The Great Duvet Cover Conspiracy

[BingBong]

Waaaay back in the mid-70s, I bought my first duvet and covers. The joy of it was little open top corners, like big diagonal buttonholes; you'd get the duvet in, push the corners through, then pick the whole thing up by those duvet corners and shake the cover down. Simples. It was how they did it on the Continent, the science was proven, it was key to the deal.

Clearly, people like my late mother then got involved, didn't like the look of duvet corners poking through, and I have never seen a cover with open corners ever since. Madness.

Decades of struggle have ensued across continents as a direct consequence. It's about damn time open corners got back into fashion, f'k the aesthetics, it makes no functional difference to the purpose of a duvet.

Maybe, don't want to be sexist but... have men's duvet covers with open corners and women's with "hours of struggle but looks tidy" closed corners? And no, I won't touch the covers of the opposite gender, they can change their own, they chose a hard life, they own it.

Am I being unreasonable?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Just start using several large bear skins. The words "Men's duvet" confuses me.

 

[BingBong]

Just start using several large bear skins. The words "Men's duvet" confuses me.

Sorry, "Continental quilt" was the old gender-neutral term. Ahh, progress... pfft.

 

[Hillcrest]

You may be revealing a huge problem we didn't know we had ! While there are many youtube videos on the proper methods of putting on a duvet cover I couldn't find one addressing the corner conspiracy !!! MSM must be suppressing this as misinformation. You may have to resort to the darkweb to find a solution.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I hate it when manufacturers cut corners with their product

 

[BingBong]

You may be revealing a huge problem we didn't know we had ! While there are many youtube videos on the proper methods of putting on a duvet cover I couldn't find one addressing the corner conspiracy !!! MSM must be suppressing this as misinformation. You may have to resort to the darkweb to find a solution.

If we had open corners, who would need a video on the proper methods? The method would be self-evident. Open corners have been suppressed! Free up the corners!

 

[Waning Embers]

I had to look up what a duvet was.

 

[Hillcrest]

I had to look up what a duvet was.

Now that you know ... try to keep up ... ()

 

[Waning Embers]

Now that you know ... try to keep up ... ()

Seems impractical. I just use electric blankets.

 

[JOHN72]

I use a Nordic blanket, what is called a duvet here. But it is filled with synthetic material, it is not cold enough here to use natural feather filling. Also, in winter, I have flannel sheets. I only wear my pajamas for breakfast and to greet the neighbor across the street from the kitchen. Damn it my luck.

 

[shanez]

Be careful when making blanket statements.

 

[BingBong]

Seems impractical. I just use electric blankets.

Ah, I know people who use both together. Duvets have a tog rating, an 8 would be for summer, 12 or 14 for winter, 10 when you just can't decide.

 

[Hillcrest]

Just start using several large bear skins. The words "Men's duvet" confuses me.

I think its an Oxymoron ...

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

We call 'em comforters at our house, my wife deals with the mechanics, if it seems "thin" at the head of the bed after a few days I stand on the bed and shake it on down. If you don't want to touch stuff of the opposite gender, who am I to question.

 

[Bbailey324]

I've made it a lot of years unconcerned about duvets or covers thereof. I think I will maintain the status quo.

 

[jpberg]

I hate it when manufacturers cut corners with their product

Oh you very funny man you.

 

[Hillcrest]

Am I being unreasonable?

Not nearly as much as others ,,.

 

[Streeper541]

I had to look up what a duvet was.

Me too. I didn't know there were gender specific blankets either. Learned two new things today.

 

[pinem]

I had heard of these things, but have chosen to remain ignorant of their design. Like a Ouija board, I am certain nothing good can come from gaining an understanding of them and/or using them.

 

[RAGallup]

I'm laughing out loud. Thanks, all, for the witty comments.