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limner
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Posted: Wed May 23rd, 2007 11:41 pm |
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We got a mailing from Carleton about buying sheets and other items from RHL (http://www.rhl.org). Has anyone ever done this? It would be nice to know that the sheets fit, but I think I'd like some feedback first.
Thanks.
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MaizeBlue
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Posted: Wed May 23rd, 2007 11:57 pm |
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Hi limner,
I can't speak to this particular company, but we learned a lesson with first child. We ordered linens through such a service at UM and they were the *****iest sheets he'd ever had. They were very thin and pilled after one or two washes. He needed new sheets for second semester. For Carleton D, we bought x-long sheet sets at BB&B. Nothing fancy. They lasted for 2 years. This year she bought new sets at Ikea.
Last edited on Wed May 23rd, 2007 11:58 pm by MaizeBlue
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DesperateDad
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Posted: Thu May 24th, 2007 12:49 am |
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limner:
in our house, we call these "itchy sheets," i.e., low thread count, but strong, durable, materials. Thus, they can last a long time. BB&B or JC Penney's both offer extra long, and are of better quality, IMO. But, da' boy won't come home for another 10 days, so I can't speak to how his BB&b linens fared over the past 9 months.
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Posted: Thu May 24th, 2007 01:13 am |
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My girlfriend bought sheets from one of the companies. Daughter used them 2 years at USC, son used them one year at CSUSB, my son used them 1 week during a music camp. They held up, but they did pill up and I thought they were scratchy.
I bought son's during sales at Macys and Target-they are still nice-faded but feel nice. They are three years old. He has 2 sets of regular cotton and 1 set of flannel.
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Posted: Thu May 24th, 2007 02:36 am |
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| I agree with everyone else -- there will be loads of linen sales between now and the fall. Buy two pairs of good quality sheets at Target or BBB, and you'll be good to go.
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limner
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Posted: Thu May 24th, 2007 11:33 am |
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Thanks, all. That's pretty much the consensus on these sheets on the Carleton Parents list, too.
My son is a creature of habit and comfort, so I want to make sure his dorm room is as comfy and comforting as possible. I think he'll be fairly stressed out by the newness of everything else, although I'm betting he'll be surprised by hhow quickly he feels at home at Carl. Everyone there has been so great.
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Posted: Thu May 24th, 2007 10:16 pm |
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| One of my nephews got the sheets and towels. He is not picky, and his family lives on another continent. For them, it worked to just have the "stuff" delivered to his college. They weren't here for a shopping trip, and shipping the stuff from where they live would have been very costly. I still am a strong advocate for the cotton jersey t sheets (if your kid likes them). A REGULAR twin set fits over the Xlong twin mattress and mattress pads just fine as they stretch nicely. Remember that while the X long beds are X long, they are also extra thin and narrow. The very deep Xlong twin sheets are very big. The jersey ones just stretch over. AND they are cheap cheap cheap. We never spent more than $12 a set for them. In fact, DS will be bringing home the set he has been using for about 7 years (bought them originally for summer camp). They will go on a one way trip to Aspen this summer....it's finally time to retire them.
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HijinksAndSue
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Posted: Mon Jun 4th, 2007 09:34 pm |
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Since my DD is only a rising senior, I can't go by her experience yet but I can say this ...
I still remember my freshman sheets/quilt (they were SO cool ... they were in rust/beige/brown tones and said "SLEEP" all over them, with matching towels that said "DRY") ...
The pre-college shopping expedition with my mom (who was already terminally ill so it was a big deal for her to go shopping just the two of us) was a great memory, picking out special "off to college" sheets and towels ... and the first thing I did was make my bed and hang my towels up and it felt a little homey right away ...
So I'm hoping we'll do the same thing the summer before D heads off ...
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Tue Jun 5th, 2007 01:16 am |
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HiJinks,
I think the shopping for college really is a special time for many mothers -- it's a chance to get your child set up before they go off into the world, and it must have been all the more poignant for your Mom.
I remember thinking that my mother was nuts because of all of the things that she insisted we needed to buy, but, last summer, it all came full circle. I became the nutty one, insisting that my daughter needed many of the same things that my mother had insisted I needed (but I was smart enough not to insist on the Iron and Ironing board  ). In the middle of my frenzy, I finally realized why my mother had been so frenzied herself - this was her way of making sure that I would be OK, and also of dealing with the good-bye that lay ahead. I found myself really missing my mother then, wishing that I could call and tell her all about my daughter's shopping for college spree. Heck, if she were alive, she probably would have been there with us. But, in some ways, just remembering shopping with her as I shopped with my daughter made it seem like she WAS there with us, smiling.
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Posted: Tue Jun 5th, 2007 05:06 am |
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Carolyn.....it sounds like 'nesting' all over again  but I was the same way 2 years ago and I am sure I will be that way again this summer for Julia....but she will want an iron
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Posted: Wed Jun 6th, 2007 01:50 am |
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HiJinks and Carolyn, both your stories brought tears to my eyes. My mom died 10 years ago, and I still miss her every day.
Carolyn, I think you're right about why your mom (and you) went crazy with outfitting kids for college. It's sort of a last stand of caretaking. I took remember my sheets and towels. I loved the sheet pattern and colors.
We're still debating whether to fly up or drive. We'll be in Michigan for a family reunion the last week in June, and H was thinking of driving over to Carleton and dropping off a fridge and other things into storage there. It's a two-day drive to Northfield for us.
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Posted: Wed Jun 6th, 2007 10:21 am |
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Jeez, my mom insisted on giving me the OLD towels and sheets, and got all excited about being able to buy new towels and sheets for the home. She gave me some old gray bath towels that had been a wedding gift, that were monogrammed with HER initials. (Yeah, that bad)
My mom also passed away when I was quite young.... but my poignant memories will always be of hand-me-downs.
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Posted: Sat Jun 9th, 2007 05:30 am |
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| I'm sorry to hear that story Leftcoast. Hugs to you. But I'm sure your daughter has better memories of her mother, and that's what really counts in the end.
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Posted: Sat Jun 9th, 2007 05:31 am |
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limner wrote: We'll be in Michigan for a family reunion the last week in June, and H was thinking of driving over to Carleton and dropping off a fridge and other things into storage there. It's a two-day drive to Northfield for us.
That's a very clever plan, Limner! You might ask JocelynDad if he happens to have a Northfield phone book so you can track down a storage facility beforehand. Fireflyscout, who I think you've already connected with via email, also might have one, but I believe that her daughter is in Northfield this summer, and she might be able to help as well. Or, you could probably just do a search on the Internet. The reason I mention this is because space in storage units often fills up in college towns over summer, so it might be good to check beforehand.
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limner
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Posted: Sat Jun 9th, 2007 01:35 pm |
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Thanks, Carolyn! Those are all good ideas. Carleton has storage for students and is will to store boxes of things. We need to be sure that a fridge is allowed in there. I don't believe chairs or bikes are.
I believe this cunning plan was hatched because by H didn't want to spend the entire week with my extended family.
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Posted: Sat Jun 9th, 2007 01:38 pm |
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| lc, I had been thinking exactly what Carolyn wrote, so I'll simply second what she said, especially since she said it better than I could have.
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Posted: Sat Jun 9th, 2007 02:28 pm |
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| another option is to order a frig online and have it shipped direct to the college. Or, in our case, we had it shipped to the motel where I stayed during move-in days.
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Posted: Sat Jun 9th, 2007 02:37 pm |
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| DD, we've considered this, although we already have a fridge that we bought last year. We'd thought about investigating fridge prices and see if it's worth just buying another. H could probably use one in his graduate research room--his students would appreciate it, I'm sure.
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Posted: Sat Jun 9th, 2007 04:25 pm |
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Oh, my gosh-once again I am my mother. Son could have cared less about sheets, foam vs eggcrate etc. that I was so worried about getting for him. I didn't care when I went to USC either. I took old stuff with me.
This topic reminds me of all the stuff my mom bought for me to take back to school my first weekend home. It bothered her that I had all this old stuff. She bought lots of things-no theme but everything in colors or things I liked. Comforter w/red cherries, purple sheet set. Anyway, I had all this stuff my mom was so proud of. My roomate made fun of how nothing matched. I really didn't care, I am not into decorating. This first semester roommate was really into looking good at college. Maybe she wanted to impress, who knows. I can't remember why/how mom found out but she wasn't happy till I brought back the comforter. She was so worried that someone would make fun of me. I worked at Disneyland then and just turned my room into a Mickey Mouse theme. Roommate quit bringing her friends into the room. Second semester I got the best, smartest roommate in the world.
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