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

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Post by whizzter »

ghnws wrote: post #134
fmbb wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In 2007 Ikea stopped selling duvet covers with holes in the corners. “It’s for the international market” they said. There was a national uproar. People no longer knew how to make their beds. Attempts were made at convincing them to bring the holes back but without success. We have now settled for the typical Swedish response of making an angry fist with the hand securely hidden inside a pants pocket.

I refuse to buy any duvets that don't have the holes. It's too much of a convenience.

I was annoyed at first and iirc my ex-GF cut the corners, once I realized the put-hands-inside-edges-of-inverted-cover-and-grab-the-duvet-corners-and-pull-through method I've mellowed on them since it goes fairly quickly.

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Post by Underphil »

skeletal88 wrote: post #77
forgotusername6 wrote: post #62

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Nope. Duvet changes every couple of months perhaps. Sleep straight under the duvet. Thought this was normal. Never heard of a sheet under the duvet

Then it is like changing your shirt every two months? You do sweat when sleeping.

It's fine to question it, but when questioning something millions of people do every day, year in year out, you might want to find a different hill to die on.

See also : Time format, waste disposal units etc.

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Post by Underphil »

bruce343434 wrote: post #148
groestl wrote: post #103

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And before crawling into it.

Either way the duvet will accumulate grime at night that someone should be able to smell. I wash and change my bedding weekly and am disgusted by the low frequency others are reporting. Who enjoys the texture of besweated beddings? I can certainly tell the difference and I love clean sheets and hate stale ones! How do people not feel or care about this sensation?? Especially if you have sex on sheets that you don't w…

It is certainly strange when you find out that other people have different tastes and viewpoints to you.

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Post by n1b0m »

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.

It’s pretty common in the UK. Maybe to do with the colder climate.

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Post by worddepress »

lagrange77 wrote: post #12
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 think this is the official strategy, i've never seen someone using a different one.

I used to do the shove it in and frantically thrash until it take shape. Then I learnt this system and it is much easier. For a king size: maybe just get someone to help.
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