey blue color is beautiful and looks just as shown in the photo. I was surprised with the hemstich. You can't tell from the photo, but it runs about a couple inches from the perimeter of the duvet. The result is a subtle, decorative edge. I agree with other reviewers that it needs ironing after washing. It gets very wrinkled and even ironing doesn't get it completely smooth. However, the wrinkles start to smooth out once it's been on the bed for a few days.
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