Duvet thief

[bainbridge]

I was just wondering if anyone has reported duvet theft to the authorities and if so, how did you get on?

I'm suffering from duvet theft nearly every night. The perpetrator is very stealthy and doesn't start stealing duvet until I'm asleep.

They wear thick fluffy pyjamas and take a hot water bottle to bed. After 30 mins they are hot, so start pulling the duvet off themselves and sticking arms and legs out from underneath, but during the night they slowly claw back the covers, exposing me to draughts by creating a void and also causing cold bits of duvet to be dragged across me.

I've tried negotiation to experiment with swapping sides of the bed, but they are unwilling to compromise. They have to sleep on the same side because "that's their side" and when confronted with the magnitude of their crime, they say they "only have a little corner of the duvet".

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This morning I awoke with hardly any duvet at all on me. I got up to go for a wee and discovered over a foot of duvet on their side strewn across the floor.

I'm at my wit's end. I've tried to deal with this amicably but feel that nothing short of legal action will resolve this.

Apologies if I've upset anybody with this harrowing post.

 

[bainbridge]

Thanks for your responses folks. Even though I rarely have the comfort of a duvet, at least I can can take comfort in knowing I'm not alone in this.

We have a normal sized double bed with a king size duvet. As mentioned, the bigger the duvet, the more will end up on the floor.

I think we'll need to go down the single/small double route, it seems to work for those that use it.

Fingers crossed it'll lead to a good night's sleep!!

 

[bainbridge]

At a hotel the Mrs and I were staying at in Germany, the duvet for the double bed was slightly smaller that the actual surface of the bed itself (so no over hang). Meant when the two of us were in the bed, it would clearly not cover our bodies. We thought they'd put the wrong duvet on it (like a single or small double). We were told that was the correct size (???) and so we asked for an extra and so had one each for our 3 night stay.
So no stealing that way!

Really comfy bed and a nice hotel other than that!

That's seems to be the norm over there. Also, the pillows aren't rectangular, they're square, but still very comfortable.