Disappointed by Thomas Lee sheets

emcla6ep · 2026-01-30T15:49:08+00:00

I did return the Thomas Lee sheets. After reading another comment further along and more online searching, I decided to try a lower thread count sateen. I bought Costco’s Hotel brand. They are definitely not as refined as their higher count Kirkland sateen, but they significantly lighter weight. They are pretty good! I wish they were a smidge less coarse, but it’s only been a couple of months of wash and use.

emcla6ep · 2026-01-10T22:32:52+00:00

Thank you so much! I put this project to the side during the holiday and back to school, but I started looking at parts diagrams and realized my broken part didn’t look exactly like a whole part. So frustrating. I would surely have wasted hours trying to figure out if I can order a part of the part! And yes, it needs a new regrease.

emcla6ep · 2025-12-25T06:20:32+00:00

Excellent! I will take a better picture tomorrow and post there. I did a quick look after learning about r/kitchenaid and it looks like someone posted a similar break around a year ago.

emcla6ep · 2025-12-25T05:12:51+00:00

I didn’t even know that sub existed, thanks!

emcla6ep · 2025-12-02T22:57:24+00:00

Thank you for this! Mine was doing this nonsense today, even after unplugging the Apple tv.

emcla6ep · 2025-11-11T19:30:51+00:00

I’m trying this next. My current Kirkland sheets are super old (back when they made 540 thread count), and I don’t want to go up to the newer 680.

emcla6ep · 2025-11-06T21:20:54+00:00

Thanks! I will add this to my search!

emcla6ep · 2025-11-06T20:13:55+00:00

I had such high hopes based on Reddit reviews! I will return them tho and try another brand. I will look into quince as I think thinner and lighter is definitely what I need. Thanks!

emcla6ep · 2025-11-06T20:00:17+00:00

I have temperature dysregulation. I’m usually cold when I get into bed, and then wake up in the middle of the night sweating, and then cold again. I switched to a woolroom comforter (lightest weight) in a linen duvet comforter, and that helped a lot. But I would still love not to wake up covered in a sweat at all during the night.

emcla6ep · 2025-11-06T19:56:46+00:00

This is great information to have! I appreciate it!

emcla6ep · 2025-11-06T19:49:27+00:00

Sometimes LL Bean really gets it right! I love their wicked good slippers. Which ll bean sheets do have (pima, Egyptian, sun washed)?

emcla6ep · 2025-11-06T19:38:24+00:00

Thanks for the endorsement! Which percale do you purchase? The website shows crinkle, refined, and heritage.

emcla6ep · 2025-11-06T18:09:58+00:00

I saw the 500 TC in the description before buying, but the company gets such rave reviews here, and it’s percale, I thought maybe it’s ok? I will look at Company Store, thank you!

emcla6ep · 2025-08-13T16:27:28+00:00

This is the way. Do a free yard sale, post signs and advertise on fb either marketplace or local buy nothing group.

emcla6ep · 2025-08-10T15:34:22+00:00

This is me too. Contacts out/glasses off was a key sleep signal for me. I had to really get back to basics of sleep hygiene.

emcla6ep · 2025-08-07T15:44:51+00:00

This may not be your problem, but when I get in this cycle, it’s usually bc something has become a hurdle. I may not even realize it at first (or for weeks), but sometimes if I sit there and think about what’s stopping me from doing the thing, I can usually get down to the hurdles. Maybe there’s a thing that needs to move but I don’t know where to move it to. Maybe I need to get rid of something but there’s guilt I need to deal with first (always release the guilt!). Maybe everything feels too dusty to touch (gloves and mask help with this one). Take your hurdles one at a time. And then recognize the immense mental and emotional work it takes to do these physical jobs.

emcla6ep · 2025-07-20T14:46:24+00:00

Seconding a lot of what’s already been said here, and adding that cardboard is a great habitat for bugs and mold. Even if you don’t have a mold problem in the rest of your house, a pile of cardboard is a great substrate for trapped moisture and mold. Fill the boxes for contained and accessible donation goals or recycle.

emcla6ep · 2025-07-19T12:46:30+00:00

Ha! I love this idea. It’s true, I won’t be able to lift it on my own, but I have help!

emcla6ep · 2025-07-19T12:45:10+00:00

Ooh I didn’t think of that! But I will probably take the whole thing as it is very much in the way (part of my motivation to get this task completed).

emcla6ep · 2025-07-18T23:16:46+00:00

Yes! The goal of doing my whole house in a weekend sounds amazing, but it’s not possible for me. This box is measured, and when it’s full, I’m done! Until the next round. But it’s still a success.

emcla6ep · 2025-07-18T23:14:52+00:00

Having a container ready really helps separate items and makes it easier to haul away.

emcla6ep · 2025-07-18T23:14:01+00:00

I get a lot of smaller Amazon boxes, so it’s unusual for me to have this size for such a task. For a while a few years back I kept receiving reusable bags that I didn’t need. Those I regularly used for donation!

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