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Roll-Invert-Unroll: An easier way to replace a duvet cover

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Post by uoaei »

dgfitz wrote: post #102
rSi wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

WTF!? I heard before that putting a cover on a duvet was a thing, a problem, a mystery... are ppl making this up? is this a joke I don't get invert, tie corners together and what not... my family and everyone i know do it the way @pablobaz describes it. it's simple and effective. change sheets whenever you feel like doing it, because its easy and fast... endof story

Hard agree. Changing a duvet cover is not hard. Maybe we are just getting stupider as a species.

In terms of cultural knowledge, it does seem like certain things were taken for granted by previous generations and not handed down in ways that younger generations can manage.

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Post by zelphirkalt »

spuz wrote: post #87
pablobaz wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IME lots of people just try stuff the duvet in and then shake it to get it in the right place.

This is what I do. I take a corner of the inner and stuff it into the outer until I find the corner of the outer. Then I try to keep those two corners in place while I do the same with the other corner. Then I grab both corners from the outside and do a lot of vigourous shaking until everything lines up. It takes ages and doesn't always work. I think I will try starting inside out from now on.

IME neither inside out nor the method you describe work well and both are tedious. Inside out does not work well, because the cover doesn't obey gravity and refuses to fall down to cover the duvet completely. It is a secret power of bed sheet covers. That, or it has to do with other things like friction.

Re: Roll-Invert-Unroll: An easier way to replace a duvet cover

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Post by mynegation »

pablobaz wrote: post #7

My preferred technique is to also start with the cover inside out. Then put your hands inside the cyber into its corners. Then grasp two corners of the duvet through the fabric. A bit of shaking to turn the cover the right way out and you are done.

That works but it is hard to use that technique on king size duvet. I essentially use the technique described in the article by starting with the cover turned inside out on top of duvet, tying all corners and then reaching through the cover opening for the far side and pulling it in instead of rolling and unrolling.

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Post by gr8r »

bhaney wrote: post #45

I wasn't even aware duvets were still used outside of hotels. You guys don't just have sheets and a regular blanket on your bed? Is it a cultural/regional thing? They seem very annoying to deal with and I've never found them to be particularly comfortable, so I'm surprised so many people here seem to use them.

I didn't even know duvets were used in hotels. But the OP post did make me think of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYJz8tVN7fg

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Post by deathanatos »

neilv wrote: post #143

People need to stop doing dark pattern cookie consent UI.

It's kinda weird?

> We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our website, to show you personalized content and targeted ads, to analyze our website traffic, and to understand where our visitors are coming from.

Like … I'm on what appears to be a person's blog. Who's "We"? What personalized content could one possibly receive from someone else's blog? (And of course, oh boy targeted ads.)

Like … maybe some sort of out of the box thing gone amok, but the about page seems to indicate it's a pretty homegrown blog…?

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Post by deathanatos »

neilv wrote: post #143

People need to stop doing dark pattern cookie consent UI.

It's kinda weird?

> We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our website, to show you personalized content and targeted ads, to analyze our website traffic, and to understand where our visitors are coming from.

Like … I'm on what appears to be a person's blog. Who's "We"? What personalized content could one possibly receive from someone else's blog? (And of course, oh boy targeted ads.)

Like … maybe some sort of out of the box thing gone amok, but the about page seems to indicate it's a pretty homegrown blog…?

The web is becoming downright tiresome.

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Post by vcxy »

bhaney wrote: post #45

I wasn't even aware duvets were still used outside of hotels. You guys don't just have sheets and a regular blanket on your bed? Is it a cultural/regional thing? They seem very annoying to deal with and I've never found them to be particularly comfortable, so I'm surprised so many people here seem to use them.

I didn't know what a duvet was until I was an adult. Grew up with sheets and quilts in Appalachia.

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Post by Sprint9935 »

pablobaz wrote: post #7

My preferred technique is to also start with the cover inside out. Then put your hands inside the cyber into its corners. Then grasp two corners of the duvet through the fabric. A bit of shaking to turn the cover the right way out and you are done.

I use the same method. Although when reaching into the cover to its corners, I sometimes put my head in too. I stand up like some sort of inverted-duvet covered ghost and give the dog a fright. Then I continue the process again.
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