Manchester, where do you get yours?

ste_bla · 4 Feb 2008 at 00:10

Where do you guys get your bed linen from?

Looking for some sheets (well full set) for a king size bed and tesco want £30+ which seems a lot

Have tried Google but not sure on dodgy looking sites also not keen of 2nd hand clothes

Gilly · 4 Feb 2008 at 00:12

£30 doesn't seem much to me. Have a look at the Walmart on Alan Turing Way.

ste_bla · 4 Feb 2008 at 00:14

Gilly said:
£30 doesn't seem much to me. Have a look at the Walmart on Alan Turing Way.

It doesnt? Oh fair enough, and I think i put the wrong title i didnt mean in manchester (if thats where Alan Turing Way is)

skiba · 4 Feb 2008 at 00:17

mate, I spent $200USD on ultra high threadcount sheets then £50 on a duvet cover and £120 on a hungarian goose down duvet. It's a lot of cash but seeing as you spend at least 1/3 of each day in bed it's a worthwhile investment that will last you for years. My bed is now officially amazing.

Gilly · 4 Feb 2008 at 00:18

ste_bla said:
It doesnt? Oh fair enough, and I think i put the wrong title i didnt mean in manchester (if thats where Alan Turing Way is)

Yeah it is. Where did you want to know then? :confused:

Its a pretty weird typo

ste_bla · 4 Feb 2008 at 00:19

Gilly said:
Yeah it is. Where did you want to know then? Its a pretty weird typo

Nah its/I'm confusing

Lived in NZ a lot and type things that makes sense over there but not here. IE all linen is called Manchester (honest)

Vonhelmet · 4 Feb 2008 at 00:29

ste_bla said:
Nah its/I'm confusing

Lived in NZ a lot and type things that makes sense over there but not here. IE all linen is called Manchester (honest)

He speaks the truth, bizarrely enough.

Psymonkee · 4 Feb 2008 at 00:54

Thongs are just wierd....

(Australian English bit...)

ste_bla · 4 Feb 2008 at 00:56

Psymonkee said:
Thongs are just wierd....

(Australian English bit...)

That freaked me out first time i heard that, sister mate asking for a blue thong in a shoe store :eek:

also jandals, sandals and flip flops

Sankari · 4 Feb 2008 at 02:41

ste_bla said:
Nah its/I'm confusing

Lived in NZ a lot and type things that makes sense over there but not here. IE all linen is called Manchester (honest)

In Australia too.

The derivation is historical; Manchester was originally a centre of the textiles industry, and the apex for dealers in wool, linen, and cotton (particularly during the Industrial Revolution).

M0T · 4 Feb 2008 at 03:04

I spent £30 on a set of linen (well duvet cover and 2 pillow cases) for my double bed (king size duvet though), the sheet and other pillow cases were about £14. This seemed to be about the going rate for bed linen.

I also spent £30 on a duvet, which my mum seemed to think was extortionate but I thought to be quite cheap.