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142 of 149 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Real Owner's Review, November 21, 2009
When I read a review, I want to hear from someone who actually owns the product, not from someone upset by whatever supposed or maybe even realistic issue they have with another person's review. Here is a real review...
I purchased two of the king-sized comforters, one sage and one brown, during the Gold Box Deal of the Day a couple of days ago. After receiving them yesterday, my husband and I slept under the sage comforter last night. We were toasty warm and very comfortable.
The comforter is not too thick, just perfect for our not so cold nights in Central Texas. There are no feathers coming out of the down and the material is soft and inviting. The sage color was slightly different from the picture I saw, but quite beautiful and the brown looked the same as the photo.
I'm sure others may be more eloquent in their descriptions and details, but I just want to say: After all the negative reviews written by people who don't even own the product, I'm very happy with this purchase and I would buy it all over again!
I personally believe that if one doesn't own the product, one should not be writing a "REVIEW". Surely there is another medium to express "non-ownership" complaints...
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely good deal for the price, November 20, 2009
I bought this item during the gold box deal when it was $40. It's very similar to the smaller Pike Street wraparound throws which occasionally go on sale for $10 each - except this is thicker and more fluffy and much larger. This comforter is thiner (and lighter) compared to the other heavy duty winter down comforters that I own. But I purchased it intending to use it as a wrap blanket to snuggle in while watching TV in the winter. So far, the verdict is that the comforter is very warm and lightweight. An initial perusal did not show any feathers falling out or hard feather points sticking uncomfortably out. There was no crinkling due to plastic covers inside the blanket, or any hard feathers. There is a slight chemical odor that I'm sure will dissipate over time. The item also arrived right on time.
To touch on some points that the one star reviewers and gold box deal complainers were unhappy with: yes indeed, the blanket does not have baffle stitching. Each square of the blanket is open on the edges leading to the other squares except on the outer edges of the comforter. But, it is consistent across the material and not a manufacturing defect. For $40 a comforter, you can afford to buy another one when the down in this comforter starts to clump and shift to such a point that it's uncomfortable to use. I'm estimating greater than 5 years of good use of this item based on my other Pike Street throws as well as my other down comforters that I have been using and washing for 7 years. The tag on the comforter indicated that the outer shell is made in China and the comforter was actually filled and finished in CA with the stuffing being at least 75% white down. I've never used a comforter directly next to my skin for sleeping - I always use a sheet or duvet cover. Thus the concerns of low thread count fabric (280 TC?) being used for the outer shell also did not impact my enjoyment of this item.
Certainly it's not a luxury down comforter, overall a great inexpensive down comforter that I'd definitely buy more of if it goes on sale again.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully warm and comfortably lightweight, November 29, 2009
I bought this as a gift for my Mom and couldn't be happier with my purchase. I was pleasently surprised when she called me two and a half days after I ordered it and told me that she got it. She lives in Arizona... such fast shipping! Warm and fluffy she said. We visited her during the recent Thankgiving weekend and she put it in the guest bedroom for us. I can now do a meaningful review of this blanket having slept with it for 4 nights. First off, I was very impressed with the warmth and comfort of this blanket, especially since it is so lightweight! The nights got so cold out on that desert at night, but this blanket kept us toasty-warm without weighting us down as some comforters do. I ordered it in the smoke blue, which looked very similar to the product color we got. I did notice that the size of the queen blanket we got was only slightly smaller than what I was used to in a queen, never the less it was plenty large enough. I only noticed after I looked it up that it is described as a full/queen so that is perhaps the reason. The day we left we washed and dried it and saw no signs of feather loss. It came out of the dryer just as fluffy as it was out of the box. I am giving this blanket a 5-star because of its quality and its value.
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